List of geological features on Venus
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Valles

Venusian valleys are called by the Latin term valles, and are named after river goddesses or after words for 'Venus' in other languages.
Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Ahsabkab Vallis  24.0S 79.0E 700.0 2000 Mayan
Mayan languages
The Mayan languages form a language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America. Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million indigenous Maya, primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras...

 name for morning Venus.
Alajen Vallis  3.3S 337.1E 200.0 2000 Alajen, a Talysh
Talysh people
Talysh are an Iranian people indigenous to a region shared between Azerbaijan and Iran which spans the South Caucasus and the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea. They speak the Talysh language, one of the Northwestern Iranian languages...

 river deity.
Albys Vallis  39.5S 30.5E 240.0 1997 Albys, a Tuvan
Tuvans
Tuvans or Tuvinians are Turkic peoples living in southern Siberia. They are historically known as one of the Uriankhai, from the Mongolian designation...

/Altay
Altay people
The Altay or Altai are an ethnic group of Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic and Altai Krai and surrounding areas of Tuva and Mongolia. For alternative ethnonyms see also Teleut, Tele, Telengit, Mountain Kalmuck, White Kalmuck, Black Tatar, Oirat/Oirot.The Uriankhai people were...

 river deity.
Anuket Vallis  66.7N 8.0E 350.0 1994 Anuket
Anuket
In Egyptian mythology, Anuket was originally the personification and goddess of the Nile river, in areas such as Elephantine, at the start of the Nile's journey through Egypt, and in nearby regions of Nubia....

, an Egyptian
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...

 river goddess.
Apisuahts Vallis  66.5S 17.0E 550.0 1997 Blackfoot
Blackfoot
The Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana....

/Algonquian
Algonquian languages
The Algonquian languages also Algonkian) are a subfamily of Native American languages which includes most of the languages in the Algic language family. The name of the Algonquian language family is distinguished from the orthographically similar Algonquin dialect of the Ojibwe language, which is a...

 name for planet Venus.
Austrina Vallis  49.5S 177.0E 600.0 1997 Latvian name for planet Venus.
Avfruvva Vallis  2.0N 70.0E 70.0 1994 Avfruvva, a Saami
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...

 river goddess.
Baltis Vallis
Baltis Vallis
Baltis Vallis is a sinuous channel on Venus ranging from one to three kilometers wide and more than 7,000 kilometers long, slightly longer than the Nile and the longest known channel of any kind in the solar system. It is thought that it once held a river of lava known as a lava channel.The channel...

 
37.3N 161.4E 6,000.0 1994 Syrian word for planet Venus.
Banumbirr Vallis  7.0S 4.0E 400.0 1997 Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land
The Arnhem Land Region is one of the five regions of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around 500 km from the territory capital Darwin. The region has an area of 97,000 km² which also covers the area of Kakadu National...

 Aboriginal
Australian Aborigines
Australian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania...

 word for planet Venus.
Bastryk Vallis  7.5S 347.5E 190.0 2000 Bastryk, a Kumyk
Kumyks
Kumyks are a Turkic people occupying the Kumyk plateau in north Dagestan and south Terek, and the lands bordering the Caspian Sea. They comprise 14% of the population of the Russian republic of Dagestan. They speak the Kumyk language...

 river deity.
Bayara Vallis  45.6N 16.5E 500.0 1994 Dogon
Dogon languages
The Dogon languages are spoken by the Dogon of Mali. There are about 600,000 speakers of a dozen languages. They are tonal languages, most like Dogul having two tones, some like Donno So having three....

 word for planet Venus.
Belisama Vallis  50.0N 22.5E 220.0 1994 Belisama
Belisama
In Celtic polytheism, Belisama or ' was a goddess worshipped in Gaul and Britain. She was connected with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light. Belisama was identified with Minerva/Athena and has been compared with Brigid. She has been claimed to be the consort of Belenus, with whom she shared...

, a Celtic
Celtic polytheism
Celtic polytheism, commonly known as Celtic paganism, refers to the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age peoples of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts...

 river goddess.
Bennu Vallis  1.3N 341.2E 710.0 1994 Egyptian
Egyptian language
Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the...

 word for planet Venus.
Chasca Vallis  52.8S 359.0E 400.0 1997 Quechua name for planet Venus.
Citlalpul Vallis  51.8S 187.0E 3,160.0 1994 Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...

 name for planet Venus. (Name changed from Citlalpul Valles.)
Dilbat Vallis  55.0S 184.0E 420.0 2000 Assyro-Babylonian name for planet Venus.
Dzyzlan Vallis  16.0S 182.0E 250.0 1997 Dzyzlan, an Abkhazian
Abkhaz people
The Abkhaz or Abkhazians are a Caucasian ethnic group, mainly living in Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. A large Abkhazian diaspora population resides in Turkey, the origins of which lie in the emigration from the Caucasus in the late 19th century known as Muhajirism...

 river goddess.
Fara Vallis  1.2S 345.5E 260.0 2000 Fara
Fara
-Places:* Fara, Bloke, Slovenia* Fara, Orkney, an island in Scotland* Fara, a village in the District of Safad, destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War* Fara, Burkina Faso, a town and Department of Burkina Faso...

, a Malagasy
Malagasy people
The Malagasy ethnic group forms nearly the entire population of Madagascar. They are divided into two subgroups: the "Highlander" Merina, Sihanaka and Betsileo of the central plateau around Antananarivo, Alaotra and Fianarantsoa, and the côtiers elsewhere in the country. This division has its...

 water goddess.
Fetu-ao Vallis  61.0S 254.7E 400.0 1997 Samoan
Samoan language
Samoan Samoan Samoan (Gagana Sāmoa, is the language of the Samoan Islands, comprising the independent country of Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa. It is an official language—alongside English—in both jurisdictions. Samoan, a Polynesian language, is the first language for most...

 name for planet Venus.
Fufei Vallis  46.0N 341.0E 170.0 1997 Fufei, a Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....

 goddess of the Lo River
Lô River
The Lô River is a major river of Vietnam. It flows through Hà Giang Province, Tuyen Quang Province and Phu Tho Province for 470 kilometres and has a basin area of 39,000 km² and originates in Yunnan, China as the Panlong River....

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Ganga Valles  4.8N 53.0E 200.0 2006 Ganga
Ganga in Hinduism
In Hinduism, the river Ganges - referred to as Gaṅgā in the Hindu context and India - is considered sacred. The river, personified as a goddess, is worshipped by Hindus, who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates liberation from the cycle of life and death...

, a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 goddess of the sacred river Ganges.
Gendenwitha Vallis  63.0S 259.0E 900.0 1997 Iroquois
Iroquoian languages
The Iroquoian languages are a First Nation and Native American language family.-Family division:*Ruttenber, Edward Manning. 1992 [1872]. History of the Indian tribes of Hudson's River. Hope Farm Press....

 name for planet Venus.
Helmud Vallis  33.9S 171.3E 280.0 1997 Helmud, an Afghan river goddess.
Hoku-ao Vallis  28.0N 166.5E 450.0 1997 Hawaiian
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...

 name for planet Venus.
Ikhwezi Vallis  16.0N 147.8E 1,700.0 1997 Zulu
Zulu language
Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...

 name for planet Venus.
Jutrzenka Vallis  27.0N 155.8E 970.0 1997 Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

 name for planet Venus.
Kallistos Vallis  51.1S 21.5E 900.0 1994 Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...

 name for planet Venus.
Khalanasy Vallis  51.0S 168.5E 320.0 1997 Khalanasy, an Azeri
Azerbaijani people
The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia and formerly Armenia. Commonly referred to as Azeris or Azerbaijani Turks , they also live in a wider area from the Caucasus to...

 river mermaid.
Kimtinh Vallis  46.5S 67.0E 550.0 2000 Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...

 word for planet Venus.
Kinsei Vallis  13.6N 141.0E 800.0 1997 Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

 name for planet Venus.
Koidutäht Vallis  76.5S 130.0E 700.0 1997 Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...

 name for planet Venus.
Kumanyefie Vallis  80.5S 335.0E 600.0 1997 Ewe
Ewe language
Ewe is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Ghana, Togo and Benin by approximately six million people. Ewe is part of a cluster of related languages commonly called Gbe, spoken in southeastern Ghana, Togo, and parts of Benin. Other Gbe languages include Fon, Gen, Phla Phera, and Aja...

 name for planet Venus.
Ku-msong Vallis  59.0S 152.5E 700.0 1997 Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

 name for planet Venus.
Laidamlulum Vallis  73.0S 151.0E 2,700.0 2000 Maidu
Maiduan languages
Maiduan is a small endangered language family of northeastern California.-Family division:The Maiduan consists of 4 languages:# Maidu # Chico † # Konkow # Nisenan...

 name for morning Venus.
Lo Shen Valles  12.8S 89.6E 225.0 1994 Lo Shen, a Chinese river goddess.
Lunang Vallis  68.2N 310.0E 250.0 1997 Lunang
Lunang
-See also:*List of towns and villages in Tibet...

, a Nuristani goddess of the Parun River.
Lusaber Vallis  47.5S 164.0E 500.0 1997 Armenian
Armenian language
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

 name for planet Venus.
Martuv Vallis  23.0N 156.0E 250.0 1997 Martuv, Kyrgyz river deity.
Matlalcue Vallis  33.0S 167.5E 300.0 1997 Matlalcue, an Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...

 fresh water goddess.
Merak Vallis  63.5S 162.0E 200.0 1997 Merak
Merak
Merak is a city and seaport in Cilegon, Banten, on the northwestern tip of Java, Indonesia. The port and town are named after the Green Peafowl, which once lived in the region, but is now very rare...

, a Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

 river deity.
Morongo Valles  20.0S 111.4E 660.0 2003 Makoni name of Venus as evening star.
Nahid Valles  55.1S 171.0E 500.0 1997 Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

 name for planet Venus.
Nantosuelta Vallis  61.9S 193.0E 320.0 1997 Nantosuelta
Nantosuelta
In Gaulish religion, Nantosuelta was a goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility. The Mediomatrici depicted her in art as holding a model house or dovecote, on a pole . Nantosuelta is attested by statues, and by inscriptions. She was sometimes paired with Sucellus. Nantosuelta was also the...

, a Celtic
Celtic polytheism
Celtic polytheism, commonly known as Celtic paganism, refers to the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age peoples of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts...

 river goddess.
Nepra Vallis  1.4N 24.2E 350.0 1997 Nepra
Nepra
Nepra may refer to:*Neper *An East Slavic goddess of the Dnieper River...

