Venilia
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Venilia, in Roman mythology, is a 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]
See also[edit]
- Pantoporia venilia, a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family
- Terebra venilia, a species of sea snail
External links[edit]
- Neptune, Venilia, and Triton Fountain, Library of Congress, Washington DC
- Venilia and Horse, Library of Congress, Washington DC
- Venilia and Horse, detail
References[edit]
- ^ Ovid. "Metamorphoses Book XIV (A. S. Kline's Version)". The Ovid Collection. University of Virginia.
- ^ a b "Venilia". Roman Myth Index.
- ^ "Venilia Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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