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Subject: 3words! Venus - Goddess of Love
3words Poetry Digest
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Issue 9 - May 10, 2000
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In this issue:
EDITOR'S WORDS: Venus - Goddess of love
FEATURED POEMS: 2 poems from our collection
DID YOU KNOW?: How to say "I love you" in Ndebele
(Zimbabwean)
BITS 'N' PIECES: Book selection "Love Poems" edited by
Peter Washington
1. Editor's words: Venus - Goddess of love
Venus, The Roman Goddess Of Love, is also known as
Aphrodite within Greek Mythology. The story goes that
Venus was born of the Sea and the Sky.
She was honoured as the Mother of the Roman people.
Julius Caesar was said to have linked his lineage to
Venus. Her mortal born son, by Anchises, was Aeneas.
Aeneas was the founder of the great city of Rome.
There are still shrines to Venus and Aphrodite existing
in the Mediterranean Region to this day. Each year the
city of Venice, named for Venus, celebrates the marriage
of their city to Venus.
Venus serves as inspiration to many great works of art.
These include the statue of Venus De Milo in the Louvre
(by Leonardo Da Vinci) and the great painting, The Birth
of Venus, by Botticelli. It has been suggested that it is
the Goddess Venus who inspires people to love one
another and to celebrate the rites of Marriage. She is also
associated with the rites of Spring and Fertility.
Though there are many other great Goddesses associated
with Love, Venus reigns as the supreme Goddess Of Love.
(Includes excerpts from Pamela Leavey)
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this. You can go
straight here and share your thoughts on Venus -
Goddess of love. This will be totally anonymous so you
don't have to tell us who you are!
2. Featured Poems
Here's our selection of poems for this week:
As each new day passes
As each new day passes
My love for you greatly increases
I'd build a bridge across the sky
To prove I'll love you until I die.
My mind often replays
My mind often replays
The moment we first met
No matter what the world says
With you I have no regret.
3. Did you know?
How to say these 3words, I Love You, in Ndebele
(Zimbabwean)… Niyakutanda.
4. Bits 'n' Pieces
Book selection: "Love Poems" edited by Peter Washington.
Available in hardcover with 256 pages of love poetry.
Includes material from William Shakespeare, W.B. Yeats
and Bhartrhari. You can purchase this directly here
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