Venus (disambiguation)
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Venus
is the second-closest planet to the Sun.
Venus may also refer to:
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
is the second-closest planet to the Sun.
Venus may also refer to:
- Venus (mythology)Venus (mythology)Venus is a Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty, sex,sexual seduction and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths...
, the Roman goddess of love, in Greek mythology known as Aphrodite - Venus symbolVenus symbolThe Venus symbol is a depiction of a circle with a small cross below it. The symbol is historically associated with the Roman goddess Venus or the Greek goddess Aphrodite...
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People
- Venus, an alias for Angelica CostelloAngelica CostelloAngelica Costello is an American pornographic actress who was the Penthouse Pet of the month for June 1999. She is often credited as Venus....
, a pornographic actress - Sarah BaartmanSarah BaartmanThe Sarah Baartman is a South African environmental protection vessel—of the Damen Offshore Patrol Vessel 8313 class.The Sarah Baartman and her sister ships were commissioned in 2004 and 2005....
, the so-called Hottentot Venus - Venus Raj, Miss Philippines Universe 2010 and 4 th runner-up at Miss Universe 2010
- Venus TerzoVenus TerzoVenus Terzo is a Canadian actress best noted for her role as Detective Angela Kosmo in Da Vinci's Inquest and its spinoff, Da Vinci's City Hall. She was nominated in 2002 for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in that same role...
, an actress - Venus WilliamsVenus WilliamsVenus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
, professional tennis player
Places
- Venus, FloridaVenus, FloridaVenus is an unincorporated community in southeastern Highlands County, Florida, United States. It is located on County Road 731 off U.S. Route 27....
, a town in the United States - Venus, RomaniaVenus, RomaniaVenus is a summer resort on the Romanian seacoast, on the Black Sea, north of Mangalia....
, a resort in Romania - Venus, TexasVenus, TexasVenus is a town in Ellis and Johnson Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,426 in 2006.-Geography:Venus is located at ....
, a town in the United States
Science
- Venus (genus)Venus (genus)Venus is a genus of small to large saltwater clams in the family Veneridae, which is sometimes known as the Venus clams and their relatives. These are marine bivalve molluscs....
, a genus of clams in the bivalve mollusc family Veneridae - VENUSVENUSVENUS - http://venus.uvic.ca - is a cabled sea floor observatory operated out of the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The VENUS cabled ocean observatory is designed to provide new ways of studying the ocean...
(Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea), an oceanographic observatory near Victoria, B.C., Canada - Venus FlytrapVenus FlytrapThe Venus Flytrap , Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey—mostly insects and arachnids. Its trapping structure is formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves and is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces...
(Dionaea muscipula), a carnivorous plant - Venus, a Yellow Fluorescent ProteinYellow fluorescent proteinYellow Fluorescent Protein is a genetic mutant of green fluorescent protein, derived from Aequorea victoria. Its excitation peak is 514nm and its emission peak is 527nm....
(YFP) derivative
Paintings and sculptures
- Rokeby Venus, a painting by the Spanish artist Velázquez
- Venus (mural)Venus (mural)Venus is a twelve-story-high mural painting by Knox Martin on the south side of Bayview Correctional Facility at 19th Street and 11th Avenue in New York City.Venus was commissioned by Doris Freedman of CityWalls in 1970...
, 10-story-high painting by New York artist Knox Martin - The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli. It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore...
, a famous painting - Venus de MiloVenus de MiloAphrodite of Milos , better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created at some time between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It is a marble sculpture, slightly...
, an ancient Greek statue - Venus figurinesVenus figurinesVenus figurines is an umbrella term for a number of prehistoric statuettes of women portrayed with similar physical attributes from the Upper Palaeolithic, mostly found in Europe, but with finds as far east as Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, extending their distribution to much of Eurasia, from the...
, group of prehistoric objects - Many artworks, not necessarily of the classical goddess; see the list in Venus (mythology)
- Venus of MierloVenus of MierloThe Venus of Mierlo is the nickname of a prehistoric engraving of a dancing little girl which was found at Geldrop-Mierlo in the North Brabant province of Netherlands. The engravers seem to have been reindeer hunters....
, prehistoric engraving - Venus of WillendorfVenus of WillendorfThe Venus of Willendorf, also known as the Woman of Willendorf, is an high statuette of a female figure estimated to have been made between 24,000 and 22,000 BCE. It was discovered in 1908 by archaeologist Josef Szombathy at a paleolithic site near Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria near the...
, prehistoric statuette
Music
- "Venus in Furs" (song)Venus in Furs (song)"Venus in Furs" is a song by The Velvet Underground, written by Lou Reed and originally released on the 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico. Inspired by the book of the same name by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the song includes sexual themes of sadomasochism, bondage and...
, 1967 song by Lou Reed/The Velvet Underground, based on the 1870 novel - Venus (band)Vênus (band)Vênus were a Brazilian heavy metal group from Teresina, active during the 1980s. They were the first band from the Brazilian Northeast to record a heavy metal album and were very influential on the local music scene.- History :...
