Series · 13 Jun 2025OUR FORMER SAVAGERY? - An impromptu reading of an Illumination by Arthur Rimbaud- 29:15Goddess of Eros, born floating on the sperm of the castrated Uranus, according to Hesiod.
Vénus
Appears in 5 videos · 6 passages, 1 of them in depth.
What Dominique Pagani says
Dominique Pagani discusses Venus through a few mythological episodes rather than as a subject of sustained study. He recalls that she is Vulcan's wife and that she deceives him with Mars, which makes the gods laugh1. He also compares her to Freya, whom he describes as the German Venus2. In 2020, speaking about Phaedra, he stresses that one must not insult the goddess by refusing love and that she relentlessly pursues Phaedra's family34. He thus links the figure of Venus to the power of love, which takes revenge on those who evade it. He explains that she is depicted as beautiful because love and beauty intersect5. In a 2025 reading of one of Rimbaud's Illuminations, he calls her the goddess of Eros and recalls Hesiod's account, in which she is born floating on the semen of the castrated Ouranos6.
- 1Mythologie Grecque31 Dec 2018 · 5:46
- 29 #12 Comment des sciences de l'histoire peuvent-elles être réelles?14 Jan 2021 · 1:27:06
- 3#9 Bien-et Mé-faits de l'amnésie...17 Dec 2020 · 1:15:06
- 4#9 Bien-et Mé-faits de l'amnésie...17 Dec 2020 · 1:20:15
- 59 #13 Comment des sciences de l'histoire peuvent-elles être réelles?29 Jan 2021 · 14:45
- 6NOTRE ANCIENNE SAUVAGERIE ? - Lecture à vif d'une illumination d'Arthur Rimbaud13 Jun 2025 · 29:15
Summary produced automatically from 6 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.
Who is this?Venus (; Classical Latin:) is a Roman goddess whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the ancestor of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor. Venus was central to many religious festivals, and was revered in Roman religion under numerous cult titles. […]
Read the article on WikipediaText: Wikipédia, CC BY-SA 4.0, excerpt · Portrait: CC BY-SA 2.5
Series · 13 Jun 2025OUR FORMER SAVAGERY? - An impromptu reading of an Illumination by Arthur Rimbaud
Season 9.2 · 29 Jan 20219 #13 How can sciences of history be real?- 14:45She is depicted as beautiful because love and beauty intersect.
Season 9.2 · 14 Jan 20219 #12 How can sciences of history be real?- 1:27:06Vulcan's wife; Freya is the German Venus.
Season 9.1 · 17 Dec 2020#9 Benefits and harms of amnesia...
Season 5.1 · 31 Dec 2018#5.3 The philosopher's Odyssey: Revolutionary thought- 5:46Wife of Vulcan who deceives him with Mars; the gods burst out laughing.