Veneres

Proper noun

Venus (plural Venuses or Veneres)

1. The second planet in the Solar system.
   • Near-synonyms: morning star, Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer; evening star, Vesper, Hesperus

   Synonyms:

   morning star, Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, evening star, Vesper, Hesperus

2. (Roman) The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality, or a depiction thereof.
   • Of all the classic Venuses known to us in modern times, this Venus of Milo is certainly the most popular.1884 January 8, “POPULARITY OF THE VENUS DE MILO.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
3. A female given name.
   • A mirrored [Venus] Williams, shown from behind and in profile, wears a tennis skirt made of raffia and the Wimbledon trophy dish refashioned as a collared chestplate apropos for a warrior superhero. […] Pruitt sees “a fertile space of reflection” between his two Venuses. “My hope,” he said, “is...2022 November 1, Hilarie M. Sheets, “Behind 3 Champions’ Smithsonian Portraits”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Nov...

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