, a Belgian pop group - VênusVenusVenus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
, a Brazilian heavy metal group - "Venus" (Frankie Avalon song)Venus (Frankie Avalon song)"Venus" is the name of a song written by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis. The most successful and well-known recording of it was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959 . It became Avalon's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it spent five weeks atop the survey. The song...
- "Venus" (Low song)Venus (Low song)"Venus" is a 7" single by Duluth, Minnesota slowcore group Low, released in 1997....
- "Venus" (Shocking Blue song), notably covered by Bananarama
- "Venus" (Bananarama version)
- "Venus" (Tackey and Tsubasa song)Venus (Tackey and Tsubasa song)-Overview:"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single, and currently their best selling single, reaching the 300,000 copies sold mark. The a-side song "Venus" was used in commercials for the ringtone service site, Mu-Mo...
- Venus, a song by gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy featured on their album AégisAégisAégis is the third music album of Norwegian metal band Theatre of Tragedy, and the last album of their musical period defined by gothic stylings and Early Modern English lyrics.- Music and lyrics :...
- "Venus", a 2004 song by Air on their album Talkie WalkieTalkie WalkieTalkie Walkie is the fourth full-length album by Air, released on January 27, 2004. The album was possibly named after the song "Le Talkie Walkie" by Serge Gainsbourg, a known influence of the duo...
- "Venus", a track on Television's 1977 album Marquee MoonMarquee MoonMarquee Moon is the debut album by American rock band Television, released in 1977. While often considered a seminal work to come out of the New York punk scene of the late 1970s, the album differs from conventional punk in its clean, textured guitar-based arrangements and extended improvisation...
- Venus, the Bringer of Peace, from Gustav Holst's The PlanetsThe PlanetsThe Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst...
- Venus is the first full length album from Toledo, Ohio rock group We Are the FuryWe Are the Fury-Musical career:The group was founded as The Fury in Toledo, Ohio in 2004. Prior to forming the band, all original members were in a local Toledo, OH band called Hearsay TAO. Shortly after the demise of Hearsay TAO, the remaining members started The Fury, a name they chose inspired by one of...
- "Venus" is a single by The Feelers from their first album SupersystemSupersystem (album)Supersytem, released in 1998, is the debut album by the Feelers. Since its release is has sold over four times platinum in the NZ Music Charts and is the winner of five NZ music awards in 1998...
- "Venus" (Butthole Surfers song) is a song by the Butthole Surfers on their 2001 album, Weird Revolution
- Vénus, a 2008 album by Sheryfa LunaSheryfa LunaSheryfa Luna is a French R&B singer born to an Algerian father and a French mother.She won the fourth series of the French edition of popular Popstars in October 2007....
- "Venus", a track on Billy IdolBilly IdolWilliam Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
's 1993 album CyberpunkCyberpunk (album)Cyberpunk is a concept album by English rock musician Billy Idol, released in 1993 by Chrysalis Records. Inspired by his personal interest in technology and his first attempts to use computers in the creation of his music, Idol based the album on the cyberdelic subculture of the late 80s and early...
Writings
- Venus in FursVenus in FursVenus in Furs is a novella by Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the best known of his works. The novel was part of an epic series that Sacher-Masoch envisioned called Legacy of Cain. Venus in Furs was part of Love, the first volume of the series...
, 1870 novel by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch - The Venus seriesVenus seriesThe Venus Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fiction series consisting of four novels and one novelette. Most of the stories were first serialized in Argosy, an American pulp magazine. It is sometimes known as the Carson Napier of Venus Series, after their fictional main character, Carson...
, science fiction novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs - Venus (novel)Venus (novel)Venus is a science fiction novel by Ben Bova, part of the Grand Tour novel series and first published in the year 2000. The story follows Van Humphries, the son of the ruthless tycoon Martin Humphries, and his experiences on Venus.- Plot summary :...
, a novel in the series Grand Tour by Ben Bova - The Birth of Venus (novel), a novel by Sarah Dunant
- Venus in FurVenus in FurVenus in Fur is a two-person play set in the modern day by David Ives, which had its première at the Classic Stage Company Off Broadway in New York City in 2010, and on Broadway in 2011.-Productions:...
, 2010 play by David Ives, based on the 1870 novel
Fictional characters
- Venus (Tannhäuser opera), leading role in Wagner's opera Tannhäuser
- Venus (Marvel Comics), the Marvel Comics character, based on the goddess Venus
- Venus (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), the short-lived sister of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Venus AVenus Ais a female mecha from the Great Mazinger anime and manga series, created by Go Nagai. She plays the traditional role of the lady robot that helps the mazinger robot fight the enemy. She was named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty.- History :...
, a female mecha from the Great Mazinger manga and anime series - Venus Smith, in The Avengers (TV series)
- Sailor Venus or Minako Aino, one of the Sailor Senshi from the anime/manga Sailor Moon
- Venus, a nightclub singer from the game EarthBoundEarthBoundEarthBound, also known as EarthBound: The War Against Giygas! and released as in Japan, is a role-playing video game co-developed by Ape and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console...
