Venilia Explained

Venilia (pronounced, or as Latin Venīlia) is a Roman deity associated with the winds and the sea. According to Virgil and Ovid, she was a nymph, the sister of Amata and the wife of Janus^[1] (or Faunus),^[2] with whom she had three children: Turnus, Juturna, and Canens.

She and Salacia are the paredrae of Neptune.

The Venilia Mons, a mountain on Venus, is named for her.^[3]

See also

• Pantoporia venilia, a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae
• Terebra venilia, a species of sea snail

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ovid. Metamorphoses Book XIV (A. S. Kline's Version). The Ovid Collection. University of Virginia.
2. Web site: Venilia. Roman Myth Index. 2016-03-21. 2016-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424072426/http://www.mythindex.com/roman-mythology/V/Venilia.html. dead.
3. Web site: Venilia Mons. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.