The Planet of Venus
Many of the features of Venus are named after Mythological figures.
The Geographical features
of Venus are, as a rule, named after females, often from mythology. The exceptions are the highest mountain on
Venus (Maxwell Montes) and also the areas known as Alpha and Beta Regio.
Venus - The second planet orbiting the sun, named after “Venus” the roman deity of travel.
Ishtar Terra - The northern of the 2 continents of Venus. Located near the North Pole, it is roughly the size of Australia and is named after the Babylonian love goddess “Ishtar”. “Terra” is the Latin name of the earth deity. It is also the location of Maxwell Montes.
Fortuna Tessera - A complex eastern side of Ishtar Terra. “Tessera” simply the geographic name of the terrain found occasionally on the planet’s surface. Fortuna was the roman goddess of fortune.
Lakshmi Planum - A plateau feature on the surface of Venus on the Western Ishtar Terra. It is named after Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.
Clotho Tessera - A plateau on Fortuna Tessera named after the fate Clotho
Aphrodite Terra - The southern continent is named after the Greek goddess of love, and is the larger of the two highland regions at roughly the size of South America. A network of fractures and faults covers much of this area.
Thetis Terra - An area of Aphrodite Terra named after the sea deity ‘”Thetis”
The mountains of Venus are all named after goddesses of various cultures except for Maxwell Montes
Abeona Mons Abeona, Roman goddess of travelers
Akna Montes Akna, Mayan goddess of birth
Aleksota Mons Aleksota, Lithuanian goddess of love
Anala Mons Anala (Hindu), Hindu fertility goddess. Name changed from Anala Corona.
Api Mons Api, Scythian goddess of earth
Atai Mons Atai, Efik (Ghana) wife of sky god Abassi
Atanua Mons Atanua, dawn goddess from Marquesas Islands
Atira Mons Atira, Pawnee wife of Great Spirit Tirawa
Atsyrkhus Mons Atsyrkhus (Ossetian people of central Asia), Ossetian, daughter of sun god Khur
Awenhai Mons Awenhai, Mohawk/Iroquois fertility goddess
Bagbartu Mons Bagbartu (Urartian), Urartu goddess, worshipped at Musasir
Bécuma Mons Bécuma (Celtic), Irish dawn goddess
Bunzi Mons Bunzi (Woyo people of Dem. Rep. Congo), Woyo (Zaire) rainbow goddess
Chloris Mons Chloris, Greek flower goddess
Chuginadak Mons Chuginadak (Aleut Inuit), Aleutian volcano goddess
Cipactli Mons Cipactli, Aztec crocodile-like monster-goddess from which the earth was created
Ciuacoatl Mons Ciuacoatl, Aztec earth goddess. Changed from Ciuacoatl Corona
Danu Montes Danu (Celtic), Celtic mother of gods
Dzalarhons Mons Dzalarhons (Haida people of North America), Haida (NW Coast) volcano goddess
Egle Mons Egle, Lithuanian underwater queen
Eostre Mons Eostre (Germanic), Teutonic goddess of spring
Erzulie Mons Erzulie (Haitian), Haitian voodoo goddess of love
Fand Mons Fand (Celtic), Celtic goddess of healing and pleasure
Faravari Mons Faravari (Malagasy), Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess
Freyja Montes Freyja, Norse fertility goddess
Gauri Mons Gauri (Hindu), Indian mountain goddess
Gula Mons Gula (Babylonian), Babylonian earth mother, creative force
Gurshi Mons Gurshi (Buryat), Buryatian fishing deity
Gwen Mons Irish goddess of happiness and smiles
Hallgerda Mons Hallgerda (Norse), Icelandic goddess of vanity
Hathor Mons Hathor (Egyptian), Egyptian sky goddess
Idunn Mons Idun, Norse goddess
Ilithyia Mons Ilithyia, Greek goddess of childbirth
Innini Mons Innini, Babylonian earth mother worshipped at Kish
Irnini Mons Irnini, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of cedar-tree mountains
Iseghey Mons Iseghey (Sakha people of Russia), Yakutian/Saha goddess of cows
Ixtab Mons Ixtab, Mayan goddess of death
Jael Mons Jael, Hebrew biblical heroine
Kali Mons Kali (Hindu), Hindu goddess, mother of death
Katl-Imi Mons Katl-Imi, Khanty sun goddess
Kokyanwuti Mons Kokyanwuti (Hopi people of North America), Hopi earth goddess - "Spider Woman"
Kshumay Mons Kshumay (Nurestan, Afghanistan), Nuristan (NE Afghanistan) vegetation goddess
Kunapipi Mons Kunapipi (Australian aborigine), Australian mother earth goddess. Changed from Kunapipi Corona.
