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*[[Venus and Mars (Botticelli)]] *[[Venus and Mars (Botticelli)]]
*[[Venus, Mars, and Cupid]] by [[Cosimo]] *[[Venus, Mars, and Cupid]] by [[Cosimo]]
 +*''[[Mars and Venus Caught in the Net]]'' by [[Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen]])
 +*''[[Athena Scorning the Advances of Hephaestus]]'' by [[Paris Bordone]])
==See also== ==See also==
*[[The Loves of the Gods]] *[[The Loves of the Gods]]

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In Greco-Roman mythology, Venus (Aphrodite) had a long-standing love affair with Mars (Ares), despite her marriage with Vulcan (Hephaestus.

Venus had been forced to marry Vulcan, but she did not love him because of his deformity and general unsightliness.

Their sons include Eros, Phobos and Deimos.

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