Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
Venus or VENUS may also refer to:
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Venus (mythology), a Roman goddess
Arts and entertainment
Film
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''Venus'' (1929 film), a silent French film
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''Venus'' (1932 film), an Italian film
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''Venus'' (2006 film), a British comedy-drama
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''Venus'' (2017 film), a Canadian comedy-drama
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''Venus'' (2022 film), a Spanish-language horror
Music
Bands
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Venus (Belgian band)
Venus was a band created in 1997 by five artists hailing from Brussels and Belgium. The original goal of the band was to create an original sound that expressed different emotions through several instruments including guitar, violin, doubl ...
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Vênus, a Brazilian heavy metal group
Albums
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''Venus'' (Hello Venus EP) (2012)
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''Venus'' (We Are the Fury album) (2007)
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''Venus'' (Joy Williams album) (2015)
* ''Vénus'', a 2008 album by
Sheryfa Luna
Sheryfa Luna (born Chérifa Babouche; 25 January 1989) is a French R&B singer born to an Algerian- Kabyle father and a French mother.
She won the fourth series of the French edition of popular ''Popstars
''Popstars'' is an international rea ...
* ''Venus'', a 2014 EP by
Jett Rebel
Jett Rebel is the stage name of Dutch musician Jelte Steven Tuinstra (born January 24, 1991, in Den Haag). Tuinstra is a singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and recording artist. The moniker Jett Rebel refers to a solo artist w ...
Songs
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"Venus" (Frankie Avalon song), released in 1959
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"Venus" (Lady Gaga song), released in 2013
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"Venus" (Shocking Blue song)
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"Venus" (Tackey & Tsubasa song)
* "Venus", a song from the 2004 album ''
Talkie Walkie
''Talkie Walkie'' is the third studio album by French electronic music duo Air (French band), Air, released on 26 January 2004 by Virgin Records. "Alone in Kyoto" was included on the Lost in Translation (soundtrack), soundtrack to the 2003 film ' ...
'' by Air
* "Venus", a
2013 song by Azealia Banks
* "Venus", a song from the 1993 album ''
Cyberpunk'' by Billy Idol
* "Venus", a song from the 2001 album ''
Weird Revolution
''Weird Revolution'' is the eighth and most recent studio album by the alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in 2001 on Surfdog Records and Hollywood Records. It is in large part a rerecorded version of an earlier album, tentatively e ...
'' by Butthole Surfers
* "Venus", a song from the 2011 album ''
Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ce ...
'' by Journey
* "Venus", a 1997 single by
Low
Low or LOW or lows, may refer to:
People
* Low (surname), listing people surnamed Low
Places
* Low, Quebec, Canada
* Low, Utah, United States
* Lo Wu station (MTR code LOW), Hong Kong; a rail station
* Salzburg Airport (ICAO airport code: LO ...
* "Venus", a song from the 2012 album ''
The Return The Return may refer to:
Print media
* ''Nostoi'' or ''Returns'', a lost poem in ancient Greek, thought to have been completed in the sixth or seventh century BC
*The Return, a 1987 children book by Sonia Levitin
* ''The Return'' (de la Mare n ...
'' by Shinhwa
* "Venus", a song from the 1977 album ''
Marquee Moon'' by Television
* "Venus", a single from the 1998 album ''
Supersystem'' by The Feelers
* "Venus", a song from the 1998 album ''
Aégis'' by Theatre of Tragedy
Other music
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Venus, the Bringer of Peace
''The Planets'', Opus number, Op. 32, is a seven-Movement (music), movement orchestral Suite (music), suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1917. In the last movement the orchestra is joined by a wordless female ...
", a movement from Gustav Holst's orchestral suite ''The Planets''
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''Venus'' (opera), a 1922 opera by Othmar Schoeck
In print
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''Venus'' (novel), a 2000 science fiction novel by Ben Bova
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Venus series
The Amtor or Venus series is a science fantasy series consisting of four novels and one novelette written by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. Most of the stories were first serialized in '' Argosy'', an American pulp magazine. It is som ...
, a series of science fiction novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Venus (Marvel Comics), the name of two comic book characters
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''Venus'' (comic book)
Other uses in arts and entertainment
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''Venus'' (mural), by Knox Martin
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''Venus'' (play), by Suzan-Lori Parks, 1996
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Venus Award, a German adult film award
Businesses
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Venus Centre
Venus Centre ( ar, مركز الزُّهرة) is a Syrian dubbing studio. Venus Centre specializes in dubbing animation and children's programs to the Arabic language, especially Japanese anime. The company is based in Damascus.
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, a dubbing company in Syria
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Venus Fashion
Venus is an American online and catalog fashion retailer headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The company sells clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories for women. Venus is known for its swimwear and lingerie. The company is known for actively ...