Kurukulla Mons Kurukulla (Tibetan), Etan (Tibet) goddess of wealth
Lahar Mons Lahar, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of domestic animals
Laka Mons Laka (Hawaiian), Hawaiian uncultivated area goddess
Lamashtu Mons Lamashtu (Sumerian), Sumerian goddess who inflicted children with diseases
Lanig Mons Lanig (Semang people of the Malay peninsula), Semang (Malay Peninsula) creator goddess
Loo-Wit Mons Loowit (Multnomah and Klikitat people of North America), Multnomah and Klikitat (NW Coast) volcano goddess, embodied in Mt. St. Helens
Maat Mons Ma'at (Egyptian), Ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice
Mbokomu Mons Ngombe (Zaire) ancestor goddess
Melia Mons Greek nymph
Mem Loimis Mons Wintun (California) goddess
Mertseger Mons Mertseger,Snake goddess of the Theban necropolis
Metis Mons Greek Titaness
Mielikki Mons Finnish forest goddess
Milda Mons Lithuanian goddess of love
Mokosha Mons East Slavic main goddess
Muhongo Mons Mbundu (Angola) ancestor deity
Muta Mons Roman goddess of silence
Nahas-tsan Mons Navajo Mother Earth
Nayunuwi Montes Cherokee stone-clad female monster
Nazit Mons Egyptian winged serpent goddess
Ne Ngam Mons Lao world creator goddess
Nepthys Mons Egyptian goddess of barren lands
Nijole Mons Lithuanian underworld goddess. Spelling changed from Niola Mons.
Ninisinna Mons Mesopotamian goddess of health and healing
Nokomis Montes Algonquin (N. America) earth mother
Nyx Mons Greek goddess of night
Ongwuti Mons Hopi salt-woman deity who predicts seasons
Ozza Mons Persian goddess honored by the Koreishies
Pahto Mons Yakima/Klickitat (NW Coast) mountain goddess
Polik-mana Mons Hopi butterfly maiden ('kachina')
Ptesanwi Mons Lakota (Sioux) White Buffalo Woman
Rakapila Mons Malagasy (Madagascar) sacred tree deity
Renpet Mons Egyptian goddess of springtime and youth
Rhea Mons Greek Titaness
Rhpisunt Mons Haida (NW Coast) Bear Mother deity
Sakwap-mana Mons Hopi maiden of blue corn ('kachina')
Samodiva Mons Bulgarian winged water deity
Sapas Mons Phoenician goddess
Sarasvati Mons Saraswati, Hindu river goddess
Sekmet Mons Ancient Egyptian goddess of war and battle
Sephira Mons Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity
Shala Mons Canaanite storm goddess
Siduri Mons Babylonian goddess of wine and wisdom
Sif Mons Teutonic goddess; Thor's wife
Skadi Mons Norse mountain goddess
Somagalags Montes Bella Coola earth mother. Name changed from Somagalags Corona.
Spandarmat Mons Iranian mother goddess
Talakin Mons Navajo (USA) goddess
Tefnut Mons Ancient Egyptian goddess of dew or rain
Tepev Mons Quiche Mayan creator goddess
Thallo Mons Greek goddess of vegetation flowering (Spring Hora)
Theia Mons Greek Titaness
Toma Mons Tibetan goddess of intelligence and creativity
Ts'an Nu Mons Chinese goddess of silkworms
Tuli Mons Samoan goddess of creation
Tuulikki Mons Finnish wood goddess
Tuzandi Mons Palaun (Mon-Khmer of Burma/Myanmar) ancestor deity
Ua-ogrere Mons Kivai (New Guinea) ancestor deity, oldest woman who "ever existed"
Uretsete Mons Keresan Pueblo ancestor goddess
Ushas Mons Indian goddess of dawn
Uti Hiata Mons Pawnee Mother Corn deity
Var Mons Scandinavian love goddess
Venilia Mons Ancient Italian sea goddess
Vostrukha Mons Belorussian deity of home
Waka Mons Polynesian lizard goddess
Wyrd Mons Anglo-Saxon weaving goddess
Xochiquetzal Mons Aztec goddess of flowers
Xtoh Mons Quiche (Guatemala) goddess of weather and rain
Yolkai-Estsan Mons Navajo myth female deity
Yunya-mana Mons Hopi prickly pear cactus maiden
Zaltu Mons Assyro-Babylonian goddess
The astronomical symbol for Venus is the same as that used in biology for the female sex: a circle with a small cross beneath. The Venus symbol also represents femininity, and in Western alchemy stood for the metal copper. Polished copper has been used for mirrors from antiquity, and the symbol for Venus has sometimes been understood to stand for the mirror of the goddess.
