Myths about Venus

There are several interesting myths associated with the planet Venus. While Venus was the goddess of beauty to the Romans, Venus was the god of warfare to the Mayans. A volcano on Venus is also named after a Norse god!
Maya astronomers had a remarkably accurate knowledge of the apparent motion of <a href="/venus/venus.html&edu=elem&dev=1">Venus</a>. They knew on what day Venus would appear again in the east after it had disappeared in the west. Venus, the morning star, was the patron planet of warfare.<p><small><em>Image courtesy of Windows to the Universe</em></small></p>

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Roman: Venus

Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To the perfection of her figure and the purity of ...Read more

Aztec: Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli was an Aztec god. The planets Venus and the feathered snake, Quetzalcoatl ...Read more

Maya: Kukulcan

The ancient Mayans used the doorways and windows of their buildings to look at things in space. ...Read more

Norse: Sif

One of the volcanoes on the planet of Venus is named after the Norse goddess Sif. Most of the ...Read more

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Roman: Mercury

Mercury was the messenger-god of Jupiter, and was the god of games, of business, and of story ...Read more

Roman: Mercury and the Birth of Bacchus

Mercury was popular among the gods because he was playful, innocent, and helpful. Mercury ...Read more

Hindu: Mangala

In Hinduism, the major Indian religion, the planet Mars, called Mangala, is identified with ...Read more

Maya: Mars

Mayans were sophisticated observers of the sky. Mayans used their astronomical knowledge to ...Read more

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