AllExperts > Encyclopedia 
Search      
Find out about volunteering to AllExperts

Venus (disambiguation): Encyclopedia BETA


Free Encyclopedia
 Home · Index · Browse A-Z  · Questions and Answers ·
Encyclopedia

Browse A-Z
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZNum


License
Disclaimer

 
 
 
 
Free Online Courses
12 Weeks to Weight Loss
Take Charge of Stress
Learn How to Bake
Budgeting 101
Deeper Faith
DIY Fashion Makeover

       MORE E-COURSES
 
   

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  Misc

Venus (disambiguation)

Venus may refer to:
* The planet Venus
* Venus, the Roman goddess of love, in Greek mythology known as Aphrodite
* The Marvel Comics character Venus, based on the above
* Venus, a genus of clams in the bivalve mollusc family Veneridae
* Venus, a Romanian football team.
* Venus, a song by Shocking Blue, covered by Bananarama; a cover version was featured in advertisements for Gillette's eponymous line of women's razors
* "Venus", a song by Frankie Avalon
* "Venus", a song by Ruslana
* Venus, a Belgian pop group
* Sailor Venus, the code name of Minako Aino in the "Sailor Moon" manga series
* Venus, the short-lived sister of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* Venus, Texas, a town in the United States
* ♀, the Venus symbol
* Venus (Golden Sun)

Venus may also refer to:
* "Venus, the Bringer of Peace", the second movement in Gustav Holst's The Planets - a suite for orchestra
* a track on Television's 1977 album Marquee Moon
* an influence on the digestive system in medical astrology
* copper in alchemy
* vert, which is green, in Renaissance royal heraldry
* the Governess for The Richleighs of Tantamount in Barbara Willard]'s book from 1966
* The Venus series of science fiction novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
* Venus, a novel by Ben Bova
* The Venus prime series of science fiction novels by Paul Preuss, based on stories by Arthur C. Clarke

See also

* Venus Flytrap, (Dionaea muscipula) a carnivorous plant
** "Venus Flytrap" was the nickname of a disk jockey on TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati
* Venus' Looking-glass, the common name for several members of the family Campanulaceae (bellflowers) including (Legousia speculum-veneris) and (Triodanis perfoliata = Specularia perfoliata)
* Venus-hair fern, (Adiantum capillus-veneris) a kind of Maidenhair fern
* Venus de Milo, an ancient sculpture symbolizing an ideal of female beauty
* Venus figurines, prehistoric works of art that may have been fertility icons
* Venus Williams, female tennis champion
* Venus aka Angelica Costello , erotic actress , Penthouse Pet 1994
* Venus, the singer from EarthBound/Mother 2
* 'Venus' a song from male J-pop duo Tackey and Tsubasa

nds-nl:Venus



Email this page
About Us | Advertise on This Site | User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy | Help
About and About.com are registered trademarks of About, Inc. The About logo is a trademark of About, Inc. All rights reserved.
This is the "GNU Free Documentation License" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.