 The Romans consecrated the first of April to Venus, the goddess of beauty, the mother of love, the queen of laughter, the mistress of the graces ; and the Roman widows and virgins assembled in the temple of Virile Fortune, and dis• Siiver*i Disquijiiticni.  The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy - Page 91by Royal Irish Academy - 1837Full view - About this book
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...called the Bacchus of Thebes. VENUS was one of the most celebrated deities of the ancients. She was the goddess of beauty, the mother of love, the queen of laughter, pleasure, and the graces. Her worship was universally established; and she had different names almost... | |
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