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Venus Anadyomene [1] (Greek: Ἀναδυόμενη, "Venus, Rising from the Sea") is one of the iconic representations of the goddess Venus , made famous in a much-admired painting by Apelles, now lost, but described in Pliny's Natural History, [2] with the anecdote that the great Apelles employed Campaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great ...
Venus Caelestis (Celestial or Heavenly Venus), used from the 2nd century AD for Venus as an aspect of a syncretised supreme goddess. Venus Caelestis is the earliest known Roman recipient of a taurobolium (a form of bull sacrifice), performed at her shrine in Pozzuoli on 5 October 134.
Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (c. 1484–1486).Tempera on canvas. 172.5 cm × 278.9 cm (67.9 in × 109.6 in). Uffizi, Florence Detail: the face of Venus. The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere [ˈnaʃʃita di ˈvɛːnere]) is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid-1480s.
The written symbols for Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn have been traced to forms found in late Classical Greek papyri. [3] The symbols for Jupiter and Saturn are monograms of the initial letters of the corresponding Greek names, and the symbol for Mercury is a stylized caduceus . [ 3 ]
Venus is important in many Australian aboriginal cultures, such as that of the Yolngu people in Northern Australia. The Yolngu gather after sunset to await the rising of Venus, which they call Barnumbirr. As she approaches, in the early hours before dawn, she draws behind her a rope of light attached to the Earth, and along this rope, with the ...
Libra Rising (Ruling Planet: Venus) Libra is another sign that shares a ruling planet—this time, with Taurus. Libra is ruled by Venus, the planet of beauty, love, and romance. “Libra is so ...
Morning star, most commonly used as a name for the 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 just before sunrise from early July to mid-September; Morning star, a (less common) name for the planet Mercury when it appears in the east ...
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