# Venus — Bulfinch’s Mythology character guide

> Venus in Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Adonis Venus, Adonis

**First appearance:** 0020-viii-pygmalion-dryope-venus-and-adonis-apollo-and-hyacinthus

## Who they are

Goddess of love and beauty, mother of Cupid, central to many love myths.

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