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Venus ( / ˈviːnəs /) [a] is a Roman goddess, whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the ancestor of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor.
- Venus De Milo
Description. The Venus de Milo is an over 2 metres (6 ft 7...
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Venus is notable for having the densest atmosphere of the...
- Venus De Milo
May 18, 2018 · Venus in Roman mythology, a goddess, worshipped as the goddess of love in classical Rome though apparently a spirit of kitchen gardens in earlier times. She is the mother of Cupid and (though wife of Hephaestus), lover of Mars. Her Greek equivalent is Aphrodite.
Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty and fertily, as well as ploughlands and gardens. She was considered the ancestor of the Roman people by way of its mythological progenitor, Aeneas, and therefore played a pivotal role in many Roman religious festivals and myths.
Venus is a Roman goddess, whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the ancestor of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System, with a mean surface temperature of 735 K (462 °C; 863 °F) even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Venus is the Roman name for Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.
Its thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Below the dense, persistent clouds, the surface has volcanoes and deformed mountains.
