The Greek goddess of truth is Aletheia ( Ancient Greek: Ἀλήθεια). Veritas is also the name given to the Roman virtue of truthfulness, which was considered one of the main virtues any good Roman should possess. She is depicted both as a virgin dressed in white and as the "naked truth" ( nuda veritas) holding a hand mirror. The elusive goddess is said to have hidden in the bottom of a holy well. She is also sometimes considered the daughter of Jupiter (called Zeus by the Greeks), or a creation of Prometheus. In Roman mythology, Veritas ( Classical Latin: ), meaning truth, is the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn (called Cronus by the Greeks, the Titan of Time, perhaps first by Plutarch), and the mother of Virtus. Statue of Veritas outside the Supreme Court of Canada
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