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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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  • may also refer to: Venus (mythology), a Roman goddess Venus (1929 film), a silent French film Venus (1932 film), an Italian film Venus (2006 film), a British...
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    The Venus Award is a film award in the adult film industry presented yearly in Berlin since 1997 as part of the Venus Berlin trade fair, an international...
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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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  • pages with titles containing Birth of Venus Aphrodite § Birth Venus (mythology) Venus Anadyomene (Titian) Venus Anadyomene (Ingres) This disambiguation...
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    counselled the asuras in Vedic mythology. In medieval mythology and Hindu astrology, the word refers to the planet Venus, one of the Navagrahas. In Hinduism...
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    Venus and Adonis is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare published in 1593. It is probably Shakespeare's first publication. The poem tells the story...
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    "Venus" is a song written by Ed Marshall. The most successful and best-known recording of the track was by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959, when it...
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  • "Venus as a Boy" is a song by Icelandic musician Björk, released as the second single from her 1993 album, Debut. The song was written by Björk and was...
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  • folklore. In Roman mythology: Camenae were goddesses of springs, wells and fountains, or water nymphs of Venus (mythology). In Slavic mythology: A Vodyanoy (also...
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    from Greek mythology, and its appeal is sensory and very accessible, hence its enormous popularity. In the centre, the newly born goddess Venus stands nude...
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    Vinalia (category Venus (mythology))
    and presumably vineyards were dedicated to Venus Obsequens, the oldest known form of Venus. In Roman mythology, it marked the fulfillment of a vow by the...
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  • Venus Barbata ('Bearded Venus') was an epithet of the goddess Venus among the Romans. Macrobius also mentions a statue of Venus in Cyprus, representing...
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  • Venus Castina ('Chaste Venus') from Latin castus, is claimed to be an epithet of the Roman goddess Venus; in this form, she was supposedly associated with...
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    Andromède (category Venus (mythology))
    the confidante of Anne of Austria. Prologue: Respects to the King Act I: Venus predicts the marriage of Andromeda while a final victim will be chosen for...
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    Venusberg (German; French Mont de Vénus, "Mountain of Venus") is a motif of European folklore rendered in various legends and epics since the Late Middle...
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    Dido, Queen of Carthage (play) (category Venus (mythology))
    Carthage Aeneas – a Trojan royal hero, son of Anchises and the goddess Venus Ascanius – son of Aeneas Iarbas – King of Gaetulia who is in love with Dido...
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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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    presided over birth and death. The discontinuous movements of Venus relate to both Inanna's mythology as well as her dual nature. Inanna's actions in several...
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  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (category Venus (mythology))
    reveals that Albrecht is working as his servant. The Baron and Vulcan's wife, Venus, attempt a romantic interlude by waltzing in the air, but this cuts short...
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    (Ancient Greek: Φωσφόρος, romanized: Phōsphoros) is the god of the planet Venus in its appearance as the Morning Star. Another Greek name for the Morning...
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    Venus. Because Aphrodite was the mother of the Trojan hero Aeneas in Greek mythology and Roman tradition claimed Aeneas as the founder of Rome, Venus...
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    Veneralia (redirect from Venus festival)
    Aprilis) in honor of Venus Verticordia ("Venus the changer of hearts") and Fortuna Virilis ("Manly" or "Virile Fortune"). The cult of Venus Verticordia was...
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  • Comics. The first, originally based on the goddess Venus (Aphrodite) from Roman and Greek mythology, was retconned to actually be a siren that only resembles...
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    Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking groups living in central...
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    The Testament of Cresseid (category Venus (mythology))
    she returns to the home of her father Calchas, a keeper of the temple of Venus. Though Calchas welcomes her heartily, Cresseid desires to hide away from...
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    Venus Verticordia ("the changer of hearts") was an epithet of the Roman goddess Venus, alluding to the goddess' ability to change hearts from lust to...
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    The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses (category Venus (mythology))
    Among allusions to the recent Union of Crowns of England and Scotland, Venus gave Anne of Denmark an "all combining scarf of Amity". The Scottish lady...
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  • "Venus" is a song recorded and produced by American singer Lady Gaga for her third studio album, Artpop (2013). It was written by Gaga, Paul "DJ White...
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    Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus, (Latin, 'Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes') or Sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus, is a quotation from the Roman...
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