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• n  the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
• n  goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
• n  type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

• Venus
• Urania
• genus Venus

News & Articles

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• Serena Williams Further Distinguishes Herself from Big Sister Venus Williams
  Venus Williams and Serena Williams are tennis legends. Each enters this year's grass-court season with five Wimbledon singles titles . They also have five Wimbledon doubles titles .  However, Venus' career continues to decline while Serena's remains remarkable. This year a documentary called "Venus and Serena" was released. It's about their storybook rise from the tennis courts of Compton to ...
  June 13, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• Venus, Serena Williams to face Monica Seles in exhibition
  Serena and Venus Williams will kick off the Rogers Cup with a doubles exhibition against Monica Seles and Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.
  June 11, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Venus, Serena set to face Seles in exhibition
  Serena and Venus Williams will kick off the Rogers Cup with a doubles exhibition against Monica Seles and Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.
  June 11, 2013 - ESPN

Quotes

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• Serena Williams in More Than The Games
  Venus and I are best friends, we live together, we do everything together. I saw her after the match and she gave me some good advice. It was a tough match for her,she said. "This championship is not mine to lose but it's mine if I can get...
• Tsvetana Pironkova in Lewiston Sun Journal
  No one expected me to (reach a) semifinal in Wimbledon,Pironkova said, "and to beat Venus Williams like that."