Roman mythology identifies Venus, and her Greek counterpart Aphrodite, as the Goddess of Love. According to these traditions, Venus was born from the sea, following the castration and death of the Caelus (Uranus), one of the earlier progenitor gods of the Greco-Roman pantheon. She has equivalents in many world mythologies, including those of the Scandinavian and Egypt, but in modern times, she best known by the Roman name, Venus.
The modern interpretation of these origins may suggest the popular archetypical child seeking revenge for the death of a beloved father; however, this was not how the Romans and later (more…)