Venus - The second planet orbiting the sun, named after “Venus” the roman deity of travel.
Ishtar Terra - The northern of the 2 continents of Venus. Located near the North Pole, it is roughly the size of Australia and is named after the Babylonian love goddess “Ishtar”. “Terra” is the Latin name of the earth deity. It is also the location of Maxwell Montes.
Fortuna Tessera - A complex eastern side of Ishtar Terra. “Tessera” simply the geographic name of the terrain found occasionally on the planet’s surface. Fortuna was the roman goddess of fortune.
Lakshmi Planum - A plateau feature on the surface of Venus on the Western Ishtar Terra. It is named after Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.
Clotho Tessera - A plateau on Fortuna Tessera named after the fate Clotho
Aphrodite Terra - The southern continent is named after the Greek goddess of love, and is the larger of the two highland regions at roughly the size of South America. A network of fractures and faults covers much of this area.
Thetis Terra - An area of Aphrodite Terra named after the sea deity ‘”Thetis”
The mountains of Venus are all named after goddesses of various cultures except for Maxwell Montes
Abeona Mons Abeona, Roman goddess of travelers
Akna Montes Akna, Mayan goddess of birth
Aleksota Mons Aleksota, Lithuanian goddess of love
Anala Mons Anala (Hindu), Hindu fertility goddess. Name changed from Anala Corona.
Api Mons Api, Scythian goddess of earth
Atai Mons Atai, Efik (Ghana) wife of sky god Abassi
Atanua Mons Atanua, dawn goddess from Marquesas Islands
Atira Mons Atira, Pawnee wife of Great Spirit Tirawa
Atsyrkhus Mons Atsyrkhus (Ossetian people of central Asia), Ossetian, daughter of sun god Khur
Awenhai Mons Awenhai, Mohawk/Iroquois fertility goddess
Bagbartu Mons Bagbartu (Urartian), Urartu goddess, worshipped at Musasir
Bécuma Mons Bécuma (Celtic), Irish dawn goddess
Bunzi Mons Bunzi (Woyo people of Dem. Rep. Congo), Woyo (Zaire) rainbow goddess
Chloris Mons Chloris, Greek flower goddess
Chuginadak Mons Chuginadak (Aleut Inuit), Aleutian volcano goddess
Cipactli Mons Cipactli, Aztec crocodile-like monster-goddess from which the earth was created
Ciuacoatl Mons Ciuacoatl, Aztec earth goddess. Changed from Ciuacoatl Corona
Danu Montes Danu (Celtic), Celtic mother of gods
Dzalarhons Mons Dzalarhons (Haida people of North America), Haida (NW Coast) volcano goddess
Egle Mons Egle, Lithuanian underwater queen
Eostre Mons Eostre (Germanic), Teutonic goddess of spring
Erzulie Mons Erzulie (Haitian), Haitian voodoo goddess of love
Fand Mons Fand (Celtic), Celtic goddess of healing and pleasure
Faravari Mons Faravari (Malagasy), Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess
Freyja Montes Freyja, Norse fertility goddess
Gauri Mons Gauri (Hindu), Indian mountain goddess
Gula Mons Gula (Babylonian), Babylonian earth mother, creative force
Gurshi Mons Gurshi (Buryat), Buryatian fishing deity
Gwen Mons Irish goddess of happiness and smiles
Hallgerda Mons Hallgerda (Norse), Icelandic goddess of vanity
Hathor Mons Hathor (Egyptian), Egyptian sky goddess
Idunn Mons Idun, Norse goddess
Ilithyia Mons Ilithyia, Greek goddess of childbirth
Innini Mons Innini, Babylonian earth mother worshipped at Kish
Irnini Mons Irnini, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of cedar-tree mountains
Iseghey Mons Iseghey (Sakha people of Russia), Yakutian/Saha goddess of cows
Ixtab Mons Ixtab, Mayan goddess of death
Jael Mons Jael, Hebrew biblical heroine
Kali Mons Kali (Hindu), Hindu goddess, mother of death
Katl-Imi Mons Katl-Imi, Khanty sun goddess
Kokyanwuti Mons Kokyanwuti (Hopi people of North America), Hopi earth goddess - "Spider Woman"
Kshumay Mons Kshumay (Nurestan, Afghanistan), Nuristan (NE Afghanistan) vegetation goddess
Kunapipi Mons Kunapipi (Australian aborigine), Australian mother earth goddess. Changed from Kunapipi Corona.
