Vesper
deity sky Roman single tradition · 1
Vesper, meaning 'evening', is another Roman name for the evening star, identified with the planet Venus.
When
- First attested
- 50 BCE
- Attested period
- -50 – 100
- Historical notes
- Pliny the Elder lists Vesper as a name for Venus.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Venus
- manifests as
- planet Venus (evening star)
Mentioned by
- Zeus
- Apollo
- Hesperus
- Mars
- Ares
- Hermes
- Mercury
- Jupiter
- Aphrodite
- Heracles
- Cronus
- Phaethon
- Eos
- Saturn
- Hercules
- Phosphorus
and 3 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“being referred to as ... Vesper, the evening star”
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