U-ra´ni-a.
Muse of astronomy, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, [88], [90].
U´ra-nus (Heaven).
Husband of Gæa, created by her, [15], [17], [18];
significance, [385].
Ve´nus.
Same as Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, [103-130];
day of, [207];
Hippomenes aided by, [278];
Juno and Minerva dispute with, [306-308];
Paris advised by, [310], [312];
Paris saved by, [320];
Æneas, son of, [360], [362], [366], [367], [370], [372], [376];
significance, [389].
Ver-tum´nus.
God of the orchards;
loved by Pomona, [303].
Ves´ta.
Same as Hestia, goddess of fire and of the family hearth, [198-204];
birth of, [22];
significance, [399].
Ves-ta´li-a.
Festivals in honor of Vesta, held in Rome, [202].
Ves´tals.
Virgins dedicated to the service of Vesta, [200-202], [377].
Vic-to´ri-a.
Same as Nice, goddess of victory, [41].
Vol´scians.
Tribe in Italy who join the Rutules against Æneas, [373], [374], [376].
Vul´can.
Same as Hephæstus, god of the forge, [144-148];
Jupiter’s head cleft by, [55];
Venus, wife of, [106], [107];
armor made by, [326], [374];
significance, [399].