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Which of the following aspects best symbolises this image of Germania?

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Heroism and Justice.

Folk and cultural traditions

Austerity and asceticism

Revenge and Vengeance.

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Heroism and Justice best symbolises this image of Germania.
Germania is shown wearing an oak leaf crown because the German oak is a symbol of heroism, valour in response to any attack, and justice. In the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, artists found a solution by personifying a country. In other words, they portrayed a nation as if it were an individual. Then, nations were depicted as female characters. Instead of representing a specific woman in real life, the female form used to personify the nation aimed to give the nation's abstract idea a concrete form. In other words, the female character evolved into a national allegory. The German nation was represented by Germania.

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