Venus (godform)

From Encyclopedia Thelemica

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Major Roman Gods
Dii Consentes (The Twelve Great Gods) Jupiter Juno Minerva Vesta Ceres Diana Venus Mars Mercury Neptune Vulcan Apollo	Other Gods Baachus Cupid Discordia Faunus Justitia Luna Mors Mutinus Nox Pluto Proserpina Terra Saturn Sol Uranus

Venus is the Roman goddess of love, equivalent to Greek Aphrodite and Etruscan Turan.

Her cult began in Ardea and Lavinium, Latium. On August 18, 293 BC, her oldest temple was built. August 18 was then a festival called the Vinalia Rustica. On April 1, the Veneralia was celebrated in honor of Venus Verticordia, the protector against vice. On April 23, 215 BC, a temple was built on the Capitol dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasum.

Julius Caesar introduced Venus Genetrix as a goddess of motherhood and domesticity.

References

• wikipedia. (2005). Venus (mythology). Retrieved on January 16, 2005.

Document Source

• This page was originally sourced from Thelemapedia. Retrieved May 2009.