Talk:Venus (mythology)

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Other references to Venus the planet are; Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli in Aztec, Kukulcan in Mayan,and Sif in Norse mythos.

I moved this from Venus (planet), but I'm not sure it belongs here either. I question the veracity of the information. -- April

A good move. The point of this entry is to distinguish Venus from Greek aphrodite, and to discuss the new meanings of Venus as the generative power that animates the natural world: compare Jean Seznec's book. The woodcut is from Hypnerotomachia Pamphili ("The strife of Love and Death in a dream"), a famous book illustrated with arcane emblems that show a Renaissance "Court of Venus". I stash it here, for this would make a good illustration when the entry gets off the runway. Wetman 23:17, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Venus is the mother of the hero Aeneas. Another son on Venus is Cupid. Cupid is the god of love as is his mother Venus. She possesed all the charms and graces associated with womanhood. She was a child of the greatest god of Rome, Jupiter. Another story says that she rose from the foam of the sea from a shell. Her alter was made of roses. Her son used arrows to make people fall in love. One story says that when Venus walked, flowers sprang from her feet. Even thought all of these stories say different things, they all say that Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.18.77.140 (talk) 17:41, 13 November 2006

Contents 1 built in one day? 2 Female nude redirects here?? 3 Rose as the "Flower of Venus"? 4 Iconography of Venus in Italian Art

[edit] built in one day?

"On April 23, 215 BC, a temple was built"?? they built it in one day? Kingturtle 10:13, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Female nude redirects here??

Female nude redirects here, and I'm not sure why. Theshibboleth 08:38, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rose as the "Flower of Venus"?

I think there should be some mention of this and the mythology behind it. --216.165.32.105 03:23, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Begin by finding where the rose begins to be called the "flower of Venus". There is no mythology behind it, you'll find; it's a poetical conceit. --Wetman 07:20, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Iconography of Venus in Italian Art

The topical catalogue "Iconography of Venus by Italian artists from the Middle Ages to Modern Times" is probably the largest available, discusses the methodology of the compilation and the ordering by topics of sculptures, reliefs, paintings, frescos, drawings, prints and illustrations. The date of creation, artist's name, title(s), type, medium/support and dimension of the artwork, the owner, inventory number and information sources are given. 649 Italian artists are identified and the catalogue lists 1840 entries, ordered by 18 topics and many more subtopics. An index of artists, a directory of owners and an extensive bibliography are included. 156 p. You can read a preview of 12 pages and download the pdf-file (924 kb) at

I also published an article based on this compilation : "A Quantitative Survey of the Iconography of Venus in Italian Art". The size of the sample allowed for a quantitative analysis of topics and distribution of works and artists over the time considered. A tentative analysis and results are presented.

I would be very grateful to receive your comments on both publications and possibly also notification of errors or omissions in the catalogue. homepage Benderk (talk) 17:25, 9 February 2008 (UTC)benderk