Does anybody know any intersting facts about Venus the roman goddess?
The Roman goddess of love. Venus was originally the goddess of ferility, particularly of field and garden. Venus was originally a Latin goddess, and when her worship was adopted in Rome. Venus was later honoured as the goddess of love and beauty, when she had became identified with Aphrodite. Turan is the Etruscan equivalent to the Roman goddess. Like the Greek myths, she was the husband of Vulcan (Hephaestus), but her frequent lover was Mars (Ares). According to the Roman writer Vergil, Venus had a mortal lover named Anchises, and she was the mother of the Trojan hero, named Aeneas, ancestor of the Roman people. It was said that Julius Caesar could trace his line to her through Aeneas and Iulus, Aeneas’ son. See the Aeneid, in the Tales of Rome, for the story of Aeneas. Her other mortal lover was Adonis. (see Aphrodite). Her first temple wasn’t built until 215 BC. Venus has two festivals; both were called Veneralia, and were held on April 1 and the other on August 19. She is the mistr
