Venus

Delight of gods and men, as the poet Lucretius called her, sweet Venus is the lady of physical and spiritual love and the giver of life. We also venerate her as the mother of Rome, since according to our traditions the City was founded by the descendants of the Trojan hero Aeneas, who was her son. In Achaia they call her Aphrodite, and they say she was born from the sea, which is probably the reason why she is one of the deities most loved by sailors. In the eastern provinces, she's identified with Astarte. The power of Venus is expressed through everything that creates and inspires life: through love, the fertility of animals and men, friendship, and concord. This goddess encourages kindness in men, and for this reason she's called Verticordia, she who opens the heart, inspiring feelings of affection. For us Romans, Venus is the companion of Mars, whom we consider the father of Rome. As foundation for our Empire, thus, we place strength united with kindness, the masculine power intertwined with the feminine.
Venus is portrayed as a young woman of incredible beauty in glorius nudity, often associated with a shell, in order to remind of her birth from the sea, or accompanied by a dove, her sacred animal.