WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Worship of Aphrodite continued throughout the Roman period. Known as Venus, she came to symbolize Rome’s imperial power. Like her Greek counterpart Aphrodite, Venus was intimately associated with love and beauty, yet other elements were distinctive to the Roman goddess.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans named the brightest planet, Venus, for their goddess of love and beauty. Two other planets, Uranus and Neptune, were discovered after the telescope was invented in the early 1600s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Venus was married to the god Vulcan, known as Hephaistos in Greek mythology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Venus has the power to project images or illusions of herself and to control the emotions of others, as well as the ability to fly at high speeds, shield herself from mortal sight, and shift her physical form into other beings.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ninsi’anna is the Sumerian deity of the planet Venus, venerated as morning and evening star. Originally female, she sometimes appears as male in later texts under the influence of Semitic theology where Venus deities were usually male (Heimpel 1982).