England has both BritanniaandJohn Bull, America has Uncle Sam, Cuba has Auntie America and the Isle of Lesbos has Sappho. No, wait, that last one was a real person.*****
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew of any other groups that have an iconic figure that represents them, such as in the above examples, or if anyone cared to elaborate on how they came to be.
*****I was going to make a joke about male lesbians, but it seems that many residents of the island prefer to be called Lesviots, as far as I can tell from the wiki article.
P.S. I put this in My Humble Opinion instead of in General Questions, because I hope to see people giving goofy answers if they feel like it without being pounced on.
P.S. I shouldn’t forget Lady Baltimore/Baltimorea, not to be confussed with the real person by that name.
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Liberty is a symbol of France. It has been used as symbol of Frence friendship with America, personified, seen as the statue named “Liberty Enlightening the World”, better know as The Statue of Liberty. She is also referred to as Marianne. She can also be seen on:
The flag of the State of New York,
On the dome of the Texas capitol dome,
and
On the dome of the Allen County Courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Good question. A cartoon of a donkey can’t really be an anthropomorphism, by definition, I suppose, but it is a symbol of a group. This link gives more examples of democratic symbols, including Liberty being used as a symbol for Missouri Democrats.
I’m not sure exactly what you’re after, but I’ll give it a go. Does statuary count? If so, you can show pictures of the “Bird Girl” and “Little Mermaid” statues to a lot of people, they’ll say “Savannah” and “Copenhagen.” A quick glance at a certain bronze bull, and you’ll think “Wall Street.”
In political cartoons, Russia is a bear, and China is a dragon. If a cartoon shows Fidel Castro, there’s no need for a “Cuba” tag. A chubby fellow in lederhosen and a big moustache is Germany. The thin man with a pencil-thin moustache, cigarette, and a beret is France.
Whose face says “Holllllllywood?” Marilyn Monroe, probably.
yeah, you are kinda’ on topic, but I suppose I was really asking that question, along with, “Is there a “John Bull”, or an Uncle Sam” equvilant in other countries, past or present.?"
and the Isle of Lesbos has Sappho. No, wait, that last one was a real person.***** 
