Venus was the goddess of love, sex, and beauty in Roman Mythology. Greek Goddess Aphrodite was its counterpart in Greek mythology.
However, Goddess Venus in Roman Mythology had many abilities beyond the Greek Aphrodite; she was also the goddess of victory, fertility, and even prostitution.
The etymology of the name Venus is from Proto-Italic *wenos" which means “wish, desire”.
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