Venus (mythology)
Venus is a Roman goddess principally associated with love, broadly, although not completely, equivalent to Greek Aphrodite and Etruscan Turan.
Venus in other mythologies
In addition to Turan and Aphrodite, other figures possibly corresponding to Venus are:
Related Topics:
Turan - Aphrodite
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- Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli in Aztec mythology
- Kukulcan in Maya mythology
- Frigg and Freya in the Norse mythos
- Ushas in Vedic religion. Etymologically, Venus is cognate to Sanskrit vanas- "loveliness; longing, desire", an epitheton of Ushas, suggesting a Proto-Indo-European link.
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