ge·ni·us lo·ci (n.)
1. The distinctive atmosphere or pervading spirit of a place.
2. The guardian deity of a place.
[Latin genius loc : genius, spirit + loc, genitive sing. of locus, place.]
“The ancient Poets animated all sensible objects with Gods or Geniuses, calling them by the names and adorning them with the properties of woods, rivers, mountains, lakes, cities, nations, and whatever their enlarged and numerous senses could perceive. And particularly they studied the genius of each city and country, placing it under its mental deity; Till a system was formed, which some took advantage of, and enslaved the vulgar by attempting to realize or abstract the mental deities from their objects: thus began Priesthood; Choosing the forms of worship from poetic tales. And at length they pronounced that the Gods had ordered such things. Thus men forgot that All deities reside in the Human breast.”
from William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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