Venus is a photograph by Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 16th, 2018.
Venus
Venus, historical artwork. Engraving of Venus(right) on a chariot, with Latin text. Venus was the goddess of love and beauty in Roman timesand is... more
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Venus
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Royal Astronomical Society/science Photo Library
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Venus, historical artwork. Engraving of Venus(right) on a chariot, with Latin text. Venus was the goddess of love and beauty in Roman timesand is shown here with her son Cupid (left). In Roman mythology, those who were struck by Cupid's arrow immediately fell in love. The conjunction (alignment) of Venus with other planets and star constellations in the sky is considered to be significant in astrology, the ancient belief that the celestial bodies influence human lives. The symbols on the chariot's wheels are the zodiac signs Taurus and Libra, for which Venus is the ruling planet. This artwork is from Poeticon Astronomicon (Poetic Astronomy), a star atlas by Hyginus that was published in 1482.
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September 16th, 2018
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