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Venus is the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility. Through her son, the Trojan hero Aeneas, the Romans regarded her as the ancestress of their people and especially of the family from which Julius Caesar descended. So Venus was worshipped in Rome not only as a goddess of love but also as a divine ancestress and protector of the state. Caesar himself had a splendid temple built for her. Venus corresponds to the Greek Aphrodite. The brightly shining planet Venus (the „morning“ and „evening star“) is named after her. To the goddess of love Venus the dove, the rose and the myrtle are sacred; she was regarded as the ancestress of the Roman people. Good to know: Venus embodies love, beauty and desire and was also seen as the divine ancestress of Rome. Julius Caesar traced his family directly back to Venus and dedicated a temple to her. Her son, the Trojan Aeneas, fled to Italy: his descendants, legend says, founded Rome. The poet Virgil made Aeneas the hero of his national epic, the „Aeneid.“
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love and beauty
Venus embodies love, beauty and desire and was also seen as the divine ancestress of Rome.
💡 Did you know? Julius Caesar traced his family directly back to Venus and dedicated a temple to her.
Aeneas
Her son, the Trojan Aeneas, fled to Italy: his descendants, legend says, founded Rome.
💡 Did you know? The poet Virgil made Aeneas the hero of his national epic, the „Aeneid.“
Aphrodite
Venus is the Roman counterpart of the Greek love goddess Aphrodite.
💡 Did you know? Botticelli's „Birth of Venus“ and countless other works of art made her immortal.
the brightest planet
The brightly shining planet Venus (the „morning“ and „evening star“) is named after her.
💡 Did you know? After the Moon, Venus is the brightest object in the night sky.
dove, rose and myrtle
Like Aphrodite, Venus holds sacred the dove as well as the rose and the myrtle.
💡 Did you know? Many gardens and the magic of spring stood under her protection.
Caesar's family (the Julii)
Through Aeneas's son Iulus, the Julian family (and thus Caesar) traced their descent from Venus.
💡 Did you know? Caesar dedicated a temple to her as „Venus Genetrix“ (ancestress) on his forum.
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