, an East Slavic
East Slavs
The East Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking East Slavic languages. Formerly the main population of the medieval state of Kievan Rus, by the seventeenth century they evolved into the Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian peoples.-Sources:...

 goddess of the Dnieper River
Dnieper River
The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...

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Ngyandu Vallis  62.0S 12.0E 500.0 1997 Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...

 name for planet Venus.
Nommo Valles  40.7S 87.3E 200.0 2000 Nommo
Nommo
The Nommo are ancestral spirits worshipped by the Dogon tribe of Mali. The word Nommos is derived from a Dogon word meaning, "to make one drink," The Nommos are usually described as amphibious, hermaphroditic, fish-like creatures...

, Dogon water deities.
Nyakaio Vallis  47.5N 339.0E 150.0 1997 Nyakaio, Shilluk river deity.
Olokun Vallis  81.5N 269.0E 150.0 1997 Olokun
Olokun
Olokun is an Orisha in Yoruba religion, associated with the sea. Olokun is therefore considered the patron Orisa of the descendants of Africans that were carried away during the Transatlantic Slave Trade or Middle Passage, sometimes referred to in the United States by African-Americans as the Maafa...

, Bini sea and river deity.
Omutnitsa Vallis  33.0N 292.0E 150.0 1997 Omutnitsa, East Slavic river deity.
Poranica Valles  21.0S 178.5E 550.0 1997 Named after a supposedly Slovene word for Venus according to the official astronomical naming body,http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=2&bodyID=17&typeID=46&system=Venus&body=Venus&type=Vallis,%20valles&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig although neither Slovene dictionaries nor Slovene corpora
Text corpus
In linguistics, a corpus or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts...

 include this word. (Name changed from Poranica Vallis.)
Saga Vallis  76.1N 340.6E 450.0 1994 Saga, Norse
Norsemen
Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who spoke what is now called the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.The meaning of Norseman was "people...

 goddess in the form of a waterfall.
Samundra Vallis  24.1S 347.1E 110.0 1994 Samundra, Indian river goddess.
Sati Vallis  3.2N 334.4E 225.0 1994 Sati
Satis
In Egyptian mythology, Satis was the deification of the floods of the Nile River, and her cult originated in the ancient city of Swenet, now called Aswan on the southern edge of Egypt. Her name means she who shoots forth referring to the annual flooding of the river...

, Egyptian river goddess.
Sezibwa Vallis  44.0S 37.0E 300.0 1997 Sezibwa, Ganda
Luganda language
Ganda, or Luganda , is the major language of Uganda, spoken by over sixteen million Ganda and other people mainly in Southern Uganda, including the capital Kampala. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family...

 river spirit.
Sholpan Vallis  63.9S 150.0E 590.0 2003 Kazakh
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....

 and Karakalpak
Karakalpak language
Karakalpak is a Turkic language mainly spoken by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan , as well as by Bashkirs and Nogay. Ethnic Karakalpaks who live in the viloyatlar of Uzbekistan tend to speak local Uzbek dialects.-Classification:...

 name of planet Venus.
Sinann Vallis  49.0S 270.0E 425.0 1994 Sinann, an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 river goddess.
Ta'urua Vallis  80.2S 247.5E 525.0 1994 Tahitian
Tahitian language
Tahitian is an indigenous language spoken mainly in the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is an Eastern Polynesian language closely related to the other indigenous languages spoken in French Polynesia: Marquesan, Tuamotuan, Mangarevan, and Austral Islands languages...

 word for the planet Venus.
Tai-pe Valles  11.0N 156.5E 400.0 1997 Chinese name for planet Venus.
Tan-yondozo Vallis  41.5S 87.0E 800.0 1997 Bashkir
Bashkir language
The Bashkir language is a Turkic language, and is the language of the Bashkirs. It is co-official with Russian in the Republic of Bashkortostan.-Speakers:...

 name for planet Venus.
Tapati Vallis  27.0N 304.0E 150.0 1997 Tapati, Indian goddess of the Tapti River
Tapti River
The Tapi River ancient original name Tapi River , is a river in central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 km...

Tawera Vallis  11.6S 67.5E 500.0 1997 Māori
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...

 name for planet Venus.
Tingoi Vallis  6.0N 318.6E 250.0 1997 Tingoi, a Mandé
Mandé
Mandé or Manden is a large group of related ethnic groups in West Africa who speak any of the many Mande languages spread throughout the region. Various Mandé groups are found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,...

 river spirit.
Umaga Valles  49.0S 152.0E 400.0 1997 Old Tagal name for planet Venus.
Uottakh-sulus Valles  12.5N 239.0E 1,100.0 1997 Yakut
Yakut
Yakut may refer to:* Yakuts, the Turkic people associated with the Sakha Republic* Yakut language, a Turkic language also known as Sakha.* Ruby in Turkish language* Yakut , a breed from Russia*Yakut Pony, horse breed from Siberia, Russia...

ian/Saha
Saha
Saha may refer to:*Saha ionization equation, relating the densities of atoms, ions, and electrons in a plasma*Saha Airlines*Saha-gu, a district of the city of Busan, South Korea**Saha Station, a station in Saha-gu on the Busan Subway Line 1...

 name for planet Venus.
Utrenitsa Vallis  55.0N 280.0E 700.0 1997 Old Russian name for planet Venus.
Vakarine Vallis  5.0N 336.4E 625.0 1994 Lithuanian
Lithuanian language
Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...

 word for planet Venus.
Veden-Ema Vallis  15.0S 141.0E 300.0 1997 Veden-Ema, a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 goddess of fishing.
Vesper Vallis  59.3S 180.0E 610.0 2000 Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 name for evening Venus.
Vishera Vallis  33.1S 161.6E 300.0 2003 Vishera, a legendary Komi-Permyak
Komi peoples
The Komi people is an ethnic group whose homeland is in the north-east of European Russia around the basins of the Vychegda, Pechora and Kama rivers. They mostly live in the Komi Republic, Perm Krai, Murmansk Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the Russian...

 girl who turned into the Vishera River.
Xulab Vallis  57.5S 186.0E 820.0 1997 Mayan name for planet Venus.
Ymoja Vallis  71.6S 204.8E 390.0 1994 Ymoja, a Yoruba
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...

 river goddess.
Yuvkha Valles  10.5N 239.5E 200.0 1997 Yuvkha, a Turkman
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...

 river spirit.

Tesserae

Tesserae
Tessera (Venusian geography)
Tessera is a "complex ridged" surface feature seen on Venusian plateau highlands . Tessera is thought to be caused by crustal folding, buckling, and breaking. The presence of tessera on Venus suggests that the Venusian surface may be subject to piecewise lateral motions.-External links:*...

 are areas of polygon
Polygon
In geometry a polygon is a flat shape consisting of straight lines that are joined to form a closed chain orcircuit.A polygon is traditionally a plane figure that is bounded by a closed path, composed of a finite sequence of straight line segments...

al terrain. They are named after goddesses in world mythologies.
Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Adrasthea Tesserae  30.0N 55.0E 750.0 1997 Adrastea
Adrasteia (goddess)
Adrasteia is a goddess worshipped in hellenised Phrygia , probably derived from a local Anatolian mountain deity...

, Greek
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...

 goddess of law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...

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Ananke Tessera  53.3N 137.0E 1,060.0 1985 Ananke
Ananke (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Ananke, also spelled Anangke, Anance, or Anagke , was the personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle. She marks the beginning of the cosmos, along with Chronos...

, Greek goddess of necessity
Necessity
In U.S. criminal law, necessity may be either a possible justification or an exculpation for breaking the law. Defendants seeking to rely on this defense argue that they should not be held liable for their actions as a crime because their conduct was necessary to prevent some greater harm and when...

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Athena Tessera  35.0N 175.0E 1,800.0 1997 Athena
Athena
In Greek mythology, Athena, Athenê, or Athene , also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene , is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, justice, and skill. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Athena is...

, Greek goddess of wisdom
Wisdom
Wisdom is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgements and actions in keeping with this understanding. It often requires control of one's emotional reactions so that universal principles, reason and...

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Atropos Tessera  71.5N 304.0E 469.0 1985 Atropos
Atropos
Atropos or Aisa , in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirae, goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta.Atropos or Aisa was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life...

, one of the Fates
Moirae
The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...

 in Greek mythology.
Bathkol Tessera  61.0N 200.0E 1,485.0 1997 Bathkol, Israeli goddess of fate
Destiny
Destiny or fate refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual...

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Chimon-mana Tessera  3.0S 270.0E 1,500.0 1997 Chimon-mana, Hopi
Hopi
The Hopi are a federally recognized tribe of indigenous Native American people, who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. The Hopi area according to the 2000 census has a population of 6,946 people. Their Hopi language is one of the 30 of the Uto-Aztecan language...

 goddess of the insane.
Clidna Tessera  42.0S 29.0E 500.0 1997 Clidna, an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 bird goddess of the afterlife.
Clotho Tessera  56.4N 334.9E 289.0 1985 Clotho
Clotho
Clotho is one of the Three Fates or Moirae, in ancient Greek mythology. Her Roman equivalent is Nona. Clotho was responsible for spinning the thread of human life. She also made major decisions, such as when a person was born, thus in effect controlling people's lives...

, one of the Fates
Moirae
The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...

 in Greek mythology
Cocomama Tessera  62.0S 23.0E 1,600.0 1997 Kuka Mama, an Inca goddess of happiness.
Dekla Tessera  57.4N 71.8E 1,363.0 1985 Dekla, Latvian goddess of fate.
Dolya Tessera  8.0S 296.0E 1,100.0 1997 Dolya, East Slavic
East Slavs
The East Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking East Slavic languages. Formerly the main population of the medieval state of Kievan Rus, by the seventeenth century they evolved into the Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian peoples.-Sources:...

 good fate goddess.
Dou-Mu Tesserae  60.0S 244.0E 400.0 1997 Dou-Mu, Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....

 life/death ruling goddess.
Fortuna Tessera  69.9N 45.1E 2,801.0 1985 Fortuna
Fortuna
Fortuna can mean:*Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck -Geographical:*19 Fortuna, asteroid*Fortuna, California, town located on the north coast of California*Fortuna, United States Virgin Islands...

