Venus symbol
Circle with cross
The Venus symbol (♀) is a circle with a small cross extending below it, representing the goddess Venus's hand mirror.
It denotes female sex in biology, medicine, and gender contexts: The Venus symbol marked the women's restroom.
In astronomy, it designates the planet Venus.
The symbol appears in feminist iconography and gender studies, often paired with the Mars symbol (♂) for male.
- goddessFemale sacred being
- evening starVenus after sunset
- femininityFemale nature or character
- genderSocial identity category
- womanhoodAdult female state
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- VenusAphrodite, morning star, evening star, love goddess, Roman goddess
- astronomical symbolsnew moon, full moon, first quarter, last quarter, crescent moon
- celestial symbolszodiac signs, solar disc, crescent moon, sun disk, lunar phases
- beauty symbolsrose, heart, mirror, butterfly, lotus
- fertility symbolsyoni, lingam, phallus, womb, vulva
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