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The origin of the name "Belt of Venus" lies in ancient Greek
mythology. Venus was the name the Romans gave to the Greek goddess
Aphrodite, the goddess of love. The myth is that Aphrodite had a magic
belt, either pink or gold (I don't remember) with which she could seduce
any man. Every goddess unsuccessfully tried to obtain that belt from her.
I'm not completely sure that the countertwilight phenomenon relates to
this
belt of Venus/Aphrodite, but it seems quite logical, since it is a band
(belt), it is pinkish and can be beautiful. It's not that seductive I
guess, but it does make you grab your camera at times.
Harald
At 08:44 AM 1/5/2005 Wednesday, you wrote:
>The pink arch at the edge of the earth's shadow rising in the east
>after sunset is sometimes called the "Belt of Venus". Does anyone
>know the origin of this name?
>
>Thanks
>Les Cowley
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