The difference in ethanol free gas. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- With warmer weather on the way, one Thomasville business owner has a warning before you start to pull out lawn equipment this Spring.
How did Venus get its name? A: The name for the planet Venus comes from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of beauty, fertility and love, which was also Venus. Every planet in the solar system except Earth is named after a Roman deity, but Venus is the only one to be named after a goddess instead of a god. Continue Reading.
The Woman of Willendorf, formerly called Venus of Willendorf, is the name given to a small statue found in 1908. The statue takes its name from the small Austrian village, Willendorf, near where it was found.Measuring only about four inches high, it is estimated to have been created between 25,000 and 30,000 years ago.he Woman of Willendorf and many of the other small female figurines were originally called âVenuses,â although there is no association with the goddess Venus, whom they predate by several thousand years. Today, in academic and art circles, she is known as the Woman rather than the Venus, to avoid inaccuracies.