Venus's Greek name is Aphrodite. She is known as the Daughter of Heaven and Sea, the child of Uranus and Gaia. Her story tells of fertility, love and pleasure.

Venus wasn't conceived out of pleasure, but she worked hard to find her own. She was born when Gaia, Goddess of Mother Earth, got so angry at her husband Uranus that she sliced off his genitals and threw them into the sea. They mixed with the foam of the ocean and formed Venus, a symbol unconcerned with maternal issues and focused on sensuality and pleasure.

Venus married and bore children but did not stay focused on her home affairs. In fact, she concentrated almost completely on her extramarital affairs. Her many lovers include Aries, the God of War, and the handsome Adonis.

The goddess loved to pamper herself and cultivate her beauty. Her symbol represents the hand-held vanity mirror that Venus used to admire her beauty. Truly, Venus has become the symbol for feminity itself.

Planet Venus

Recent reports released by scientists remind us that much of our sister planet, Venus, is still a mystery to us.

Venus is the nearest planet to Earth, and the second closest planet to the Sun (Mercury the closest). When visible to us it is the brightest planet in the night sky. Venus, named after the Greek god of beauty is a very colourful planet. However its beauty is only skin deep. It is contantly covered by poisonous clouds (mostly carbon dioxide) and if we were to visit Venus, we would have to withstand a pressure equivalent to the bottom of our deepest ocean. Venus is also very hot, about 900 deg F.

Little Known Facts: Venus' day lasts longer than its year. It takes 243 Earth days to spin once, and only 225 Earth days to circle the Sun. Venus has a vlocano called Sapas Mons, 250 miles wide and almost 1 mile high.