Fides

Fides, Roman goddess, the deification of good faith and honesty. Many of the oldest Roman deities were embodiments of high ideals (e.g., Honos, Libertas); it was the function of Fides to oversee the moral integrity of the Romans. Closely associated with Jupiter, Fides was honoured with a temple built near his on the Capitoline Hill in 254 bc. In symbolic recognition of the secret, inviolable trust between gods and mortals, attendants presented sacrificial offerings to...