Venilia

Venilia

Venilia

Roman nymph and goddess of marine winds

For the taxonomic synonym of a genus of plants, see Scrophularia.

Venilia (pronounced /vəˈnɪliə/, or as Latin Venīlia) is a Roman deity associated with the winds and the sea. According to Virgil and Ovid, she was a nymph, the sister of Amata and the wife of Janus[1] (or Faunus),[2] with whom she had three children: Turnus, Juturna, and Canens.[2]

She and Salacia are the paredrae of Neptune.

The Venilia Mons, a mountain on Venus, is named for her.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Ovid. "Metamorphoses Book XIV (A. S. Kline's Version)". The Ovid Collection. University of Virginia.
  2. [2]
    "Venilia". Roman Myth Index. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  3. [3]
    "Venilia Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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