Fraus

In Roman mythology, Fraus was the goddess of personification of treachery and fraud.

For the genus of hepialid moths, see Fraus (genus).

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

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