Goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, and fertility. Mother of the Roman people through her son Aeneas, ancestor of Romulus. Patron goddess of the Julian family.
Goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, and fertility. Mother of the Roman people through her son Aeneas, ancestor of Romulus. Patron goddess of the Julian family.
Origin Story
Venus corresponds to Greek Aphrodite. In Roman tradition, she was mother of Aeneas by the Trojan prince Anchises. Through Aeneas, she became the divine ancestress of the Roman people.
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Historical texts and references
“But Venus, anxious for her son's affairs, new counsels tries, and new designs prepares: that Cupid should assume the shape and face of sweet Ascanius, and the sprightly grace.”
