Fraus
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In Roman mythology, Fraus was the goddess of personification of treachery and fraud. She was daughter of Orcus and Night (Nyx). She was depicted with a woman's face, the body of a snake, and on her tail the sting of a scorpion. Fraus is an alternative name for Mercury, the god of theft (among other things). She is alternatively described as Mercury's helper. . Her Greek equivalent was Apate.
In Roman mythology, Fraus was the goddess of personification of treachery and fraud. She was daughter of Orcus and Night (Nyx). She was depicted with a woman's face, the body of a snake, and on her tail the sting of a scorpion. Fraus is an alternative name for Mercury, the god of theft (among other things). She is alternatively described as Mercury's helper. . Her Greek equivalent was Apate.
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