Venus was a major Roman goddess on Earth. She was principally associated with love and beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. She was the consort of Vulcan. She was considered the ancestor of the Roman people by way of its legendary founder, Aeneas, and played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths. José Tyler favored the idea that Ecma looked like Venus when she swam nude. (TOS novel: The Rift)