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Venus Obsequens ("Compliant Venus") was the first Venus for whom a shrine (aedes) was built in ancient Rome. Little is known of her cult beyond the circumstances
Venus_Obsequens
Ancient Roman goddess of love, sex and fertility
writers described her as a goddess of sloth and laziness. Venus Obsequens ("Indulgent Venus"), Venus's first attested Roman epithet. It was used in the dedication
Venus_(mythology)
Epithet of the Roman goddess Venus
as ager Stellas, Stellatis, and Stellatus. Julius Obsequens 37. Orosius 5.15.20–21. Julius Obsequens 37: Responsum infamiam virginibus et equestri ordini
Venus_Verticordia
Ancient Roman temple in Terracina, Italy
dedicated to Jupiter while a smaller temple dedicated to Venus Obsequens ("Indulgent Venus") sat next to it. After the Roman period, the sanctuary was
Temple_of_Jupiter_Anxur
Ancient Roman circus in Rome
Aventine was a temple to Luna, the moon goddess. Aventine temples to Venus Obsequens, Mercury and Dis (or perhaps Summanus) stood on the slopes above the
Circus_Maximus
Portunus Temple of Pudicitia Patricia Temple of Summanus Temple of Venus Obsequens Temple of Bona Dea Temple of Diana Temple of Juno Regina Temple of
List_of_ancient_sites_in_Rome
Festivals in honour of Jupiter and Venus
market-gardens, and presumably vineyards were dedicated to Venus Obsequens, the earliest form of Venus to receive a temple at Rome. In Roman mythology, it marked
Vinalia
Roman matron outstanding for sexual integrity
dedicated at a site such as the Temple of Venus Erycina on the Capitoline or at the Temple of Venus Obsequens. In the Italian Renaissance, the story appears
Sulpicia (wife of Quintus Fulvius Flaccus)
Sulpicia_(wife_of_Quintus_Fulvius_Flaccus)
Goddess in Roman religion
comparable to Fortuna Virilis in her man-pleasing aspect, and to Venus Obsequens and Venus Verticordia as goddesses who encouraged good marital relations
Dea_Viriplaca
the deities in gender-balanced pairs: Jupiter–Juno Neptune–Minerva Mars–Venus Apollo–Diana Vulcan–Vesta Mercury–Ceres Divine male-female complements such
List_of_Roman_deities
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
the term androgynus); Rosenberger, "Republican nobiles," p. 297. Julius Obsequens 27a (androgynus); Rosenberger, "Republican nobiles," p. 298. Plutarch
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Romulus_and_Remus
Concept in ancient Roman ethic
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Pudicitia
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
of Venus, this made the clan divine. This genealogy had not yet taken its final form by the first century, but the clan's claimed descent from Venus was
Julius_Caesar
Aspect of ancient Roman society
to Venus, divine patron of sex, love and prostitutes. On the first of the month, women worshipped Fortuna Virilis ("Manly good fortune") and Venus Verticordia
Prostitution_in_ancient_Rome
Apparent unusual observation in the sky
pre-contemporary reports about unusual aerial phenomena include: Julius Obsequens was a Roman writer who is believed to have lived in the middle of the
Unidentified_flying_object
1st-century-BC Roman poet
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Virgil
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
Nero and his wife Poppaea visited Pompeii and made gifts to the temple of Venus (the city's patron deity), probably when he performed in the theatre of
Pompeii
Ancient Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth
Burn (1871), p. 158. Ovid Fasti II 57–58 Burn (1871), p. 305. Julius Obsequens 55. Cicero De Divinatione I 4. S. Ball Platner& T. Ashby A Topographical
Juno_(mythology)
mythology, Rome had a semi-divine ancestor in the Trojan refugee Aeneas, son of Venus, who was said to have established the basis of Roman religion when he brought
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Roman poet (43 BC – AD 17/18)
care of Venus for procreation is described as is Apollo's aid in keeping a lover; Ovid then digresses on the story of Vulcan's trap for Venus and Mars
Ovid
Roman polymath and author (116–27 BC)
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Marcus_Terentius_Varro
Ancient Roman family
Great; he is likely the same Polemius who was consul in AD 338. Julius Obsequens, perhaps of the fourth century, an author of a tract known as De Prodigiis
Julia_gens
Scheduled celebration in ancient Rome
conceptivae in April was the Latin Festival. 1 (Kalends): Veneralia in honour of Venus 4–10: Ludi Megalenses or Megalesia, in honor of the Magna Mater or Cybele
Roman_festivals
wine (that is, Venus' wine) tinctured with myrtle oil was thought particularly suitable for women; myrtle was sacred to Venus. Venus' long association
Ancient_Rome_and_wine
Partly excavated Berber city in Morocco
surprised by Actaeon while bathing, from the House of Venus Mosaic of Diana in the House of Venus Mosaic of the Labours of Hercules Mosaic in the House
Volubilis
2nd-century Numidian Latin-language writer, rhetorician and philosopher
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Apuleius
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
Roman wall painting in Pompeii is probably a depiction of Cleopatra VII as Venus Genetrix, with her son Caesarion as Cupid. Its owner Marcus Fabius Rufus
Roman_Republic
Indo-European language of the Italic branch
used at times to separate words. The first line of Catullus 3 ("Mourn, O Venuses and Cupids") was originally written as: It would be rendered in a modern
Latin
Ancient Roman virtue
Aeneas, depicted here with Venus, was considered the embodiment of gravitas, pietas, dignitas, and virtus.