, a Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....

 goddess of chance.
Gbadu Tessera  1.0S 38.0E 700.0 1997 Gbadu, a Fon
Fon people
The Fon people, or Fon nu, are a major West African ethnic and linguistic group in the country of Benin, and southwest Nigeria, made up of more than 3,500,000 people. The Fon language is the main language spoken in Southern Benin, and is a member of the Gbe language group...

 goddess of guessing.
Gegute Tessera  17.0N 121.0E 1,600.0 1997 Gegute, a Lithuanian goddess of time.
Giltine Tesserae  39.0S 250.0E 300.0 1997 Giltine, a Lithuanian bad fate goddess.
Haasttse-baad Tessera  6.0N 127.0E 2,600.0 1997 Haasttse-badd, a Navajo
Navajo people
The Navajo of the Southwestern United States are the largest single federally recognized tribe of the United States of America. The Navajo Nation has 300,048 enrolled tribal members. The Navajo Nation constitutes an independent governmental body which manages the Navajo Indian reservation in the...

 good health goddess.
Hikuleo Tesserae  42.0S 54.0E 1,400.0 1997 Hikuleo, a Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...

n underworld goddess.
Humai Tessera  53.0S 250.0E 350.0 1997 Humai, an Iranian
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...

 legendary bird of happiness.
Husbishag Tesserae  28.0S 101.0E 1,100.0 1997 Husbishag, a Semitic
Semitic
In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages...

 underworld goddess
Itzpapalotl Tessera  75.7N 317.6E 380.0 1985 Itzpapalotl
Itzpapalotl
In Aztec mythology, Itzpapalotl was a fearsome skeletal warrior goddess, who ruled over the paradise world of Tamoanchan, the paradise of victims of infant mortality and place identified where humans were created. She is the mother of Mixcoatl and is particularly associated with the moth...

, Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...

 goddess of fate.
Kruchina Tesserae  36.0N 27.0E 1,000.0 1997 Kruchina, East Slavic goddess of saddness.
Kutue Tessera  39.5N 108.8E 653.0 1985 Kutue, a toad in Ulch folklore that brings happiness.
Lachesis Tessera  44.4N 300.1E 664.0 1985 Lachesis
Lachesis
Lachesis can be:* Lachesis , one of the Moirae the personification of destiny in Greek mythology* Lachesis , or bushmasters, a group of venomous pitvipers found in Central and South America* 120 Lachesis, an asteroid* Lachesis, a...

, one of the three Fates in Greek mythology.
Lahevhev Tesserae  29.0N 189.0E 1,300.0 1997 Lahevhev, Melanesian dead souls goddess.
Laima Tessera  55.0N 48.5E 971.0 1985 Laima
Laima
Laima was the personification of fate and luck in the Latvian and Lithuanian mythologies. She was associated with childbirth, marriage, and death; she was also the patron of pregnant women...

, Latvian and Lithuanian goddess of fate.
Lhamo Tessera  51.0S 15.0E 800.0 1997 Lhamo
Lhamo
Lhamo, or Ache Lhamo, which literally means "sister goddess", is a Tibetan folk opera. It is a combination of dances, chants and songs. The repertoire is drawn from Buddhist stories and Tibetan history....

, Tibetan
Tibetan people
The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan...

 time and fate goddess.
Likho Tesserae  40.0N 134.0E 1,200.0 1997 Likho
Likho
Likho, liho is an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology, a creature with one eye, often depicted as an old, skinny woman in black or as an evil male goblin of forests...

, East Slavic deity of bad fate.
Mafdet Tessera  9.2N 38.5E 370.0 2003 Mafdet
Mafdet
In early Egyptian mythology, Mafdet was a goddess who protected against snakes and scorpions and was often represented as either some sort of feline or mongoose. She is present in the Egyptian pantheon as early as the First Dynasty. Mafdet was the deification of legal justice, or possibly of...

, Egyptian goddess of judicial authority and executions.
Mago-Halmi Tesserae  70.0N 157.0E 400.0 1997 Mago-Halmi, Korean helping goddess.
Magu Tessera  52.0S 305.0E 300.0 1997 Ma Gu
Ma Gu
Ma Gu is a legendary Taoist xian associated with the elixir of life, and symbolic protector of females in Chinese mythology. Stories in Chinese literature describe Ma Gu as a beautiful young woman with long birdlike fingernails, while early myths associate her with caves...

, Chinese goddess of immortality.
Mamitu Tesserae  22.0N 44.0E 900.0 1997 Mamitu
Mamitu
In Mesopotamian mythology Mamitu was the goat-headed goddess of destiny, who decreed the fate of the new-borns. She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the Anunnaku. She is occasionally regarded as a consort of...

, Akkad
Akkad
The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia....

ian destiny goddess.
Manatum Tessera  4.0S 64.0E 3,800.0 1997 Manatum, Semitic goddess of fate.
Manzan-Gurme Tesserae  39.0N 359.5E 1,354.0 1985 Manzan-Gurme, ancestress who possesses the book of fate in Mongol, Tibetan, and Buryat mythologies.
Meni Tessera  48.1N 77.9E 454.0 1985 Meni, Semitic goddess of fate.
Meskhent Tessera  65.8N 103.1E 1,056.0 1985 Meskhenet, Egyptian goddess of fortune.
Minu-Anni Tessera  20.0S 30.0E 1,300.0 1997 Minu-Anni, Assyrian fate goddess.
Moira Tessera  58.7N 310.5E 361.0 1985 The Moirae
Moirae
The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...

, Greek fate goddess.
Nedolya Tesserae  5.0N 294.0E 1,200.0 1997 Nedolya, East Slavic bad fate goddess.
Nemesis Tesserae  40.0N 181.0E 355.0 1985 Nemesis
Nemesis (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Nemesis , also called Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of Marathon, was the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris . The Greeks personified vengeful fate as a remorseless goddess: the goddess of revenge...

, Greek goddess of fate.
Norna Tesserae  50.0S 263.0E 700.0 1997 The Norns
Norns
The Norns in Norse mythology are female beings who rule the destiny of gods and men, a kind of dísir comparable to the Fates in classical mythology....

, Norse fate goddesses
Nortia Tesserae  49.0S 160.0E 650.0 1997 Nortia
Nortia
Nortia is the Latinized name of an Etruscan goddess whose sphere of influence was time, fate, destiny and chance. The Etruscan form was perhaps Nurtia. Variant manuscript readings include Norcia, Norsia, Nercia, and Nyrtia.-Ritual of the nail:...

, Etruscan fate goddess.
Nuahine Tessera  9.0S 157.0E 1,000.0 1997 Nuahine, Rapanui
Rapanui
The Rapa Nui or Rapanui are the native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, in the Pacific Ocean. The easternmost Polynesian culture, the Rapa Nui people make up 60% of Easter Island's population, with some living also in mainland Chile...

 fate goddess.
Oddibjord Tessera  82.0N 85.0E 900.0 1997 Oddibjord, Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...

n fortune deity.
Pasom-mana Tesserae  33.0S 49.0E 1,200.0 1997 Pasom-mana, Hopi
Hopi
The Hopi are a federally recognized tribe of indigenous Native American people, who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. The Hopi area according to the 2000 census has a population of 6,946 people. Their Hopi language is one of the 30 of the Uto-Aztecan language...

 goddess of dreams and the insane.
Salus Tessera  1.5S 48.5E 850.0 1997 Salus
Salus
Salus was a minor Roman goddess. She was the personification of well-being of both the individual and the state. She is sometimes erroneously associated with the Greek goddess Hygieia....

, Roman health and prosperity goddess.
Senectus Tesserae  50.0N 292.0E 1,400.0 1997 Senectus, Roman goddess of old age.
Shait Tessera  54.0S 173.5E 220.0 1997 Shait, Egyptian human destiny goddess.
Shimti Tessera  31.9N 97.7E 1,275.0 1985 Shimti, the incarnation of Ishtar
Ishtar
Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna and to the cognate north-west Semitic goddess Astarte.-Characteristics:...

 as the goddess of fate in Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...

ian mythology.
Snotra Tesserae  24.0N 134.0E 1,000.0 1997 Scandinavian goddess of wisdom.
Sopdet Tesserae  45.0S 243.0E 500.0 1997 Egyptian goddess of Sirius star and the forthcoming year.
Sudenitsa Tesserae  33.0N 270.0E 4,200.0 1997 Slavic fate deities (three sisters).
Sudice Tessera  37.0S 112.0E 500.0 1997 Czech goddess of fate.
Tellus Tessera  42.6N 76.8E 2,329.0 1982 Greek Titaness
Tushita Tesserae  42.0S 54.0E 1,400.0 2000 Hindu deity of resignation to fate. Name changed from Hikuleo Tesserae.
Tyche Tessera  44.0S 14.5E 575.0 1997 Greek goddess of fate.
Urd Tessera  40.0S 174.5E 250.0 1997 Norse fate goddess.
Ustrecha Tesserae  43.0S 265.0E 450.0 1997 Old Russian goddess of chance.
Vako-nana Tesserae  27.0N 40.0E 1,200.0 1997 Adygan wise predictor.
Verpeja Tesserae  58.0S 160.0E 600.0 1997 Lithuanian life thread goddess.
Virilis Tesserae  56.1N 239.7E 782.0 1985 One of the names of Fortuna, Roman goddess of chance.
Xi Wang-mu Tessera  30.0S 62.0E 1,300.0 1997 Chinese goddess of west, keeper of medicine for eternal life.
Yuki-Onne Tessera  39.0N 261.0E 1,200.0 1997 Japanese spirit of death.
Zirka Tessera  33.0N 300.0E 450.0 1997 Belorussian happiness goddess.

Rupes

Scarps on Venus are called rupes
Rupes
Rupes is the Latin word for 'cliff'. It is used in planetary geology to refer to escarpments on other planets, such as Mercury, and moons, such as Luna, Earth's natural satellite.How rupes are formed is, as of 2008, a matter of speculation...

 and are named after goddesses of the hearth.
Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Fornax Rupes  30.3N 201.1E 729.0 1985 Roman goddess of hearth and baking of bread.
Gabie Rupes  67.5N 109.9E 350.0 1985 Lithuanian goddess of fire and hearth.
Hestia Rupes  6.0N 71.1E 588.0 1982 Greek hearth goddess.
Uorsar Rupes  76.8N 341.2E 820.0 1985 Adygan (Caucasus) goddess of hearth.
Ut Rupes  55.3N 321.9E 676.0 1982 Siberian; Turco-Tatar goddess of the hearth fire.
Vaidilute Rupes  43.5S 22.0E 2,000.0 1997 Lithuanian hearth goddess.
Vesta Rupes  58.3N 323.9E 788.0 1982 Roman hearth goddess.