, a fashion retailer
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Venus Optics, a manufacturer of photographic lenses
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Venus Pencils
Venus Pencils were a brand name of pencils made by the American Lead Pencil Company beginning in 1905. The production of Venus pencils gave the company an early start in the manufacture of high-quality pencils marketed to artists and architects. V ...
, a pencil brand
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Venus Records, a Japanese jazz record label
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Venus Records & Tapes, an Indian record label
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Venus (SiriusXM), a radio station
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Venus Zine
''Venus Zine'' was a quarterly internationally circulated magazine covering women in music, film, art, entertainment, literature, fashion, indie culture and DIY culture. It was published from 1995 through 2010.
Venuszine.com was the daily update ...
'', a quarterly US magazine
People and fictional characters
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Venus (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
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Venus (surname), a list of people
Places
United States
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Venus, Florida
Venus is an unincorporated community in southeastern Highlands County, Florida, United States.
Geography
Lake Placid is the nearest town to the north. Palmdale, another unincorporated community, is to the south. Hunting and fishing are popular ...
, an unincorporated community
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Venus, Missouri
Venus is an unincorporated community in Maries County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by ...
, an unincorporated community
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Venus, Nebraska
Venus is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Nebraska, United States.
History
A post office was established at Venus in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1959. The community was named for Venus
Venus i ...
, an unincorporated community
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Venus, Pennsylvania
Venus is an unincorporated community in Clarion and Venango counties, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 157, east-southeast of Oil City. Venus has a post office with ZIP code 16364.
The camp meet ...
, an unincorporated community
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Venus, Texas
Venus is a town in Johnson and Ellis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 4,361 in 2020.
History
The town was originally named "Gossip" until its development in the late 1880s. A man by the name of J.C. Smythe purchased of a ...
, a town
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Venus, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Elsewhere
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Venus, Chennai
Venus ( ta, வீனஸ்), is a small neighbourhood of Perambur and a commercial area in North Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India. The small area around erstwhile Venus Theatre is called Venus unofficially by the people around ...
, India, a neighborhood
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Venus, Romania
Venus is a summer resort in Romania, on the Black Sea coast, north of Mangalia.
Mangalia
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a simil ...
, a summer resort
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Venus Bay, South Australia
Venus Bay (formerly Parkin) is a small tourist and fishing town sited on the bay of the same name, on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The town population numbers in the twenties for most of the year, but its numbers greatly increase durin ...
, Australia
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Venus Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Venus Bay (New Zealand)
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Venus Glacier
Venus Glacier () is a glacier on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide at its mouth flowing east into George VI Sound lying between Keystone Cliffs and Triton P ...
, Alexander Island, Antarctica
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Point Venus
Point Venus is a peninsula on the north coast of Tahiti, the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia. It is in the commune of Mahina, approximately 8 km east of the capital Pape'ete. It lies at the northeast end of Matav ...
, Tahiti, a peninsula
Science and technology
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''Venus'' (bivalve), a genus of clams
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VENUS (Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea), an oceanographic observatory in British Columbia, Canada
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, a joint satellite mission between the Israeli Space Agency and the CNES
* Venus, a
yellow fluorescent protein derivative
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Gillette Venus, a razor
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LG Venus
LG Venus (model no. LG VX8800 ( CDMA) or LG KF600 ( GSM)) is a slider cell phone by LG Electronics. The phone has two screens: a regular one as well as a unique touchscreen pad on the bottom third of the front (called "InteractPad") which changes ...
, a mobile phone
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Microsoft Venus, an aborted a set-top operating system
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Walter Venus
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
, a 1920s aircraft engine
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Venus Automobile, a 1950s American custom car
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Venus Engine
The Venus Engine is an image processing engine for digital cameras. It is developed by Panasonic, and almost all of their Lumix cameras use a version of it. It is based on the Panasonic MN103/MN103S.
Image processors operate in four steps: rec ...
, an image processing system for cameras
Ships
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Venus (ship), several ships
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French ship ''Vénus'', several French ships and vessels
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HMS ''Venus'', several ships of the Royal Navy
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MV ''Venus'', several merchant ships
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SS ''Venus'', several steamships
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Swedish frigate ''Venus'' (1783)
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TSS ''Princess Maud'' (1934), later renamed ''Venus''
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USS ''Venus'' (AK-135), a United States Navy cargo ship
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''Venus'' (yacht), a yacht built for Steve Jobs
Other uses
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Venus (astrology), a planet in astrology
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Venus (cat), a cat with unusual markings
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Venus figurine, Paleolithic carvings
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Venus (typeface)
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FC Venus București, a Romanian football team
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Stadionul Venus
Venus Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Bucharest. It was the home ground of Venus Bucharest. It held 15,000 people.
Venus arena was inaugurated in 1931 as a field dedicated only to football. One of the oldest and most truthful leaders of the c ...
, a stadium in Bucharest
See also
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Venous, pertaining to veins
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Venus de Milo (disambiguation)
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Venus Project (disambiguation)
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