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

References

1. Ovid. "Metamorphoses Book XIV (A. S. Kline's Version)". The Ovid Collection. University of Virginia.
2. "Venilia". Roman Myth Index. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
3. "Venilia Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.