Venus
Venus is known to be the goddess of love beauty, fertility, and victory. Venus' father was Uranus. She was born after his blood fell to the sea and combined with foam from the sea. That is why she is seen in many pictures (like the one below) rising from the sea in a clam. Venus had two main lovers: her husband-- Vulcan and Mars, with whom she had a love affair. She had no children with Vulcan, but many with Mars and other gods. She got into many loving relationships, even with mortals, that usually ended up with her conceiving a child or children. The Roman gods only knew of seven objects in the sky because they were bright enough to be seen without current technology: the sun, the moon, and the five brightest planets. They named each planet after their most important gods. Venus was named after the brightest planet. I think the name is appropriate because she is the goddess of love and beauty. And, the planet is like a siren in the sky because it is the brightest planet out of five. Venus was a siren in real life because of her looks and acts. The planet is a beautiful beacon that called out to the Romans, and that's why they named it after their most beautiful goddess. Parts of the myth make sense because she was so alluring to so many people, and the planet is very eye-catching. It is one of the only planets that we can still see today with our bare eyes on occasion.
Abby McGarrity
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