Genius
GENIUS
A good or evil spirit or daemon, who the ancients supposed was set over each person to direct his birth, accompany him in his life, and to be his guard. Genius signifies that aptitude which a man naturally possesses to perform well and easily that which others can do but indifferently, and with a great deal of pain.
Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Genius
in Roman mythology. The belief in invisible protecting spirits, or beings who care for the welfare of single persons, is found among many people and nations, but nowhere was the doctrine of genii so perfect as in Rome; there there was a distinct belief in deities, who were given to every man from the time of birth. These deities were worshipped partly on general festive days, partly each for himself. Thus a genius was especially a protecting spirit of man. This belief extended still further; every important work and object had its genius or genii.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Genius
Mechanical, a divine inspiration.
Exo 28:3; Exo 31:2-11; Exo 35:30-35; Exo 36:1
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Genius
Originally the word applied to a demon such as Socrates’ inner voice. During the 17th century it was linked to the Plntonic theory of inspiration and was applied to the rejection of too rigid rules in art. It defined the real artist and distinguished his creative imagination from the logical reasoning of the scientist. In Kant (Critique of Judgment), genius creates its own rules. — L.V.