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The English name of Venus was originally the ancient Roman name for it. Romans named Venus after their goddess of love, who in turn was based on the ancient Greek goddess of love Aphrodite, [271] who was herself based on the similar Sumerian religion goddess Inanna (which is Ishtar in Akkadian religion), all of whom were associated with the planet.
Venus Physica Pompeiana was Pompeii's protective goddess, antedating Sulla's imposition of a colonia named Colonia Veneria Cornelia after his family and Venus, following his siege and capture of Pompeii from the Samnites. Venus also had a distinctive, local form as Venus Pescatrice ("Venus the Fisher-woman") a goddess of the sea, and trade.
The days were named after the classical planets of Hellenistic astrology, in the order: Sun , Moon , Mars , Mercury , Jupiter , Venus , and Saturn . [6] The seven-day week spread throughout the Roman Empire in late antiquity. By the fourth century CE, it was in wide use throughout the Empire.
Named after a supposedly Slovene word for Venus according to the official astronomical naming body, although neither Slovene dictionaries nor Slovene corpora include this word.(Name changed from Poranica Vallis.)
The first hour of each day was named after the ruling planet, giving rise to the names and order of the Roman seven-day week. Modern Latin-based cultures, in general, directly inherited the days of the week from the Romans and they were named after the classical planets; for example, in Spanish Miércoles is Mercury, and in French mardi is Mars ...
* - The element mercury was named directly for the deity, with only indirect naming connection to the planet (see etymology of mercury). ** - Phosphorus was the Ancient Greek name for the planet Venus. (see etymology of phosphorus).
The comet was named after how it was discovered in early April last year, ... Radiating an expected magnitude of -4.5, its brightness can potentially rival Venus' shine.
Venus, a glamorous doctor of French origin on the television show Fireball XL5; Venus, the female protagonist in the PSP video game Metal Gear Acid 2; Venus, a character from the Nintendo video game Earthbound; Venus, one of the three main characters from We Know the Devil; Venus McFlytrap, the daughter of the Venus flytrap, from Monster High