Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 🌹
Iulius #Caesar proclaimed his descent from #Aeneas, son of the goddess #Venus, at the funeral of his aunt (Suetonius Div. Iul. 6). He claimed the goddess' protection in his battle against #Pompey in 48 BCE, who feared that "the family of Caesar, which went back to Venus, was to receive glory and splendour through him" (Pompey 68.2).
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 🌹
Iulius #Caesar proclaimed his descent from #Aeneas, son of the goddess #Venus, at the funeral of his aunt (Suetonius Div. Iul. 6). He claimed the goddess' protection in his battle against #Pompey in 48 BCE, who feared that "the family of Caesar, which went back to Venus, was to receive glory and splendour through him" (Pompey 68.2).