Gravitas
King of Rome from c. 578 to 535 BC
appreciative foundation of a temple Fortuna Primigenia, and one to Fortuna Obsequens – and "the greater part" of her titles and honours: due gratitude from
Servius_Tullius
Temples of the Roman Republic and Empire
Pantheon, Rome and a small temple at Baalbek (usually called the "Temple of Venus"), where the door is behind a full portico, though very different ways of
Roman_temple
Custom of ancient Roman society
from across the empire claim: ''balnea vina Venus corrupt corpora nostra se[t] Vitam faciunt balnea vina Venus — epitaph of Tiberius Claudius Secundus (1st century)
Ancient_Roman_bathing
Currency of ancient Rome
Pompey, Caesar issued a variety of types that featured images of either Venus or Aeneas, attempting to associate himself with his divine ancestors. An
Roman_currency
seem to have contributed to the Roman pantheon Diana, Minerva, Hercules, Venus, and deities of lesser rank, some of whom were Italic divinities, others
Roman_mythology
less common in the Roman provinces, although the 3rd century "Temple of Venus" at Baalbek was built with a stone dome 10 meters (33 ft) in diameter. The
3rd-century_Roman_domes
Ancient Roman family
16, 17, xliv. 37, xiv. 27, 44, Epitome, 46. Pliny the Elder, ii. 12. Obsequens, 71. Cicero, Brutus. 20, 23, De Republica i. 14, 15, De Senectute, 14
Sulpicia_gens
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Slavery_in_ancient_Rome
Deity guardian of Constantinople
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Tyche_of_Constantinople
Archaeological evidence and mythical tale for Rome's origins
recounts how Aeneas, a demigod of the Trojan royal Anchises and the goddess Venus, leaves Troy after its destruction during the Trojan War and sailed to the
Founding_of_Rome
1st-century BC Roman elegiac poet
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Propertius
Art made in Ancient Rome and the territories it ruled
Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus Nonius Marcellus Obsequens Orosius Ovid Petronius Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger
Roman_art
Roman poet (c. 84 – c. 54 BC)
Holland's 1995 novel Attis. Catullus appears in Steven Saylor's 1995 novel The Venus Throw as the embittered ex-lover of Clodia, sister of Publius Clodius Pulcher
Catullus
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
shipwreck off the coast of north Africa and seek refuge in a nearby temple of Venus. The young slave Trachalio, who is in love with Ampelisca, discovers them
Plautus
Production and usage of metal in ancient Rome
Bronze statuette of Venus, dated to c. AD 118–136.