Tholi

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Akka Tholus  75.1 N 233.0 E 19.4 2009 Akka, Finnish mother goddess
Alcyone Tholus  2.1S 256.4E 70.0 2003 Greek goddess who is the personification of a rain cloud.
Ale Tholus  68.2N 247.0E 87.0 1985 Igbo (Nigeria) goddess who created Earth and vegetation.
Amra Tholus  53.0N 98.0E 50.0 1997 Abkhazian sun deity.
Angerona Tholus  29.8S 287.2E 200.0 1997 Italian goddess of silence.
Angrboda Tholus  73.8S 116.0E 80.0 1997 Norse Giantness, the first wife of Loki
Loki
In Norse mythology, Loki or Loke is a god or jötunn . Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, Loki is the father of Nari or Narfi...

 and mother of three evil deities.
Apakura Tholus  40.3N 208.8E 10.0 2006 Māori (New Zealand) goddess of justice.
Ashtart Tholus  48.7N 247.0E 138.0 1985 Phoenician goddess of love, fertility and war; personification of planet Venus.
Azimua Tholi  34.05S 249.35E 40.0 2006 Sumerian underworld goddess.
Bast Tholus  57.8N 130.3E 83.0 1985 Egyptian goddess of joy.
Brigit Tholus  49.0N 246.0E 0.0 1985 Celtic goddess of wisdom, doctoring, smithing.
Cotis Tholus  44.3N 233.0E 62.0 1997 Thracian goddess, mother of gods, similar to Cybele. Named changed from Cotis Mons.
Dröl-ma Tholus  24.2N 6.3E 40.0 2000 Tibetan goddess of compassion.
Eirene Tholus  75.5 N 230.0 E 58.0 2009 Eirene
Eirene (Greek goddess)
Eirene, or Irene |Pax]]), one of the Horae, was the personification of peace, and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre and a torch or rhyton. She is said sometimes to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis....

, Greek goddess of peace
Evaki Tholus  37.6N 342.2E 200.0 1997 Amazonian sleep goddess.
Ezili Tholus  23.7N 91.3E 150.0 2006-09-25 Benin (West Africa) goddess of "sweet water", beauty, and love.
Furki Tholus  35.9N 236.4E 79.0 1997 Chechen and Ingush (Caucasus) goddess, wife of thunder god Sela. Name changed from Furki Mons.
Gerd Tholi  54.5S 291.5E 50.0 1997 Scandinavian sky maiden.
Grechukha Tholi  8.6S 255.8E 200.0 2000 Ukrainian field deity.
Iaso Tholus  5.2N 255.3E 30.0 2003 Greek goddess of health, medicine, and recovery.
Justitia Tholus  28.7S 296.5E 60.0 1997 Roman goddess of justice.
Khotal-Ekva Tholi  9.1S 177.8E 50.0 1997 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) sun goddess.
Kwannon Tholus  26.3S 296.8E 135.0 1997 Japanese Buddhist goddess of mercy.
Lama Tholus  7.8N 266.0E 110.0 2003 Sumerian protective goddess.
Mahuea Tholus  37.5S 164.7E 110.0 1994 Māori fire goddess.
Meiboia Tholus  44.7S 281.3E 85.0 1997 Greek bee goddess.
Mentha Tholus  43.0N 237.3E 79.0 1997 Roman goddess, personification of the human mind. Name changed from Mentha Mons.
Monoshi Tholus  37.7S 252.0E 15.0 2006 Bengal goddess of snakes.
Muru Tholus  9.0S 305.5E 40.0 1997 Estonian deity of meadows.
Narina Tholi  25.8S 80.0E 55.0 2000 Australian wild bird goddess.
Ndara Tholus  57.5S 16.0E 70.0 1997 Toraji (Sulavesi Isl., Indonesia) underworld and earthquake goddess.
Neegyauks Tholus  68.6S 200.0E 30.0 2000 Tlingit (SE Alaska) volcano woman and frog princess.
Nertus Tholus  61.2N 247.9E 66.0 1985 German/Norse vegetation goddess.
Nipa Tholus  8.4N 255.7E 140.0 2003 Algonquin moon goddess.
Norterma Tholus  77.0S 188.0E 15.0 2000 Tibetan wealth-giving goddess.
Otafuku Tholi  28.7N 46.3E 80.0 1997 Japanese goddess of joyfulness.
Otohime Tholus  32.0S 268.2E 20.0 2006 Japanese goddess of the arts and beauty.
Padma Tholi  34.7S 68.3E 100.0 2000 Hindu lotus goddess.
Pajan Yan Tholus  8.3N 252.2E 80.0 2003 Cambodian healing goddess whose face appears in markings on the Moon.
Paoro Tholi  10.5N 268.0E 225.0 2003 Māori (New Zealand) goddess of echoes; she gave voice to the first woman Marikoriko.
Perynya Tholus  0.7S 353.2E 110.0 2000 Slavic goddess, wife of thunderstorm god Perun.
Podaga Tholus  56.3S 2.0E 40.0 1997 Slavic weather goddess.
Rohina Tholus  40.6S 295.4E 30.0 1997 Hindu cow goddess.
Rosna Tholi  25.5S 73.3E 130.0 2000 Chimalateco/Chinanteco (Mexico) mountain goddess.
Semele Tholi  64.3N 202.9E 194.0 1985 Frygian (Phoenician) Earth goddess.
Shamiram Tholus  6.9S 335.2E 10.0 2000 Armenian goddess of love.
Sumerla Tholi  13.8S 252.2E 90.0 2000 E. Slavic underworld goddess.
Toci Tholus  29.5N 355.1E 300.0 1997 Aztec earthquake goddess.
Turi Tholus  66.9S 222.3E 15.0 2000 Polynesian goddess, created islands' relief.
Tursa Tholus  35.4S 205.2E 75.0 1997 Italian goddess of terror.
Upunusa Tholus  66.2N 252.4E 223.0 1985 Earth goddess of Leti and Babar (Southwestern islands, eastern Indonesia).
Vilakh Tholus  6.5S 176.5E 15.0 1997 Lakian/Kazikumukhan (Daghestan) fire goddess.
Vupar Tholus  13.5S 306.0E 100.0 1997 Chuvash (Volga area) evil spirit causing lunar and solar eclipses.
Wohpe Tholus  41.4N 288.1E 40.0 2006 Lakota goddess of order, beauty, and happiness.
Wurunsemu Tholus  40.6N 209.9E 83.0 1985 Hatti (proto-Hittite) sun goddess and mother of gods.
Yansa Tholus  76.1 N 232.2 E 20.0 2009 Brazilian goddess of wind and fire
Yurt-Ava Tholus  13.8S 341.5E 15.0 2000 Mordovian (Volga Finn) "home's mother" deity.
Zorya Tholus  9.4S 335.3E 22.0 1994 Slavic dawn goddess.

Regio

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Alpha Regio
Alpha Regio
Alpha Regio is a region of the planet Venus extending for about 1500 kilometers centered at 22°S, 5°E.It was discovered and named by Dick Goldstein in 1964. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature between 1976 and 1979...

 
25.5S 0.3E 1,897.0 1979 First letter in Greek alphabet.
Asteria Regio  21.6N 267.5E 1,131.0 1982 Greek Titaness.
Atla Regio  9.2N 200.1E 3,200.0 1982 Norse giantess, mother of Heimdall.
Bell Regio  32.8N 51.4E 1,778.0 1982 English giantess.
Beta Regio
Beta Regio
Beta Regio is a region of the planet Venus known as a volcanic rise. Measuring about 3000 km, it constitutes a prominent upland region of Venus centered at ....

 
25.3N 282.8E 2,869.0 1979 Second letter in Greek alphabet.
Dione Regio  31.5S 328.0E 2,300.0 1991 Greek Titanness; consort of Zeus and the mother of Aphrodite according to Homer.
Dsonkwa Regio  53.0S 167.0E 1,500.0 1997 Kwakiutl (NW Coast) forest giantess.
Eistla Regio  10.5N 21.5E 8,015.0 1982 Norse giantess.
Hyndla Regio  22.5N 294.5E 2,300.0 1991 Norse wood giantess.
Imdr Regio  43.0S 212.0E 1,611.0 1982 Norse giantess.
Ishkus Regio  61.0S 245.0E 1,000.0 1997 Makah (NW Coast) forest giantess.
Laufey Regio  7.0N 315.0E 2,100.0 2000 Norse giantess.
Neringa Regio  65.0S 288.0E 1,100.0 1997 Lithuanian seacoast giantess.
Ovda Regio
Ovda Regio
Ovda Regio is a region on Venus that forms the western part of Aphrodite Terra. Magellan images show a complex surface, with several generations of structures. A pervasive fabric of irregular broad domes and ridges and associated curvilinear valleys was flooded by lava, then fractured...

 
2.8S 85.6E 5,280.0 1982 Hebrew, meaning "fact".
Phoebe Regio  6.0S 282.8E 2,852.0 1982 Greek Titaness.
Tethus Regio  66.0N 120.0E 0.0 1982 Greek Titaness.
Themis Regio  37.4S 284.2E 1,811.0 1982 Greek Titaness.
Thetis Regio  11.4S 129.9E 2,801.0 1982 Greek Titaness.
Ulfrun Regio  27.0N 225.0E 3,954.0 1982 Norse giantess.
Vasilisa Regio  11.0S 332.0E 1,200.0 1997 Russian tale heroine.

Planum

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Astkhik Planum  45.0S 20.0E 2,000.0 1997 Astghik
Astghik
In the earliest prehistoric period Asdghig, commonly referred to as Asya, Astghik, or Astlik, had been worshipped as the Armenian pagan deity of fertility and love , later the skylight had been considered her personification, and she had been the wife or lover of Vahagn...

 - Armenian goddess of love, beauty and water.
Lakshmi Planum
Lakshmi Planum
Lakshmi Planum is a plateau feature on the surface of Venus on the Western Ishtar Terra. It is named after Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.It is roughly above the mean planetary radius...

 
68.6N 339.3E 2,345.0 1979 Indian goddess of love and war.
Turan Planum  13.0S 116.5E 800.0 2003 Etruscan goddess of love, health, and fertility.
Viriplaca Planum  20.0S 112.0E 1,200.0 2003 Roman goddess of matrimonial love and happiness.