Kurukulla Mons Kurukulla (Tibetan), Etan (Tibet) goddess of wealth
Lahar Mons Lahar, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of domestic animals
Laka Mons Laka (Hawaiian), Hawaiian uncultivated area goddess
Lamashtu Mons Lamashtu (Sumerian), Sumerian goddess who inflicted children with diseases
Lanig Mons Lanig (Semang people of the Malay peninsula), Semang (Malay Peninsula) creator goddess
Loo-Wit Mons Loowit (Multnomah and Klikitat people of North America), Multnomah and Klikitat (NW Coast) volcano goddess, embodied in Mt. St. Helens
Maat Mons Ma'at (Egyptian), Ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice
Mbokomu Mons Ngombe (Zaire) ancestor goddess
Melia Mons Greek nymph
Mem Loimis Mons Wintun (California) goddess
Mertseger Mons Mertseger,Snake goddess of the Theban necropolis
Metis Mons Greek Titaness
Mielikki Mons Finnish forest goddess
Milda Mons Lithuanian goddess of love
Mokosha Mons East Slavic main goddess
Muhongo Mons Mbundu (Angola) ancestor deity
Muta Mons Roman goddess of silence
Nahas-tsan Mons Navajo Mother Earth
Nayunuwi Montes Cherokee stone-clad female monster
Nazit Mons Egyptian winged serpent goddess
Ne Ngam Mons Lao world creator goddess
Nepthys Mons Egyptian goddess of barren lands
Nijole Mons Lithuanian underworld goddess. Spelling changed from Niola Mons.
Ninisinna Mons Mesopotamian goddess of health and healing
Nokomis Montes Algonquin (N. America) earth mother
Nyx Mons Greek goddess of night
Ongwuti Mons Hopi salt-woman deity who predicts seasons
Ozza Mons Persian goddess honored by the Koreishies
Pahto Mons Yakima/Klickitat (NW Coast) mountain goddess
Polik-mana Mons Hopi butterfly maiden ('kachina')
Ptesanwi Mons Lakota (Sioux) White Buffalo Woman
Rakapila Mons Malagasy (Madagascar) sacred tree deity
Renpet Mons Egyptian goddess of springtime and youth
Rhea Mons Greek Titaness
Rhpisunt Mons Haida (NW Coast) Bear Mother deity
Sakwap-mana Mons Hopi maiden of blue corn ('kachina')
Samodiva Mons Bulgarian winged water deity
Sapas Mons Phoenician goddess
Sarasvati Mons Saraswati, Hindu river goddess
Sekmet Mons Ancient Egyptian goddess of war and battle
Sephira Mons Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity
Shala Mons Canaanite storm goddess
Siduri Mons Babylonian goddess of wine and wisdom
Sif Mons Teutonic goddess; Thor's wife
Skadi Mons Norse mountain goddess
Somagalags Montes Bella Coola earth mother. Name changed from Somagalags Corona.
Spandarmat Mons Iranian mother goddess
Talakin Mons Navajo (USA) goddess
Tefnut Mons Ancient Egyptian goddess of dew or rain
Tepev Mons Quiche Mayan creator goddess
Thallo Mons Greek goddess of vegetation flowering (Spring Hora)
Theia Mons Greek Titaness
Toma Mons Tibetan goddess of intelligence and creativity
Ts'an Nu Mons Chinese goddess of silkworms
Tuli Mons Samoan goddess of creation
Tuulikki Mons Finnish wood goddess
Tuzandi Mons Palaun (Mon-Khmer of Burma/Myanmar) ancestor deity
Ua-ogrere Mons Kivai (New Guinea) ancestor deity, oldest woman who "ever existed"
Uretsete Mons Keresan Pueblo ancestor goddess
Ushas Mons Indian goddess of dawn
Uti Hiata Mons Pawnee Mother Corn deity
Var Mons Scandinavian love goddess
Venilia Mons Ancient Italian sea goddess
Vostrukha Mons Belorussian deity of home
Waka Mons Polynesian lizard goddess
Wyrd Mons Anglo-Saxon weaving goddess
Xochiquetzal Mons Aztec goddess of flowers
Xtoh Mons Quiche (Guatemala) goddess of weather and rain
Yolkai-Estsan Mons Navajo myth female deity
Yunya-mana Mons Hopi prickly pear cactus maiden
Zaltu Mons Assyro-Babylonian goddess
The astronomical symbol for Venus is the same as that used in biology for the female sex: a circle with a small cross beneath. The Venus symbol also represents femininity, and in Western alchemy stood for the metal copper. Polished copper has been used for mirrors from antiquity, and the symbol for Venus has sometimes been understood to stand for the mirror of the goddess.