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    Venus, as one of the brightest objects in the sky, has been known since prehistoric times and has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as...
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    The planet Venus has been used as a setting in fiction since before the 19th century. Its opaque cloud cover gave science fiction writers free rein to...
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    Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is a terrestrial planet and is the closest in mass and size to its orbital neighbour Earth. Venus is notable...
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    The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant native to the temperate and subtropical wetlands of North Carolina and South Carolina, on...
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    Venus (/ˈviːnəs/) is a Roman goddess, whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. In Roman mythology, she...
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    Star of Ishtar (redirect from Star of Venus)
    of Ishtar's primary symbols. Ishtar is mostly associated with the planet Venus, which is also known as the morning star. The star of Inanna usually had...
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    Phosphorus (morning star) (category Venus in culture)
    Phosphorus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Phosphorus (Ancient Greek: Φωσφόρος, romanized: Phōsphoros) is the god of the planet Venus in its appearance...
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    The Venus of Willendorf is an 11.1-centimetre-tall (4.4 in) Venus figurine estimated to have been made around 29,500 years ago. It was recovered on August...
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    A Venus figurine is any Upper Palaeolithic statue portraying a woman, usually carved in the round. Most have been unearthed in Europe, but others have...
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    The Venus de Milo or Aphrodite of Melos is an ancient Greek marble sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period. Its exact dating is uncertain...
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    Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere [ˈnaʃʃita di ˈvɛːnere]) is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid...
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    woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name that was later attributed to at least one...
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  • Venus Xtravaganza (May 22, 1965 – December 21, 1988) was an American transgender performer. She came to national attention after her appearance in Jennie...
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    the morning or evening, Venus has aspects that are readily apparent to the casual eye. They were of historical importance in the development of geocentric...
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  • planet Venus when it appears in the east before sunrise See also Venus in culture Morning star, a name for the star Sirius, which appears in the sky...
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    A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence...
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  • also refer to: Lucifer, the ancient Roman name for the planet Venus; see Venus in culture 1930 Lucifer, an asteroid Lucifer of Cagliari (d. May 20, 370...
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  • Erkliğ Han (category Venus in culture)
    means "strong". In Tengrism, he is the lord of the planet Venus. According to the belief, Erkliğ Han is responsible for falling stars in the sky. These...
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  • and bulk composition (Venus is both the closest planet to Earth and the planet closest in size to Earth). The surface of Venus is covered by a dense atmosphere...
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  • Venus in Fur (French: La Vénus à la fourrure) is a 2013 French-language erotic drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the play of the same name...
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    The Venus Callipyge, also known as the Aphrodite Kallipygos (Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Καλλίπυγος) or the Callipygian Venus, all literally meaning "Venus (or Aphrodite)...
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    Blonde Venus is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant. It was produced, edited and directed by...
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    Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (category Venus in culture)
    Elizabeth Gunning translated it into English in 1803. [citation needed] Venus in fiction "SFE: Venus". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-17. Sagan...
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  • "Venus" is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released as a single in the Netherlands in the summer of 1969. Written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the...
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  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (1992) is a book written by American author and relationship counselor John Gray. The book states that most common...
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    The atmosphere of Venus is the very dense layer of gasses surrounding the planet Venus. Venus's atmosphere is composed of 96.5% carbon dioxide and 3.5%...
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    The Venus figurines of Mal’ta (also: Malta) are several palaeolithic female figurines of the Mal'ta–Buret' culture, found in Siberia, Russia. They consist...
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    Russia. The Gravettian culture is known for Venus figurines, which were typically carved from either ivory or limestone. The culture was first identified...
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  • singular mons) on the planet Venus. Venusian mountains are all named after goddesses in the mythologies of various cultures, except for the Maxwell Montes...
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    ʿAṯtar (category Articles with text in Canaanite languages)
    varied across the cultures of West Asia. In both genders, ʿAṯtar is identified with the planet Venus, the morning and evening star, in some manifestations...
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