Roman_metallurgy
historians alleged that Hadrian (2nd century) had constructed a temple to Venus on the site of the crucifixion of Jesus on Golgotha hill in order to suppress
Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
Persecution_of_pagans_in_the_late_Roman_Empire
lentils, and lupins. The Romans knew several varieties of chickpea, such as venus, ram, and punic. They were either cooked down into a broth or roasted as
Ancient_Roman_cuisine
Garments worn by Romans in the classical period
Fortuna Virginalis; others claim a gift made to the family Lares, or to Venus, as part of their passage to adulthood. In traditionalist families, unmarried
Clothing_in_ancient_Rome
Roman city, predecessor of Paris
Boatmen (1st century AD) Hunting scene decorating the Cluny baths Figure of Venus, bronze and cast iron (1st-4th c. AD -Carnavalet Museum) A stele of the
Lutetia
the game. If all dice had landed on a different number, it was called a Venus or Royal. If all the dice had landed on the number one, then it was known
Toys and games in ancient Rome
Toys_and_games_in_ancient_Rome
Settlement in Campania, Italy
Egyptian deities (Interpretatio Romana) can be seen in depictions of Isis-Venus, Isis-Fortuna, and even Isis-Ceres in frescos, gardens, and small objects
Foreign_influences_on_Pompeii
dedicated their dolls to Diana, the goddess most concerned with girlhood, or to Venus when they were preparing for marriage. Noble girls were known to marry as
Women_in_ancient_Rome
of a collapsed dome spanning 26.3 meters (86 ft), called the "Temple of Venus", and a larger half-collapsed dome spanning 29.5 meters (97 ft) called the
2nd-century_Roman_domes
System that were known in ancient times—Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon—is given "rulership" over each day. The Romance languages
Legacy_of_the_Roman_Empire
of a collapsed dome spanning 26.3 meters (86 ft), called the "Temple of Venus", and a larger half-collapsed dome spanning 29.5 meters (97 ft) called the
Ancient Roman and Byzantine domes
Ancient_Roman_and_Byzantine_domes
Military history
Carpetania, and then besting a second Roman army at the First Battle of Mount Venus in 146 BC, again going on to sack another nearby city. In 144 BC, the general
Campaign history of the Roman military
Campaign_history_of_the_Roman_military
Care of the dead in ancient Rome
Eden, P.T., "Venus and the Cabbage," Hermes, 91, (1963) p. 457. Varro rationalises the connections as "lubendo libido, libidinosus ac Venus Libentina et
Roman_funerary_practices
Ireland, R/P) Richard Barry O'Brien (1847–1918, Ireland, J/H) Julius Obsequens (mid-4th c. AD, Ancient Rome, H) John Cornelius O'Callaghan (1805–1883
List_of_non-fiction_writers
Roman poet and writer of elegies (c. 55–c. 19 BC)
goddess he reveres most. He will never cease to be a slave at the altar of Venus, the goddess of love. The poem appears twice in the main manuscript, the
Tibullus
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Girl/Female
Muslim
Planet venus
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Venus.
Girl/Female
Latin American
Goddess of love and beauty.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Elevated. Venus.
Girl/Female
Indian
Planet venus
Female
Egyptian
, Venus.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Planet venus
Girl/Female
Latin
Named for Venus.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Pashtun
Venus; Star
Girl/Female
Arabic
Elevated; Venus
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Star; Venus; The Planet Venus; Immaculate; Undefiled; Planet Venus
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Latin, Muslim
Elevated; Venus; A Star; The Planet Venus
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Greek, Latin
Goddess of Love / Beauty
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
The Planet Venus; Resplendent; Venus; Friday
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Venoix in Calvados, France. Spelled thus, the surname is now found principally in northeastern England.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Planet Venus
Boy/Male
Latin
Youthful.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Planet Venus
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lord Ganesha
Boy/Male
Tamil
Knowledge, Venus, Unassuming
VENUS OBSEQUENS
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Shining, Praising
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whorley.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sound advice, Easily understood
Girl/Female
English Latin
The month April; symbolizes spring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a reaper or harvester, or for someone who collected wheatsheaves owed in rent, from an agent derivative of Middle English garbe ‘wheatsheaf’ (see Garbe).North German : from a personal name composed of geri, gari ‘spear’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.North German form of Gerber.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Gerber, from Yiddish garber.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Willow Valley
Male
Hindi/Indian
Variant spelling of Hindi Rajendra, RAJENDER means "king-Indra."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Brittain.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful, Silk of heaven
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Moons Light
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n.
An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus.
n.
The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus.
a.
Contained in the veins, or having the same qualities as if contained in the veins, that is, having a dark bluish color and containing an insufficient amount of oxygen so as no longer to be fit for oxygenating the tissues; -- said of the blood, and opposed to arterial.
n. pl.
See Wends.
n.
A bout; a hit; a turn. See Venew.
n.
A genus of the genus Daphnia.
n.
A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms.
n. pl.
See Genus.
a.
Marked with veins; veined; as, a venous leaf.
n.
Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food.
n.
The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified.
n.
One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus.
n. pl.
An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus.
a.
Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the venous circulation of the blood.
pl.
of Genus
n.
Neighborhood; vicinity; venue. See Venue.
n.
A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid.
a.
Pertaining to the goddess Venus.
a.
Beautiful.