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ID: 901002381
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002381
Record Type: Allegory/Symbolism/Theme

Venus Pompeiana (Roman theme)

Note: Theme of Venus of Pompeii, who had a distinctive local manifestation as goddess of the sea and trade.

Names:
Venus Pompeiana (Roman theme) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Roman iconography> (P)
........<Roman allegory, symbolism, theme> (P)
............Venus Pompeiana (Roman theme) (I)
Related Iconography:
has as focus .... Venus
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Venus (Roman deity)) [901001064]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... theme
.....(historical, theoretical, and critical concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
affiliated/associated with .... trade (general function)
.....(business (commercial function), business and related functions, functions by specific context, functions (activities), Functions (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
affiliated/associated with .... sea
.....(bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Venus Pompeiana (Roman theme)
................BWR database (2010-)
................Brewer, Guide to the Mythology of Ancient Greece (1858)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Brewer, Guide to the Mythology of Ancient Greece (1858)

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