Statue of Veritas outside the Supreme Court of Canada.

In Roman mythology, Veritas (meaning truth) was the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn and the mother of Virtue. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its A goddess is a Female Deity. Many Cultures have goddesses Often deities are part of a polytheistic system that includes several deities The meaning of the word truth extends from Honesty, Good faith, and Sincerity in general to agreement with Fact or Reality Saturn ( Latin: Saturnus) was a major Roman God of agriculture and harvest Virtue ( Latin virtus; Greek) is moral Excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual It was believed that she hid in the bottom of a holy well because she was so elusive. A Holy Well is a spring or other body of water revered equally in a pagan or Christian context often both as holy wells were Christianized Her image is shown as a young virgin dressed in white. ^[1] Veritas is also the name given to the Roman virtue of truthfulness, which was considered one of the main virtues any good Roman should have possessed. Virtue ( Latin virtus; Greek) is moral Excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual In Greek mythology, Veritas was known as Aletheia. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance The word Aletheia ( Ancient Greek:) was the Ancient Greek word for truth

The word now appears in many University mottos. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group It is included in Yale University's motto Lux et Veritas (Light and Truth). Veritas is also the motto of Harvard University, the Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church, and Providence College which is run by the Dominicans. The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is This page refers to a college in Rhode Island. For the college in Manitoba, see Providence College and Theological Seminary. It is also used in the phrase in vino veritas, meaning "In wine, truth". In vino veritas is a well-known Latin phrase It means “ in wine is the truth ”

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