Planitia

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Aibarchin Planitia  73.0S 25.0E 1,200.0 1997 Uzbek "Alpamysh" epic tale heroine.
Aino Planitia  40.5S 94.5E 4,985.0 1982 Finnish heroine who became water spirit.
Akhtamar Planitia  27.0N 65.0E 2,700.0 1997 Armenian epic heroine.
Alma-Merghen Planitia  76.0S 100.0E 1,500.0 1997 Mongol/Tibet/Buryat "Gheser" epic tale heroine.
Atalanta Planitia  45.6N 165.8E 2,050.0 1982 Greek mythical heroine.
Audra Planitia  59.8N 92.3E 1,860.0 1991 Lithuanian sea mistress.
Bereghinya Planitia  28.6N 23.6E 3,900.0 1985 Slavic water spirit.
Dzerassa Planitia  15.0S 295.0E 2,800.0 1997 Ossetian epic heroine; golden-haired daughter of water king.
Fonueha Planitia  44.0S 48.0E 3,000.0 1997 Samoan folktale blind old woman who became the shark.
Ganiki Planitia  40.0N 202.0E 5,160.0 1985 Orochian (Siberia) water spirit, mermaid.
Guinevere Planitia  21.9N 325.0E 7,520.0 1982 British, wife of Arthur.
Gunda Planitia  16.0S 267.0E 1,200.0 1997 Abkhazian epic heroine, beautiful sister of the giant knights.
Helen Planitia  51.7S 263.9E 4,360.0 1982 Greek; "the face that launched 1000 ships."
Hinemoa Planitia  5.0N 265.0E 3,700.0 1997 Māori tale heroine; swam across Rotorua Lake to her friend.
Imapinua Planitia  60.0S 142.0E 2,100.0 1997 E. Greenland Eskimo sea mistress.
Kanykey Planitia  10.0S 350.0E 2,100.0 1997 Kyrgyz "Manas" epic tale heroine, wife of the knight Manas.
Kawelu Planitia  32.8N 246.5E 3,910.0 1985 Hawaiian mythological heroine, died and brought back to life.
Laimdota Planitia  58.0S 117.0E 1,800.0 1997 Latvian myth heroine.
Lavinia Planitia  47.3S 347.5E 2,820.0 1982 Roman; wife of Aeneas.
Leda Planitia  44.0N 65.1E 2,890.0 1982 Mother of Helen, Castor.
Libuše Planitia  60.0N 290.0E 1,200.0 1997 Czech tales heroine, wiser of three sisters.
Llorona Planitia  18.0N 145.0E 2,600.0 1997 Mexican/Spanish folktale heroine.
Louhi Planitia  80.5N 120.5E 2,440.0 1985 Karelo-Finn mother of the North.
Lowana Planitia  43.0N 98.0E 2,700.0 1997 Australian aboriginal tale heroine; lived alone by the sea weaving baskets.
Mugazo Planitia  69.0S 60.0E 1,500.0 1997 Vietnamese tale heroine.
Navka Planitia  8.1S 317.6E 2,100.0 1982 East-Slavic mermaid.
Niobe Planitia  21.0N 112.3E 5,008.0 1982 Greek; her 12 children killed by Artemis and Apollo.
Nsomeka Planitia  53.0S 195.0E 2,100.0 1994 Bantu culture heroine.
Nuptadi Planitia  73.0S 250.0E 1,200.0 1997 Mandan (US Plains) folk heroine; had magic shell robe.
Rusalka Planitia  9.8N 170.1E 3,655.0 1982 Russian mermaid.
Sedna Planitia
Sedna Planitia
Sedna Planitia is a large lowland area of Venus, south of Ishtar Terra.It is thought to be lava-covered and similar to a lunar mare....

 
42.7N 340.7E 3,570.0 1982 Eskimo; her fingers became seals and whales.
Snegurochka Planitia  86.6N 328.0E 2,775.0 1985 Snow maiden in Russian folktales, melted in spring.
Sogolon Planitia  8.0N 107.0E 1,600.0 1997 Mandingo (Mali) epic heroine, buffalo-woman, mother of giant.
Tahmina Planitia  23.0S 80.0E 3,000.0 1997 Iranian epic heroine, wife of knight Rustam.
Tilli-Hanum Planitia  54.0N 120.0E 2,300.0 1997 Azeri "Ker-ogly" epic tale heroine.
Tinatin Planitia  15.0S 15.0E 0.0 1994 Georgian epic heroine.
Undine Planitia  13.0N 303.0E 2,800.0 1997 Lithuanian water nymph, mermaid.
Vellamo Planitia  45.4N 149.1E 2,155.0 1985 Karelo-Finn mermaid.
Vinmara Planitia  53.8N 207.6E 1,635.0 1985 Swan maiden whom sea god Qat kept on Earth by hiding her wings (New Hebrides).
Wawalag Planitia  30.0S 217.0E 2,600.0 1997 Yulengor (Arnhemland) tale heroines, two sisters who evolved language.
Zhibek Planitia  40.0S 157.0E 2,000.0 1997 Kazakh "Kyz-Zhibek" epic tale heroine.

Paterae

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Aitchison Patera  16.7S 349.4E 28.0 1994 Alison; American geographer.
Anning Paterae  66.5N 57.8E 0.0 1991 Mary; English paleontologist (1799–1847).
Anthony Patera  48.2N 32.6E 70.0 1991 Susan B.; American suffrage leader (1820–1906).
Apgar Patera  43.1N 83.8E 126.0 1991 Virginia; American doctor (1909–1974).
Aspasia Patera  56.4N 189.0E 200.0 1985 One of most outstanding women of ancient Greece (c. 470-429 B.C.). Name changed to Aspasia Corona.
Ayrton Patera  6.0N 227.3E 85.0 1994 Hertha M.; English physicist (1854–1923).
Ba'het Patera  48.4N 0.1E 145.0 1991 Egyptian who defeated Portuguese. Changed to Ba'het Corona.
Bakhtadze Patera  45.5N 219.5E 50.0 1997 Kseniya; Georgian tea genetist (1899–1978).
Barnes Patera  15.5S 229.2E 15.0 2003 Florence Lowe "Pancho"; American aviatrix (1901–1975).
Bers Patera  66.7S 183.0E 17.0 2000 Sofya Andreyevna (Tolstaya); wife and copyist for Leo Tolstoy (1844–1919).
Bethune Patera  46.5N 321.3E 94.0 1991 Mary; American educator (1875–1955).
Boadicea Paterae  56.6N 96.5E 220.0 1991 (Boudicca); queen and heroine of Iceni (English Celtic tribe) (d. A.D. 62).
Bremer Patera  66.8N 63.7E 91.0 1991 Frederika; Swedish writer, reformer, feminist (1801–1865).
Carriera Patera  48.6N 48.8E 97.0 1991 Rosalba; Italian portrait painter (1675–1757).
Cassatt Patera  65.6N 207.7E 152.1 1991 Mary; American Impressionist painter (1844–1926). Name changed to Cassatt Corona.
Cavell Patera  37.9N 18.7E 76.0 1991 Edith; British nurse, heroine (1865–1915). (Changed to Cavell Corona.)
Cherskaya Patera  5.2S 232.5E 85.0 2003 Mavra Pavlovna; Russian explorer of E. Siberia, wife of Ivan Chersky (c. 1850 - c. 1900).
Cleopatra Patera  66.0N 6.9E 119.0 1992 Egyptian queen c. 69-30 B.C. Changed to Cleopatra as crater name.
Colette Patera  66.3N 322.8E 149.0 1982 Claudine; French novelist (1873–1954).
Corday Patera  62.7N 40.2E 135.0 1991 Charlotte; French patriot (1768–1798).
Darclée Patera  37.4S 263.8E 15.0 2006 Hariclea; Romanian soprano singer (1860–1939).
Davies Patera  47.2N 269.3E 93.0 1991 Emily Sarah; British educator; college founder (1830–1921).
Destinnová Patera  31.5S 250.2E 15.0 2006 Ema (pseudonym of Emilia Kittlova); Bohemian/Czech singer, also known as Emmy Destinn (1878–1930).
Dietrich Patera  5.3S 235.3E 100.0 2003 Marlene (Maria Magdalena von Losch); German-born American actress (1901–1992).
Dutrieu Patera  33.8N 198.5E 80.0 2006 Helene; Belgian/French pioneer aviatrix (1877–1961).
Eliot Patera  39.1N 79.0E 116.0 1991 George; (Mary Ann Evans) English writer (1819–1880).
Fedchenko Patera  24.0S 226.5E 75.0 1997 Olga; Russian botanist, explorer of Central Asia (1845–1921).
Fedosova Patera  45.0N 171.8E 24.0 1997 Irina; Russian folk poet (1831–1899). Changed from Fedosova crater.
Garbo Patera  1.5N 258.2E 75.0 2003 Greta Gustafsson; Swedish-born American actress (1905–1990).
Garland Patera  32.7N 206.8E 45.0 2006 Judy; American singer and actress (1922–1969).
Graham Patera  6.0S 6.0E 75.0 1997 Martha; American dancer, choreographer (1894–1991). Name changed from Graham crater.
Grizodubova Patera  16.7N 299.6E 50.0 1997 Valentina; Soviet aviatrix (1910–1993).
Hatshepsut Patera  28.1N 64.5E 118.0 1985 Egyptian pharaoh (1479 B.C.).
Hiei Chu Patera  48.2N 97.4E 139.0 1985 Chinese, converted silk worm product into thread and material (2698 B.C.).
Hroswitha Patera  35.8N 34.8E 163.0 1985 German writer (c. A.D. 935-975).
Izumi Patera  50.0N 193.6E 74.0 1985 Sikibu; Japanese writer (974-1036).
Jaszai Patera
Jaszai Patera
Jaszai Patera is a to wide volcanic caldera on Venus containing steep sided lava domes....

