Venus and Mars

Earth's orbital neighbors

Venus and Mars are the two planets nearest to Earth, named for Roman deities—the goddess of love and the god of war.

The phrase typically invokes the supposed psychological gulf between women and men, popularized by the 1992 book *Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus*: When it comes to communication styles, we're Venus and Mars.

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planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
celestial bodiesObjects in outer space
loveIntense fond attachment
warArmed struggle between groups
goddessFemale sacred being

Roman · Roman gods · Aphrodite · Ares · beauty · battle · passion · aggression · feminine · divine feminine · battle of the sexes · polar opposites · masculine · astrology · zodiac · Libra · Aries · retrograde

Categories

BotticelliAnnunciation, Saint Augustine, Saint Sebastian, Judith, Lucretia

Opposites

planetary classification

Venus and MarsJupiter

Largest solar system planet

Saturn · dwarf planets · Neptune · Pluto · Uranus

mythological/symbolic gender

Venus and Marsandrogyny

Combined sex characteristics

gender neutrality · unity · sameness · Mercury

cultural symbolism of relationships

Venus and Marsunity

Wholeness through cohesion

sameness · gender equality · common humanity

Family

Venus, Mars, Venusian, venereal, venerate, veneration, martial

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