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Venus (/ ˈ v iː n ə s /) 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 a primary feature of the night sky, and so has been...
- Venus De Milo
Venus (mythology) The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. In Roman mythology, Venus is the goddess of love and beauty. She was the Roman version of the Greek Aphrodite and Etruscan Turan . Her cult began in Ardea and Lavinium, Latium. On August 18, 293 BC, the first temple to her was built .
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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. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor.
Venus, ancient Italian goddess associated with cultivated fields and gardens and later identified by the Romans with the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. Venus de Milo, marble statue of Aphrodite from Melos, c. 150 bce; in the Louvre, Paris.
May 18, 2018 · Venus. Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, played an important role in Roman mythology. She began as a minor agricultural deity of ancient Italy associated with gardens and fields.
