Fraus

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,[citation needed] the god of theft (among other things). She is alternatively described as Mercury's helper.[citation needed]. Her Greek equivalent was Apate.

References

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