Venus
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Summary
Venus is a Roman deity[1]. She ranks in the top 3% of roman deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,097 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Spouse: Vulcan[3]
- Child: Formido[4], Cupid[5]
- Sex or gender: female[6]
- Instance of: fertility deity[7], goddess[8]
- Part of: Dii Consentes[9]
- Commons category: Venus (dea)[10]
- Said to be the same as: Aphrodite[11], Turan[12], Venus[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Venus (mythology)[14]
- Worshipped by: ancient Roman religion[15]
- Depicted by: Venus of Arles[16], Bathing Venus[17], Venus Anadyomenes[18], Psyche[19], Crouching Venus from via Palermo, PMT 154[20], Aphrodite Dresden-Capitoline inv 6296[21], Aphrodite Dresden-Capitoline inv 6283[22], Aphrodite Dresden-Capitoline inv 6299[23], Aphrodite Dresden-Capitoline inv 6286[24], Aphrodite Dresden-Capitoline inv 6291[25], Venus of Lilybeaum[26], Cannicella Venus[27], Crouching Venuses[28], Bath of Venus[29]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[34], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[35], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39]
- Present in work: Tannhäuser[40]
- Native label: Venus[41]
- Domain of saint or deity: love[42], human sexuality[43]
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Venus include she[44], an inner planet of the Solar System[45]; she figurine[46], a genre of sculpture[47]; Friday[48], a day of the week[49]; she of Hohle Fels[50], a sculpture[51], in Germany[52], founded in -35000[53]; Belt of her[54]; she and Adonis[55], a literary work[56], founded in 1592[57], written by William Shakespeare[58]; Jōmon Venus[59], a sculpture[60], in Japan[61]; and Jupiter and Antiope[62], a painting[63], founded in 1537[64].
Why It Matters
Venus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] She is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for her include she[44], an inner planet of the Solar System[45]; she figurine[46], a genre of sculpture[47]; Friday[48], a day of the week[49]; she of Hohle Fels[50], a sculpture[51], in Germany[52], founded in -35000[53]; Belt of her[54]; and she and Adonis[55], a literary work[56], founded in 1592[57], written by William Shakespeare[58].
FAQs
Who was Venus married to?
Venus's spouses include Vulcan[3].