 
32.0N 305.0E 70.0 1997 Mary; Hungarian actress (1850–1926).
Jotuni Patera  6.5S 214.0E 100.0 1997 Maria; Finnish writer (1880–1943).
Keller Patera  45.0N 274.0E 69.0 1991 Helen; blind and deaf American writer (1880–1968).
Kottauer Patera  36.7N 39.6E 136.0 1985 Helena; Austrian historical writer (1410–1471).
Kupo Patera  41.9S 195.5E 100.0 1997 Irena; Israelite astronomer (1929–1978).
Kvasha Patera  9.5S 69.0E 50.0 1997 Lidiya; Soviet mineralogist, meteorite researcher (1909–1977).
Ledoux Patera  9.2S 224.8E 75.0 1994 Jeanne; French artist (1767–1840).
Libby Patera  34.5S 199.5E 90.0 1997 Leona Woods Marshall; American chemist and physicist (1919–1986).
Lindgren Patera  28.1N 241.4E 110.0 2006 Astrid; Swedish author (1907–2002).
Malibran Patera  18.4S 224.6E 60.0 2003 Maria Felicia Garcia; Spanish/French singer (1808–1836), sister of Pauline Viardot-Garcia (see Viardot Patera).
Malintzin Patera  57.0N 81.5E 60.0 1991 (Malina); Aztec Indian guide, interpreter (1501–1550).
Mansfield Patera  29.5N 227.5E 80.0 1997 Cathrin (Cathleen Beauchamp); New Zealand writer (1888–1923).
Mehseti Patera  16.0N 311.0E 60.0 1997 Ganjevi; Azeri/Persian poetess (c. 1050-c. 1100).
Mezrina Patera  33.3S 68.8E 60.0 2000 Anna; Russian clay toy sculptor (1853–1938).
Mikhaylova Patera  26.8S 348.2E 70.0 1997 Dariya (better known as Dasha of Sevastopol); Russian nurse (c. 1830-c. 1915).
Nikolaeva Patera  33.9N 267.5E 100.0 2006 Olga V.; Russian planetologist/geochemist (1941–2000).
Nordenflycht Patera  35.0S 266.0E 140.0 1997 Hedwig; Swedish poetess (1718–1763).
Nzingha Patera  68.7N 205.7E 85.5 1991 (Ann Zingha) queen, head of Amazon band (1582–1663). Name changed to Nzingha Corona.
Panina Patera  13.0S 309.8E 50.0 1997 Varya; Gypsy/Russian singer (1872–1911).
Payne-Gaposchkin Patera  25.5S 196.0E 100.0 1997 Cecilia Helena; American astronomer (1900–1979).
Pchilka Patera  26.5N 234.0E 100.0 1997 Olena (Olga Kosach); Ukrainian writer and ethnographer (1849–1930).
Pocahontas Patera  64.9N 49.4E 78.0 1991 Powhatan Indian peacemaker (1595–1617).
Raskova Paterae  51.0S 222.8E 80.0 1994 Marina M.; Russian aviator (1912–1943).
Razia Patera  46.2N 197.8E 157.0 1985 Queen of Delhi Sultanate (India) (1236–1240).
Rogneda Patera  2.8S 220.5E 120.0 2003 Gorislava; E. Slavic princess, wife of Vladimir 'The Red Sun', duke of Kiev, mother of Yaroslav 'The Wise', grand duke of Kiev (c. 950-1000).
Sacajawea Patera
Sacajawea Patera
Sacajawea Patera is a large, elongate caldera located in Western Ishtar Terra on the smooth plateau of Lakshmi Planum, on the planet Venus. The image is centered at 64.5 degrees North latitude and 337 degrees East longitude. It is approximately wide at the base...

 
64.3N 335.4E 233.0 1982 Shoshoni Indian woman who served as an interpreter for the Lewis & Clark expedition to the Pacific Northwest (1786–1812).
Sachs Patera
Sachs Patera
Sachs Patera is a feature on Venus. Defined as a sag-caldera, Sachs is an elliptical depression 130 meters in depth, spanning in width along its longest axis. The morphology implies that a chamber of molten material drained and collapsed, forming a depression surrounded by concentric scarps...

 
49.1N 334.2E 65.0 1991 Nelly; German-born Swedish playwright, poet (1891–1970).
Sand Patera  41.7N 15.5E 181.0 1991 George (Aurore Dupin); French novelist (1804–1876). Name changed to Sand Corona.
Sappho Patera  14.1N 16.5E 225.0 1979 Lyric poetess, Lesbos, Asia Minor (fl. between 160-580 B.C.).
Schumann-Heink Patera  74.3N 214.5E 121.7 1991 Ernestine; German singer (1861–1936). Name changed to Schumann-Heink Corona.
Serova Patera  20.0N 247.0E 60.0 1997 Valentina (Polovikova); Soviet actress (1918–1975).
Shelikhova Patera  75.7S 162.5E 60.0 1997 Natalia; Russian explorer of Alaska (c. 1750-c. 1800).
Shulzhenko Patera  6.5N 264.5E 60.0 1997 Klavdiya; Soviet singer (1906–1984).
Siddons Patera
Siddons Patera
Siddons Patera is a volcanic caldera on Venus surrounded by collapsed lava tubes....

 
61.6N 340.6E 47.0 1997 Sarah; English actress (1755–1831).
Stopes Patera  42.6N 46.5E 169.0 1991 Marie; English paleontologist (1880–1959).
Tarbell Patera  58.2S 351.5E 80.0 1994 Ida; American author, editor (1857–1944).
Teasdale Patera  67.6S 189.1E 75.0 1994 Sara; American poet (1884–1933).
Tenisheva Patera  1.4S 254.8E 80.0 2000 Mariya; Russian painter and art collector (1867–1928).
Tey Patera  17.8S 349.1E 20.0 1994 Josephine; Scottish author (1897–1952).
Theodora Patera  23.0N 280.0E 0.0 1982 Famous Byzantine woman. Feature resolved to be part of chasma.
Tipporah Patera  38.9N 43.0E 99.0 1985 Hebrew medical scholar (1500 B.C.).
Tituba Patera  42.4N 214.7E 163.0 1991 Nurse who started Salem witch hunt (c. 1692). Name changed to Tituba Corona.
Trotula Patera  41.3N 18.9E 146.0 1985 Italian physician (A.D. 1097). Name changed to Trotula Corona.
Viardot Patera  7.0S 254.3E 55.0 2000 (Viardot-Garcia) Pauline; French singer and composer (1821–1910).
Vibert-Douglas Patera  11.6S 194.3E 45.0 2003 Allie; Canadian astronomer (1894–1988).
Villepreux-Power Patera  22.0S 210.0E 100.0 1997 Jeannette; French marine biologist (1794–1871).
Vovchok Patera  38.0S 310.0E 80.0 1997 Marko (Mariya Vilinskaya-Markovich); Ukrainian/Russian writer (1833–1907).
Wilde Patera  21.3S 266.3E 75.0 2000 Lady Jane Francesca; Irish poet (1821–1891).
Witte Patera  25.8S 247.65E 35.0 2006 Wilhelmine; German astronomer (1777–1854).
Woodhull Patera  37.4N 305.4E 83.0 1991 Victoria; American-English lecturer (1838–1927).
Yaroslavna Patera  38.8N 21.2E 112.0 1985 Russian, wife of Price Igor; patiently waited for his return from captivity (12th century). Name changed to Yaroslavna Corona.
Žemaite Patera  35.0S 263.0E 60.0 1997 Julia; Lithuanian writer (1845–1921).

Lineae

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Agrona Linea  40.0N 280.0E 2,300.0 2006 Welsh goddess of slaughter, destroyer of life.
Antiope Linea  40.0S 350.0E 0.0 1982 Amazon awarded to Theseus.
Badb Linea  14.0N 15.0E 1,750.0 1997 Irish war goddess.
Breksta Linea  35.9N 304.0E 700.0 1985 Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed from Breksta Dorsa August 2004.)
Discordia Linea  58.0S 246.5E 800.0 1997 Roman war goddess, close to Bellona.
Guor Linea  20.0N 0.0E 0.0 1982 Northern European Valkyrie.
Hariasa Linea  19.0N 15.0E 0.0 1982 German war goddess.
Hippolyta Linea  42.0S 345.0E 0.0 1982 Amazon queen.
Jokwa Linea  17.0S 210.0E 2,200.0 2003 Japanese "Royal Lady of the West" who waged war with demons and giants, then set the world in order.
Kalaipahoa Linea  60.5S 336.5E 2,400.0 1991 Hawaiian war goddess.
Kara Linea  44.0S 306.0E 0.0 1982 Icelandic Valkryie.
Lampedo Linea  62.2N 293.0E 800.0 1982 Scythian Amazon queen.
Molpadia Linea  48.0S 355.0E 0.0 1982 Amazon.
Morrigan Linea  54.5S 311.0E 3,200.0 1991 Celtic war goddess.
Penardun Linea  54.0S 344.0E 975.0 1991 Celtic sky goddess.
Sarykyz Linea  77.3S 200.0E 370.0 1997 Uzbek evil spirit.
Sui-ur Linea  61.0S 260.0E 700.0 1997 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) wife of war god.
Thaukhud Linea  24.0S 232.0E 900.0 2003 Adygan (N. Caucasus) brave female warrior, a good spirit.
Veleda Linea  10.0S 213.0E 1,350.0 2003 Warrior goddess of the continental Celts.
Vihansa Linea  54.0N 20.0E 0.0 1982 German war goddess.
Virtus Linea  12.0N 21.0E 500.0 1997 Roman war goddess.

Labyrinthus

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Radunitsa Labyrinthus  8.9S 351.3E 100.0 2000 Ancient Slavic goddess, keeper of souls of the deceased.

Fossae

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Aife Fossae  67.0N 131.0E 280.0 1997 Irish warrior deity.
Ajina Fossae  45.0S 258.0E 300.0 1997 Tajik evil spirit.
Albasty Fossae  9.0S 336.5E 500.0 1997 Tartar evil spirit.
Arianrod Fossae  37.0N 239.9E 715.0 1985 Celtic warrior queen.
Bellona Fossae  38.0N 222.1E 855.0 1985 Roman war goddess, wife of Mars.
Brynhild Fossae  26.0S 18.0E 1,800.0 1997 Norse warrior maiden.
Enyo Fossae  62.0S 351.0E 700.0 1991 Greek war goddess.
Fea Fossae  27.5N 224.0E 620.0 1997 Gaelic war goddess.
Felesta Fossae  34.5N 46.5E 570.0 1991 Amazon queen in Scythian epic tales.
Friagabi Fossae  50.2N 109.5E 141.0 1985 Old English goddess, connected with Mars.
Gulaim Fossae  5.0S 329.0E 800.0 1997 Karakalpak amazon leader.
Hanekasa Fossae  29.0N 148.5E 700.0 1997 Sanema (Venezuela) amazon warrior.
Hildr Fossa  45.4N 159.4E 677.0 1985 Norse mythological warrior.
Ilbis Fossae  71.9N 254.6E 512.0 1985 Yakutian (Siberia) goddess of bloodshed.
Karra-ma-hte Fossae  28.0N 342.0E 1,800.0 1997 Latvian warrior goddess.
Khosedem Fossae  13.0S 303.0E 1,800.0 1997 Ketian (Yenisey R.) main evil goddess.
Magura Fossae  12.0S 332.5E 600.0 1997 E. Slavic winged warrior maiden.
Manto Fossae  63.6N 64.9E 536.0 1991 Greek war goddess.
Minerva Fossae  64.5N 252.5E 0.0 1985 Roman goddess of war.
Mist Fossae  39.5N 247.3E 244.0 1985 Norse Valkyrie. Changed to Mist Chasma.
Naguchitsa Fossae  35.6S 159.3E 730.0 2003 Adygan evil warrior, old woman with iron teeth.
Naijok Fossae  70.2S 337.0E 450.0 1997 Dinka (Sudan) evil deity.
Namjyalma Fossae  2.5N 2.7E 560.0 2000 Tibetan victorious mother.
Narundi Fossae  66.5S 329.0E 700.0 1997 Elam goddess of victory.
Nike Fossae  59.5S 340.0E 800.0 1991 Greek goddess of victory.
Penthesilea Fossa  12.0S 214.0E 1,700.0 1997 Greek amazon queen.
Perunitsa Fossae  10.0S 307.0E 1,300.0 1997 E. Slavic winged warrior maiden.
Rangrid Fossae  62.7N 356.4E 243.0 1985 Norse Valkyrie.
Saykal Fossae  73.0N 139.0E 300.0 1997 Kyrgyz warrior maiden.
Sigrun Fossae  50.5N 18.0E 970.0 1985 Norse Valkyrie.
Valkyrie Fossae  58.2N 7.0E 357.0 1991 Norse battle maidens.
Yenkhoboy Fossae  48.0S 7.0E 900.0 1997 Buryatian warrior sisters.
Yuzut-Arkh Fossae  48.0N 224.0E 550.0 1997 Khakas (S. Siberia) evil deity.
Zheztyrnak Fossae  67.5S 182.0E 180.0 2000 Kazakh evil deity, "copper claw" maiden.

