Venilia

Venilia, in Roman mythology, is a 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 Nymphalidae family
• Terebra venilia, a species of sea snail

External links

• Neptune, Venilia, and Triton Fountain, Library of Congress, Washington DC
• Venilia and Horse, Library of Congress, Washington DC
• Venilia and Horse, detail

References

Ancient Roman religion and mythology
Deities	Apollo Bellona Bona Dea Castor and Pollux Ceres Cupid Diana Dīs Pater Fauna Faunus Flora Genius Hercules Janus Juno Jupiter Lares Liber Libertas Lucina Mars Mercury Minerva Orcus Neptune Penates Pluto Pomona Priapus Proserpina Quirinus Saturn Silvanus Sol Venus Vesta Vulcan
Abstract deities	Abundantia Aequitas Concordia Fides Fortuna Pietas Roma Salus Securitas Spes Victoria Terra
Legendary figures	Aeneas Rhea Silvia Romulus and Remus Numa Pompilius Tullus Hostilius Servius Tullius Ancus Marcius Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Texts	Vergil Aeneid Ovid Metamorphoses Fasti Propertius Apuleius The Golden Ass Varro
Concepts and practices	Religion in ancient Rome Festivals Interpretatio graeca Imperial cult Temples
See also	Glossary of ancient Roman religion Greek mythology Myth and ritual Classical mythology Conversion to Christianity Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism