Translations:Goddess of Liberty/35/en

A considerable number of Americans at that time accepted the presence and divine intervention of heavenly intercessors as a natural part of life. The art and literature of the period frequently depicted angelic beings, gods and goddesses, and clouds of glory. The Goddess of Liberty, patroness of the “sacred cause” espoused by the patriots, was perhaps the most revered of all the heavenly hosts. In 1775, Thomas Paine honored her in a ballad called “Liberty Tree.”