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Venus can refer to many things:- Venus: the second closest planet to the Sun in our solar system
- Venus (mythology): the Roman goddess of love
- The planet Venus in Astrology is supposed to influence love and in Medical astrology is supposed to influence the digestive system.
- Venus Williams is a tennis champion and the sister of another tennis champion, Serena Williams.
- In alchemy, the name Venus was used for the metal copper (since its name derives from Cyprus, the island of Venus)
- 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, TexasVenus is a town located in Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 910. Geography Venus is located at 32°25'46" North, 97°6'25" West (32. 429383, -97. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.
- "Venus" is the title of a track on TelevisionTelevision are an American rock and roll band of the 1970s. Most histories of punk rock now acknowledge that they were among the first bands to which the label was applied. They remain widely influential, and their debut album Marquee Moon is often seen a's 1977See also 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events In this year, the St. Magnus Festival was founded in Orkney by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Perhaps most important is the release of several p albumAn album is a packaged collection of related things. The most common types of albums are record albums and photo albums''. Photo albums collect a series of photographs in a book. Some albums have compartments which the photos may be slipped in to; older s Marquee MoonMarquee Moon was Television's 1977 (see 1977 in music) debut album. Television was one of the mainstay acts that emerged from the CBGB scene in New York City. This album features the elliptical lyrics of Tom Verlaine set against the sparse yet complex gui.
- "Venus, the Bringer of Peace" is a movementIn music, a movement is a large division of a larger composition or musical form. Symphonies are typically divided into four movements, for example, and concertos into three. Each movement has a distinct tempo and structure. Symphonies usually contain at in Gustav HolstGustavus Theodore von Holst ( September 21, 1874 May 25, 1934) was an English composer with Latvian (and some Spanish) roots. Born in Cheltenham, he went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London. His best-known work is probably his orchestral s's The PlanetsThis page is about a suite of music by Gustav Holst''. For celestial bodies, see planet, for the 1990s jazz rap band, see Digable Planets. The Planets (also known as The Planets Suite , opus 32, is an orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst. suite.
- Venus (heroine) in the Sailor Moon series.
- "Venus" was the nickname of a disk jockey on TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. This was short for "Venus Flytrap," his pseudonym. (His real name was later revealed to be Gordon Sims.)
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