Venilia

For the taxonomic synonym of a genus of plants, see Scrophularia.

Venilia (pronounced /vəˈnɪliə/, 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.^[2]

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