Fluctus

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Alpan Fluctus  7.5S 349.0E 500.0 1997 Lezghin (Daghestan) fire goddess.
Argimpasa Fluctus  0.0N 175.5E 950.0 1997 Scythian goddess of love.
Arubani Fluctus  55.0S 132.0E 620.0 1997 Urartu supreme goddess.
Bolotnitsa Fluctus  50.0N 160.0E 1,100.0 1997 E. Slavic swamp mermaid.
Cavillaca Fluctus  72.0S 340.0E 800.0 1997 Huarochiri (Peru) virgin goddess, turned herself into a rock.
Darago Fluctus  11.5S 313.5E 775.0 1994 Philippine volcano goddess.
Djabran Fluctus  43.5S 183.0E 300.0 1997 Abkhazian goddess of goats.
Djata Fluctus  66.5N 307.5E 280.0 1997 Ngadju (Kalimantan Isl., Indonesia) water goddess.
Dotetem Fluctus  6.0S 177.5E 530.0 1997 Ketian (Yenisey R.) evil spirit.
Eriu Fluctus  37.0S 357.0E 600.0 1991 Irish earth mother.
Heloha Fluctus  77.0 N 344.0 E 375.0 2009 Chocktaw thunderbird
Choctaw mythology
Choctaw mythology is related to Choctaws who are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States . In the 19th century, Choctaws were known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" because they had integrated numerous cultural and technological practices of their European...

Henwen Fluctus  20.5S 179.9E 485.0 1994 British Celtic sow-goddess.
Hikuleo Fluctus  52.5N 208.0E 600.0 1997 Tonga (Polynesia) underworld goddess.
Ilaheva Fluctus  42.5S 84.0E 900.0 2000 Tonga (Polynesia) worm goddess.
Itoki Fluctus  6.0S 229.0E 900.0 2003 Nicaraguan goddess of insects, stars, and planets.
Juturna Fluctus  76.0S 350.0E 900.0 1997 Roman nymph of the brook in Lavinia, wife of Janus, mother of Fons.
Kaapaau Fluctus  66.5S 181.0E 350.0 2000 Polynesian goddess of sharks.
Kaiwan Fluctus  45.5S 358.0E 1,200.0 1991 Ethiopian earth mother.
Kasogonaga Fluctus  18.0S 268.0E 850.0 2000 Chaco tribes/Guarani (Argentina) female rain spirit.
Koti Fluctus  12.5N 318.0E 400.0 1997 Creek (SE USA) water-frog, helpful spirit.
Kunkubey Fluctus  50.0S 207.0E 350.0 2000 Yakutian/Sakha goddess, wife of supreme god Yuryung.
Mamapacha Fluctus  60.0N 185.0E 900.0 1997 Inca earthquake goddess.
Medb Fluctus  56.0S 127.0E 350.0 1997 Irish mother of gods, wife of Ailil.
Merisa Fluctus  20.5N 9.0E 630.0 2000 Adygan (N. Caucasus) beekeeping goddess.
Mert Fluctus  50.5S 230.5E 250.0 2000 Egyptian goddess of music and singing.
Mortim-Ekva Fluctus  1.0N 334.0E 1,250.0 2000 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) mistress of "Bird's country".
Mylitta Fluctus  54.0S 355.5E 1,250.0 1991 Semitic mother goddess.
Nambubi Fluctus  61.0S 135.0E 850.0 1997 Ganda goddess, mother of god Mukasa.
Naunet Fluctus  81.0S 136.0E 200.0 2000 Ancient Egyptian (Heliopolis) sky goddess.
Neago Fluctu-s  49.3N 351.0E 0.0 1991 Seneca (USA) goddess of silence.
Nekhebet Fluctus  0.0N 35.0E 400.0 1997 Egyptian vulture goddess.
Ney-Anki Fluctus  37.0S 105.0E 950.0 2000 Khanty (Ob River Ugra) mother of fire.
Ningyo Fluctus  5.5S 206.0E 970.0 1994 Japanese fish goddess.
Oilule Fluctus  22.0S 79.0E 900.0 2000 West Bulgarian wife of thunder god.
Ovda Fluctus  6.1S 95.5E 310.0 1994 Named from regio where feature is located.
Praurime Fluctus  16.0N 154.0E 750.0 1997 Lithuanian fire goddess.
Rafara Fluctus  65.0S 159.0E 700.0 1997 Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess.
Sicasica Fluctus  52.0S 180.4E 175.0 1994 Aymara (Bolivia) mountain goddess.
Sobra Fluctus  6.0N 248.0E 700.0 1997 Marindanim (New Guinea and Melanesia) creator goddess.
Sonmunde Fluctus  60.0S 120.0E 400.0 1997 Korean mountain goddess.
Strenia Fluctus  41.0N 250.0E 490.0 1997 Roman goddess of New Year festivities.
Syvne Fluctus  36.0S 72.0E 900.0 2000 Nenets (Samoyed) winter maiden.
Tie Fluctus  21.0N 159.0E 550.0 2003 Egyptian goddess of intelligence and wisdom.
Tsunghi Fluctus  67.0S 130.0E 800.0 1997 Hibaro (Ecuador) water goddess.
Turgmam Fluctus  56.0N 220.0E 500.0 1997 Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) fire mistress.
Ubastet Fluctus  48.0S 27.0E 550.0 1997 Egyptian cat goddess.
Uilata Fluctus  17.0N 314.0E 700.0 1997 Cherokee stone-clad female monster.
Uzume Fluctus  28.6N 220.3E 700.0 1997 Japanese goddess of cheerfulness.
Vut-Ami Fluctus  38.0S 67.0E 1,300.0 2000 Chuvash (Volga Region) fire goddess.
Yagami Fluctus  80.6S 152.0E 260.0 2000 Japanese goddess, bride of god O-kuninusi.
Zipaltonal Fluctus  37.7N 251.3E 290.0 1997 Nicaraguan creator goddess.

Farra

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Aegina Farrum  35.5N 20.9E 60.0 1994 Greek river nymph.
Anqet Farra  33.6N 311.5E 125.0 1994 Egyptian goddess of fertile waters.
Anqet Farrum  33.6N 311.5E 125.0 1994 Egyptian goddess of fertile waters. Changed to Anqet Farra.
Carmenta Farra  12.4N 8.0E 180.0 1994 Roman goddess of springs.
Egeria Farrum  43.6N 7.5E 40.0 1994 Roman water nymph.
Flosshilde Farra  10.5N 279.4E 75.0 1994 German water nymph.
Liban Farra  23.9S 353.5E 100.0 1994 Irish water goddess.
Nammu Farra  2.3N 169.4E 160.0 2003 Assyro-Babylonian goddess of the waters of creation.
Oshun Farra  4.2N 19.3E 80.0 1994 Yoruba (Nigeria) fresh water goddess.
Seoritsu Farra  30.0S 11.0E 230.0 1994 Japanese stream goddess.

