Venus was the goddess of love and beauty and held great power over both mortals and immortals.

Venus was a major Roman goddess mainly associated with love and beauty. She was considered the ancestor of the Roman people by way of its legendary founder, Aeneas, and played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and mythologies.

In215 BC, a temple was built on the Capitol dedicated to Venus to commemorate the Roman defeat at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.

Venus was commonly associated with the Greek goddess Aphrodite

Venus was married to the god of smiths, Vulcan. However, venus was not always faithful and had affairs with many other gods. But as she was the goddess of love this is hardly surprising. Anyone foolish enough to ignore Venus was punished by her.