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(Encyclopedia) Venus's-flytrap, insectivorous or carnivorous bog plant (Dionaea muscipula) native to the Carolina savannas and now widely cultivated as a novelty. The leaves, borne in a low rosette,…Brewer's: Cnidian Venus
(The) The exquisite statue of Venus or Aphroditê by Praxitelês, placed in the temple of Venus, at Cnidus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CoCneph A B C D…Brewer's: Venus Anadyomene
(6 syl.). Venus rising from the sea, accompanied by dolphins. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Venus GenetrixVenus A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Venus of Cnidus
The undraped statue of Praxiteles (4 syl.) purchased by the ancient Cnidians, who refused to part with it, although Nicomedes, King of Bithynia, offered to pay off their national debt as a…Brewer's: Venus Genetrix
Worshipped at Rome, especially on April day, as the mother of AEneas, and patroness of the Julian race. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Venus VictrixVenus…Brewer's: Venus of Milo
or Melos. The statue, with three of Hermes, was discovered in 1820 by Admiral Dumont in Milo or Melos, one of the Greek islands, whence its name. It now stands in the Louvre. Source:…Brewer's: Venus Victrix
Venus, as goddess of victory, represented on numerous Roman coins. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Venus de MedicisVenus Genetrix A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Girdle of Venus
(See Cestus .) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GirlGirdle A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Venus Williams Biography
Venus WilliamsBorn: June 17, 1980Tennis won career doubles grand slam with sister Serena; winner of 3 Wimbledon (2000,01,05) and 2 U.S. Open (2000, 01) singles titles; 2000 Olympic singles…Byblos
(Encyclopedia) ByblosByblosbĭbˈləs [key], ancient city, Phoenicia, a port 17 mi (27 km) NNE of modern Beirut, Lebanon. The principal city of Phoenicia during the 2d millennium b.c., it long retained…Trending
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