- Kasuga, the female ninja in the Uesugi clan in Devil KingsDevil KingsDevil Kings, known in Japan as Sengoku Basara , is a 2005 video game for PlayStation 2, developed and released by Capcom...
whose Devil Kings' name is Venus - Venus Flytrap (WKRP in Cincinnati)Venus Flytrap (WKRP in Cincinnati)Venus Flytrap is a character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati , played by Tim Reid. He is the evening and early night-time disc jockey at WKRP, and during the course of the series he also becomes the assistant program director.-Development:Concerning the paucity of black actors...
, the on-air name of a disc jockey in the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati - Venus, a glamorous doctor of French origin on Fireball XL5Fireball XL5Fireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol...
- Big Venus, a megadeus from The Big O
- VenusaurVenusaurVenusaur, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Venusaur first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed...
, a Pokémon - Venus, the female protagonist in the PSP video game Metal Gear Acid 2Metal Gear Acid 2is a turn-based collectible card video game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable. It is the sequel to the original Metal Gear Acid, with the story set sometime after the events of the previous game...
Maritime
- HMS VenusHMS VenusFive ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Venus, after Venus, the goddess of love in Roman mythology: was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1758. She was reduced to 32 guns in 1792 and renamed HMS Heroine in 1809. She was sold in 1828. was a 36-gun fifth rate captured from the Danish in...
, the name of five ships of the Royal Navy (1758–1972) - French ship VénusFrench ship VénusSixteen ships of the French Navy have born the name Vénus in honour of the Roman goddess of love Venus:* Vénus , a 16-gun frigate* Vénus , a 26-gun frigate* Vénus , a 32-gun frigate, lead ship of her class....
(disambiguation), sixteen French Navy ships, among them:- French frigate Vénus (1780)French frigate Vénus (1780)The Vénus was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy.She was launched in Saint-Malo in 1780. Her main duties were escorting convoys between Ile de Ré, Nantes and Brest. In this capacity, she captured a british privateer on 16 June....
, frigate - French frigate Vénus (1782)French frigate Vénus (1782)The Vénus was an 38-gun Hébé class frigate of the French Navy.In the summer of 1782, Vénus operated as a transport between Rochefort and Île de Ré...
, Hébé class frigate - French corvette Vénus (1794)French corvette Vénus (1794)Vénus was a corvette of the French Navy that the British captured in 1800.French sources refer to her as a corvette of 28-guns, however in British service she was classified as a sloop...
, corvette - French frigate Vénus (1808)French frigate Vénus (1808)The Vénus was a Junon class frigate of the French Navy.On 10 November 1808, she departed Cherbourg, bound for Île de France, where she served as Hamelin's flagship, leading a squadron also comprising the frigate Manche and the sloop Créole....
, Junon class frigate - French submarine Vénus (1936)French submarine Vénus (1936)Vénus was a of the French Navy. On 27 November 1942 she was scuttled in Toulon with other ships and submarines to prevent falling into German hands....
, Minerve class submarine, a Dutch coaster launched in 1939.
- French frigate Vénus (1780)
- USS Venus, a Crater class cargo ship of the United States Navy, a cruise ship
- Swedish frigate Venus (1783)Swedish frigate Venus (1783)Venus was a Swedish frigate, designed by Fredrik Henrik af Chapman. Venus was conquered by the Russians in 1789 in Oslofjord.Venus was launched on 19 July 1783 in Karskrona. In 1786 she sailed to Gothenburg where she was to be subordinated the local naval station, which was commanded by Adolf Ulrik...
, a frigate of the Swedish navy
Technology
- The Venus ProjectThe Venus ProjectThe Venus Project is an organization that advocates the futurist visions of the American Jacque Fresco, with the aim of improving society with a global sustainable social design that it calls a "resource-based economy"...
, an organization that promotes and advocates American futurist Jacque Fresco's visions of the future - LG Venus (VX8800)LG Venus (VX8800)LG Venus or LG VX8800 is a 2007 slider/touch screen cell phone by LG Electronics. It is a part of the VX series, which is sold exclusively to Verizon Wireless in the United States. The phone has a sliding design and features a touch screen for the bottom third of the screen. It features a 2...
, a Verizon mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics - VENUS EngineVenus EngineThe Venus processing engine for digital cameras is an image processing engine developed by Panasonic, and almost all of their Lumix cameras use a version of it. Image processors operate in four steps: receive data from the CCD sensor, create the Y-color difference signal , perform JPEG compression,...
, an image processing system used in Panasonic digital cameras
Other
- Venus SwimwearVenus SwimwearIn 1984, Daryle Scott created Venus Body Wear, selling ladies' leotards and exercise apparel via full-page ads in Cosmopolitan and other national magazines. A year later, the company expanded to include women’s swimwear and became known as Venus Swimwear. In 1999, Venus acquired WinterSilks, a...
, online and catalog retailer of women's clothing and swimwear - Venus BucureștiVenus BucurestiVenus București was a Romanian football club based in Bucharest, nicknamed Negrii due to their all black shirts. Before being dissolved by the Communist authorities, Venus was the most successful football club in Romania, winning eight Liga I championships.The club's colours were black and white,...
, a defunct Romanian football team