The mythology of Venus / Mitología de Venus

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Venus is the Roman counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite. Venus embodies sex, love, beauty, enticement, seduction, and persuasive female charm among the community of immortal gods. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. In myth, Venus was born of sea-foam. Roman theology presents Venus as the yielding, watery female principle, essential to the generation and equilibrium of life. The root of her name traces back to indoeuropean wen-; to strive after, wish, desire, be satisfied. The Spanish day of the week Viernes is dedicated to her. Words like venerable or veneration come from the goddess.

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Venus es el equivalente romano de la diosa griega Afrodita. Venus representa el sexo, el amor, la belleza, el encanto, la seducción y la persuasión femenina en el panteón de dioses inmortales romanos. En la mitología romana, era la madre del pueblo romano a través de su hijo, Eneas, el cual sobrevivió a la caída de Troya y huyó a Italia. En el mito, Venus nació de la espuma del mar. El mito romano presenta a Venus como el principio femenino informe, esencial para la generación y el equilibrio de la vida. La raíz de su nombre se remonta al indoeuropeo -wen, esforzarse, desear, satisfacer. El día de la semana Viernes está dedicado a ella. Palabras como venerable o veneración proveienen
de la diosa.

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