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I moved this from Venus (planet), but I'm not sure it belongs here either. I question the veracity of the information. -- April
"On April 23, 215 BC, a temple was built"?? they built it in one day? Kingturtle 10:13, 1 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Female nude redirects here, and I'm not sure why. Theshibboleth 08:38, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think there should be some mention of this and the mythology behind it. --216.165.32.105 03:23, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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[reply]
As I've read somewhere, somehow, in some mental state (active or tired), Venus was originally not the love/reproductive sex goddess like Aphrodite, but more like a goddess of gardening and growth, and maybe childbearing. Or else I'm wrong, but if anyone knows the differences between Venus vs. Aphrodite, the section Venus in mythology would profit much from an enhancement. Said: Rursus ☻ 15:52, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's good to have an article to link Venus Victrix, but it's awfully thin on inline citations. Is this page on anyone's watchlist? Haploidavey (talk) 01:15, 3 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed the link provided by another poster. Not my favourite painter or painting but no-one cares about that; it's good to have something showing Venus and Mars, even if they're rather lost in the backdrop. Just can it be downsized a tad? Haploidavey (talk) 13:17, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Venus means "love" or "sexual desire"
Cite, please? Sentōkisei (talk) 22:13, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
she is so hot LOL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.114.6.15 (talk) 02:27, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
We've a short section on her name (plus origins and etymology), one on her Comparative mythology (plus etymology) linked to Aphrodite, and another on her Roman mythology, which is also linked to Aphrodite. Each section seems to work on its own but together, they're repetitive. Any ideas or preferences on how best to deal with this? I'd do something positive here but am feeling particularly sheepish. Haploidavey (talk) 23:55, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I had heard a theory that Venus was the daughter of Neptune, namely in The Pixie's song 'Mr. Grieves' ("What's that floating in the water? Oh Neptune's, only daughter"). Is there any mythology to back this up? Or is this simply an interpretation of Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus'? (As the clam rises from the sea) And if so, should it be mentioned? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.5.93 (talk) 21:18, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I am not sure about Roman myths, but a Greek myth says she rose up from the ocean after the testicles of Uranus (who was castrated by Cronus) fell in it, where the semen mixed with the foam would produce Aphrodite. There's no myth in which she is the daughter of NEPTUNE/Poseidon however, because he wasn't even born when this happened. 2A02:A453:BEC7:1:A8B8:F860:CBD3:CD3F (talk) 20:34, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Vulgivaga as a supposed epithet of Venus occurs at Lucretius, De rerum natura 4.1071 (as noted by the OLD), where it's a poetic metaphor for a prostitute. It's Epicurean advice for men to make use of a "streetwalking Venus"[1] to relieve sexual tensions rather than allowing themselves to be tormented by desire. It's definitely not a proper cult title or epithet of Venus, but rather the colloquial usage of venus (usually lowercase) to mean "sexual intercourse". Popularis seems to be a Renaissance Latin translation of Pandemos, specifically in translations of Artemidorusashere. Sometimes Pandemos is translated from Greek as Popularis as a title of Aphrodite, as with Pausanias here. Later allegories do oppose Venus UraniatoVenus Popularis, but this would belong in a section on the allegorical tradition (which would be an asset to the article), not in a list of titles under which Venus was cultivated as a deity in ancient Rome. It's possible that Popularis is a legitimate title from antiquity, but we'd need a source. Cynwolfe (talk) 13:22, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
it is on the Main Page today:
The article give conflicting accounts of the first temple
Neither ties up with the Main Page.
Amandajm (talk) 04:36, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The oldest known form of Venus is Venus Obsequens, whose temple was dedicated or founded in 19th August 295, near the base of the Aventine; it's connected to the Vinalia Rustica. That seems to be scholarly consensus among the sources in this article. Not sure where the Esquiline came from for Venus O, but now fixed in this article per source. Can't find 255 or 253 anywhere.
Venus Libitina had an Esquiline temple or shrine, but very little's known about her. Could you point or link me to the relevant Main page thingy? Might this be connected to the Esquiline Venus, the statue found on the Esquiline Hill? As far as I know, there's no attested official or major cult to Venus on the Esquiline (and I've not found sources that connect Libitina to the statue). Private cults to Venus are presumed ubiquitous; so too, of course, would be portraits of mortals as Venus. We need sources on the matter. Interim, I'll remove the reference to Esquiline cult in this article's Felix Venus/Esquiline Venus para. Haploidavey (talk) 08:11, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Also--the section mentions moving an image from Sicily near the "end" of the Second Punic War--isn't 217 the beginning? (Second Punic War: 218-201). The only reference I can find to moving an image around this time concerns an image of Cybele moved from Pergamon (modern Turkey).Wm Street 01:25, 19 August 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by William Lockwood (talk • contribs)
Having spent yonks writing it, I now think it's redundant. It just repeats... everything in the other sections. Twice is bad enough (what with the list of epithets - perhaps that should be hived off as a List article?) but three times is ridiculous. Unless anyone objects, I'll distribute "History" contents as appropriate throughout the other sections. Heigh ho. Haploidavey (talk) 19:09, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Venus looking in the mirror, with Cupid attending, by Peter Paul Rubens is not a modernish picture. It is a from painting ca. 1650 - 1700, ant the other one is a fine painting, and not very modern but classical. Why should this article have only old pictures? Hafspajen (talk) 21:25, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The term "Acidalia" redirects here, but it is not mentioned in the article as one of the epithets of Venus. From a cursory web search I'm not sure it was an epithet of Venus per se as opposed to Aphrodite, but I'll let the Classical scholars fix the appropriate page or redirect or both. Jim Henry (talk) 02:19, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
If we develop a section on Venus in literary context, "acidalia" could (or rather, should) be included there.Haploidavey (talk) 13:59, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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According to Fergus Millar, there's no evidence for a Heliopolitan Triad; likewise, Kropp; and a syncretised "Heliopolitan Venus" is not secure (am copying this to both article talk pages). Unless a sound, reasonably up-to-date scholarly source can be found to support the paragraph, I'll remove it. Haploidavey (talk) 20:39, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
A figment, but sourced, re-written with explanation(s) Haploidavey (talk) 08:05, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, I am a student editor and I plan on adding some information and sources about Venus in Pompeii. I will add a bit about the physical representations on 'Venus Pompeiana' and 'Venus Pescatrice' and of Venus as the city's protector goddess. JNRM Student (talk) 22:29, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Pls add more info about this. 136.158.17.15 (talk) 02:27, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]