Roman Goddess of BEAUTY: Venus

Beauty is an element that exists in the vast majority of mythologies in the history of mankind, being a very attached to any culture and that can greatly change the way in which social relationships function of any person. To talk about main representatives of beauty of one of the most important pantheons in history in this lesson from a PROFESSOR we must talk about cwho is the Roman goddess of beauty.

The Roman mythology it was the set of beliefs and myths that made up the Roman religion. Being the characteristic beliefs of one of the great civilizations in the history of mankind, we must understand that it was a mythology very relevant and with great influence, being even today common to see representations of the gods of him in the great cities of the world.

Roman mythology had two very different periods, the first being that of a set of rituals and fortune-tellers in the Etruscan stage with legends about the origin of the region; and the second an assimilation of greek myths changing elements like the names of the gods. This caused it to be a mythology very similar to the Greek one, but always maintaining the original elements of the Etruscan origin.

Characteristics of Roman mythology

To better understand what Roman mythology was, we must talk about its main characteristics, in order to understand its importance. Some great features of Roman mythology were the following:

• Assimilation of deities from other regionsThe Greeks being especially key.
• They were polytheists, that is, they believed in the existence of numerous gods.
• They had a god for every aspect of life.
• The gods had human form.
• Set of myths of gods and humans.
• Rites marked on calendar and divided by gods.

The Roman goddess of beauty is Venus. To talk about the concept of beauty in the Roman Empire we must talk about Venus, being the main goddess to who this element is attributed to him and being one of the most important facets of him as was his counterpart greek Aphrodite.

Venus is the Roman goddess of love, fertility and beauty, she being one of the most represented and possibly most loved deities in Rome, being much more adored than Aphrodite was in Ancient Greece.

The myth of the origin of Venus

It is said that when Saturn tore Uranus's genitals, he threw them into the ocean. Over time, and due to the contact of the foam, the birth of venus, being therefore daughter of uranus.

She was taken to the world where the rest of the gods lived, all being surprised by its beauty, since she was the only deity capable of surprising the immortals through her beauty. It is said that all the gods wanted to marry her, but she refused. Jupiter, as revenge for rejection, he forced her to marry Vulcan, being the god considered uglier and therefore the counterpart of Venus.

Even so, other stories place her with other husbands like Mars, but she is always considered the most beautiful goddess in Rome. Her role as goddess of beauty is demonstrated by possibly being the Roman deity with greatest number of performances throughout history. In both classical and post-classical art, the goddess has undergone constant representation, due to the search for beauty that artists have always sought.

To continue this lesson on who is the Roman goddess of beauty, we must talk about deities who share the attribute of beauty, although none of them were as important or related to beauty as Venus. It should be understood that most of these goddesses come from other mythologies, and some of them were less relevant in Rome than in their origins.

Turan

Goddess of love, fertility and beauty was a etruscan deity Y ancestor of Venus, but she is also one of the few goddesses of the Etruscans who has survived in the collective memory. Although with the arrival of Roman mythology and Venus her role was less relevant, she still remained in areas of Rome and especially in the Etruscan priests.

Voluptas

Daughter of Cupid and Psyche was one of the three Roman Graces, being the goddesses of beauty, charm and nature. Within the Graces it is the one that represents voluptuousness, being an element related to beauty and that relates sexual life with beauty.

dawn

The Roman goddess who personifies the dawn and that in many sources she appears as a goddess related to beauty. In many of the myths that speak about Aurora, reference is made to her great beauty, which is the reason why the sunrise is so beautiful. It is said that her beauty was so great that she was able to woo Mars, who was married to Venus, causing a rivalry between the beauty of both goddesses.

Suadela

Goddess of persuasion In love and sexual relationships, being very close to Venus, she is considered a goddess very close to the concept of beauty. Her relationship with her beauty has caused that in some sources she is granted a similar position, she being sometimes named as one of the Graces and in others as a companion of Venus.