Venus
Mythology
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The mythology and information about the Goddess Venus
Name: Venus *** A major deity and one of the
12 Olympian Gods
Jurisdiction: Venus was
described as being the Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty *** Mythology: Mythical Family
Tree or Relatives: Venus was believed to be the Goddess of Love. Venus was the daughter of Jupiter and Dione,
wife of Vulcan and the mother (by Mercury) of Cupid, god of love
Depiction / Description /
Symbol: Doves, swans, the rose and the myrtle and a Seashell *** Name of equivalent Greek Goddess: Aphrodite *** On August 19 the festival of Vinalia Rustica was
held in honour of Venus, commemorating the founding of the oldest
known temple to her which was built on the Esquiline Hill in 293 BC
On April 1 the Festival of Veneralia was held in
honor of the goddess
Sacrifices to Venus - During sacrifices to the
Roman gods the sex of the victim had to correspond to the sex of the
god to whom it was offered. White animals were given to the gods of
the upper world whereas black victims to the gods of the underworld
Roman Mythology and Information about Venus
Venus was the wife of
Vulcan. Among her many lovers were Mars, the god of war and
the handsome shepherd Adonis. Venus and Mercury were the
mother and father of Cupid, god of love. Venus (Aphrodite),
the goddess of love and beauty, was the daughter of Jupiter
and Dione. Other myths and legends tell that Venus sprang
from the foam of the sea. The zephyr wafted her along the
waves to the Isle of Cyprus, where she was received and
attired by the Seasons, and then led to the assembly of the
gods. All of the gods were charmed with her beauty and each
one demanded her for his wife. Jupiter gave her to Vulcan,
in gratitude for the service he had rendered in forging
thunderbolts. So the most beautiful of the goddesses became
the wife of the most ill-favored of the gods. Venus
possessed an embroidered girdle called the Cestus, which had
the power of inspiring love. Her favorite birds were swans
and doves, and the plants sacred to her were the rose and
the myrtle.
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