Dorsa

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Abe Mango Dorsa  47.0N 212.0E 800.0 1997 Tukano (Brazil) daughter of sun god.
Achek Dorsa  37.2S 230.0E 1,000.0 1997 Dinka (Sudan) wife of rain god Deng.
Aditi Dorsa  30.0S 189.0E 1,200.0 1997 Indian sky goddess.
Ahsonnutli Dorsa  47.9N 196.5E 1,708.0 1985 Navajo (N. America) spirit of light and sky.
Aida-Wedo Dorsa  73.0N 214.0E 450.0 1997 Haitian rainbow spirit.
Akewa Dorsa  45.5N 184.0E 900.0 1997 Toba (Argentina) sun goddess.
Akuanda Dorsa  63.5N 232.0E 800.0 1997 Adygan light deity.
Alkonost Dorsa  5.0S 341.0E 730.0 1997 E. Slavic wonder bird with woman's face, lives in Paradise.
Allat Dorsa  60.0N 70.0E 750.0 1985 Arab sky goddess.
Amitolane Dorsa  77.0S 335.0E 900.0 1997 Zuni (SW USA) name of the rainbow.
Anpao Dorsa  62.0N 207.0E 550.0 1997 Dakota name of the dawn.
Arev Dorsa  52.0S 216.0E 420.0 2000 Armenian female solar deity.
Asiaq Dorsa  53.0S 55.0E 400.0 1997 Eskimo weather goddess.
Auska Dorsum  59.9N 357.8E 361.0 1985 Lithuanian goddess of sun rays.
Aušra- Dorsa  49.4N 25.3E 859.0 1985 Lithuanian dawn goddess.
Barbale Dorsa  15.0N 143.0E 1,200.0 1997 Georgian sun goddess.
Ben Dorsa  71.2N 284.1E 628.0 1985 Vietnamese sky goddess.
Bezlea Dorsa  30.4N 36.5E 807.0 1985 Lithuanian evening light goddess.
Biliku Dorsa  47.0S 138.0E 600.0 1997 Andaman Isl. moonsoon deity.
Boszorkany Dorsa  19.5S 105.0E 550.0 2003 Hungarian witch, flies over the sky.
Breksta Dorsa  35.9N 304.0E 700.0 1985 Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed to Breksta Linea August 2004.)
Charykh-Keyok Dorsa  54.5N 285.0E 550.0 1997 Khakasian (S. Siberia) magic bird.
Chih Nu Dorsum  73.0S 195.0E 625.0 1994 Chinese sky goddess.
Dennitsa Dorsa  85.6N 205.9E 872.0 1985 Slavic goddess of day, light.
Dodola Dorsa  46.8N 272.6E 607.0 1985 South Slavic rain goddess.
Dudumitsa Dorsa  13.5S 358.0E 980.0 2000 Bulgarian rain deity.
Dyan-Mu Dorsa  78.2N 31.9E 687.0 1985 Chinese lightning goddess.
Dylacha Dorsa  19.0S 76.0E 650.0 1997 Evenk/Tungu (Siberia) sun goddess.
Etain Dorsa  45.0S 199.0E 1,400.0 1997 Irish sun and horse goddess.
Frigg Dorsa  51.2N 150.6E 896.0 1985 Norse, wife of supreme god Odin.
Fulgora Dorsa  78.5 N 342.0 E 463.0 2009 Fulgora, Roman lightning god
Hemera Dorsa  51.0N 243.4E 587.0 1985 Greek goddess, personification of day.
Hera Dorsa  36.4N 29.5E 813.0 1985 Greek sky goddess, wife of Zeus.
Iris Dorsa  52.7N 221.3E 2,050.0 1985 Greek goddess of the rainbow.
Iyele Dorsa  50.0N 278.7E 595.0 1985 Moldavian witch who directed the winds.
Juno Dorsum  31.0S 95.6E 1,652.0 1982 Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter.
Kadlu Dorsa  69.5S 188.0E 500.0 1997 Eskimo thunder deity.
Kalm Dorsa  18.0N 309.0E 300.0 1997 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) winged messenger from gods to humans.
Kamari Dorsa  59.2N 55.8E 589.0 1985 Georgian sky maiden, daughter of weather god.
Kastiatsi Dorsa  53.0S 245.0E 1,200.0 1997 Acoma (SW USA) name of the rainbow.
Khadne Dorsa  14.0S 334.5E 220.0 1997 Nenets (Samoyed) snowstorm maiden.
Kotsmanyako Dorsa  76.0S 242.0E 1,900.0 1997 Keresan Pueblo mythological girl who scattered the stars into the sky.
Kuldurok Dorsa  50.4S 61.0E 1,100.0 1997 Uzbek thunder and lightning goddess.
Lau-ma Dorsa  64.8N 190.4E 1,517.0 1985 Latvian witch, flies in the sky.
Laverna Dorsa  50.0S 132.0E 1,100.0 1997 Roman darkness and income goddess.
Lemkechen Dorsa  18.5N 68.5E 2,000.0 1997 Berber pole star goddess, holds camel motionless to milk it.
Lukelong Dorsa  73.3N 178.8E 1,566.0 1985 Polynesian goddess, creator of heavens.
Lumo Dorsa  24.5N 149.0E 500.0 1997 Tibetan goddess of sky, rain, and mist.
Mardezh-Ava Dorsa  32.4N 68.6E 906.0 1985 Marian (Volga Finn) wind goddess.
Menkerot Dorsa  20.0S 351.5E 770.0 2000 Ancient Egyptian goddess, mother of the sun.
Metelitsa Dorsa  16.0N 31.0E 1,300.0 1997 E. Slavic snowstorm deity.
Naatse-elit Dorsa  66.0S 249.0E 950.0 1997 Navajo rainbow goddess.
Nambi Dorsum  72.5S 213.0E 1,125.0 1994 Ugandan sky goddess.
Naran Dorsa  54.0S 238.0E 600.0 1997 Mongolian sun goddess.
Natami Dorsa  71.5S 258.0E 800.0 1997 Mon (Burma/Myanmar) beauty fairy.
Nephele Dorsa  39.7N 138.8E 1,937.0 1985 Greek cloud goddess.
Nichka Dorsa  10.0S 354.0E 550.0 2000 Ukrainian night deity.
Norwan Dorsa  65.0N 163.0E 450.0 1997 Wintun (California) light goddess.
Nuvakchin Dorsa  53.0S 212.0E 2,200.0 1997 Hopi snow maiden ('kachina').
Odzerchen Dorsa  72.0S 152.0E 300.0 2000 Tibetan goddess of boundless light.
Ojuz Dorsa  6.0N 37.0E 400.0 1997 Tajik deity of frost and cold wind.
Okipeta Dorsa  67.5N 240.0E 1,200.0 1985 Greek goddess of whirlwind.
Oshumare Dorsa  58.5S 79.0E 550.0 1997 Yoruba rainbow deity.
Oya Dorsa  21.5N 157.5E 480.0 2003 Yoruba (Nigeria) goddess of violent rainstorms.
Pandrosos Dorsa  58.2N 207.7E 1,254.0 1985 Greek dew goddess.
Poludnitsa Dorsa  5.0N 179.5E 1,500.0 1997 E. Slavic witch, corn fields deity.
Pulugu Dorsa  65.0S 225.0E 650.0 1997 Andaman Isl. moonsoon wind deity.
Ragana Dorsa  69.0S 246.0E 950.0 1997 Latvian witch.
Rokapi Dorsa  55.0S 222.0E 2,200.0 1997 Georgian main witch.
Salme Dorsa  58.0N 25.2E 447.0 1991 Estonian sky maiden.
Saule Dorsa  58.0S 206.0E 1,375.0 1994 Lithuanian and Latvian sun goddess.
Sel-Anya Dorsa  79.4N 81.3E 975.0 1985 Hungarian wind goddess.
Semuni Dorsa  75.9N 8.0E 514.0 1985 Ulchian (Siberia) sky goddess.
Shishimora Dorsa  37.0N 297.0E 800.0 1997 E. Slavic night and dreams deity.
Sige Dorsa  31.2N 106.9E 478.0 1991 Babylonian sky goddess.
Siksaup Dorsa  73.0S 228.0E 650.0 1997 Kachin (Burma/Myanmar) sun goddess.
Sinanevt Dorsa  66.5N 171.0E 1,800.0 1997 Itelmen (Kamchatka) Raven's daughter, wife of sky man.
Sirona Dorsa  43.5S 193.5E 700.0 1997 Celtic sky goddess.
Sogbo Dorsa  40.0S 237.0E 900.0 1997 Fon (Benin) thunder goddess/god.
Spidola Dorsa  73.5S 325.0E 950.0 1997 Latvian witch.
Sunna Dorsa  53.0S 134.0E 500.0 1997 Norse sun goddess.
Surupa Dorsa  71.7N 209.0E 981.0 1997 Hindu sky goddess, bringer of rain.
Tezan Dorsa  81.4N 47.1E 1,079.0 1985 Etruscan dawn goddess.
Tikoiwuti Dorsa  56.0N 225.0E 1,000.0 1997 Hopi goddess of darkness.
Tinianavyt Dorsa  51.0S 239.0E 1,500.0 1997 Koryak (Kamchatka) wife of sky man.
Tomem Dorsa  31.2N 7.2E 970.0 1985 Ketian (Siberia) Mother of the hot; lives in the sky, near the Sun.
Tsovinar Dorsa  46.0S 254.0E 1,100.0 1997 Tsovinar
Tsovinar
Tsovinar may refer to:* Tsovinar, Armenia, a town* Tsovinar , a deity...

 - Armenian lightning deity.
Tukwunag Dorsa  69.0S 155.0E 1,000.0 1997 Hopi cumulus cloud maiden ('kachina').
Unelanuhi Dorsa  12.0N 87.0E 2,600.0 1997 Cherokee sun goddess.
Uni Dorsa  33.7N 114.3E 800.0 1985 Etruscan goddess, same as Hera or Juno.
Unuk Dorsa  4.5S 351.5E 400.0 1997 Eskimo (Chukotka) night maiden.
Urkuk Dorsa  12.0S 320.0E 600.0 1997 Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) night maiden.
Vaiva Dorsum  53.2S 204.0E 520.0 1994 Lithuanian rainbow goddess.
Varma-Ava Dorsa  62.3N 268.8E 767.0 1985 Mordvinian (Volga Finn) wind goddess.
Vedma Dorsa  42.0N 159.0E 3,345.0 1985 East Slav witch.
Vejas-mate Dorsa  70.5S 245.0E 1,600.0 1997 Latvian "wind mother".
Vetsorgo Dorsum  6.5S 163.0E 700.0 2000 Mordovian/Erzya (Volga Finn) daughter of the supreme sky god Nishke.
Wala Dorsa  17.0S 62.0E 500.0 1997 Fox (US Plains) name of the dawn.
Yalyane Dorsa  7.0N 177.0E 1,200.0 1997 Nenets (Samoyed) maiden of light.
Yumyn-Udyr Dorsa  81.4N 164.7E 1,086.0 1985 Marian (Volga Finn) daughter of main god.
Zaryanitsa Dorsa  0.0N 170.0E 1,100.0 1997 E. Slavic night lightning goddess.
Zimcerla Dorsa  47.5S 73.5E 850.0 1997 W. Slavic dawn goddess.
Zorile Dorsa  39.9N 338.4E 1,041.0 1985 Moldavian dawn goddess.

Colles

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Akkruva Colles  46.1N 115.5E 1,059.0 1985 Saami-Lapp fishing goddess.
Asherat Colles  12.0N 162.0E 500.0 2003 Phoenician goddess known as "Asherat-of-the-Sea."
Chernava Colles  10.5S 335.5E 1,000.0 1997 Russian sea maiden, sea czar's daughter.
Jurate Colles  56.8N 153.5E 418.0 1985 Lithuanian sea goddess.
Marake Colles  55.7N 217.8E 150.0 1997 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) sea mistress.
Mena Colles  52.5S 160.0E 850.0 1994 Roman goddess of menses.
Migazesh Colles  49.0S 198.0E 230.0 2000 Adygan (N. Caucasus) daughter of sea goddess.
Molpe Colles  76.0N 192.0E 548.0 1991 Greek; mother of Sirens.
Nahete Colles  38.0N 241.0E 400.0 1997 Fon (Benin) wife of sea god Agbe.
Nuliayoq Colles  48.0N 224.0E 350.0 1997 Netsilik Inuit (Hudson Bay Eskimo) sea mistress; similar to Sedna.
Olosa Colles  18.0N 353.3E 200.0 1997 Yoruba (Nigeria) lagoon goddess.
Ran Colles  1.0N 163.0E 400.0 2003 Scandinavian sea goddess.
Ruad Colles  68.0S 118.0E 400.0 1997 Irish female deity, sank into the sea sleeping in her bronze boat.
Salofa Colles  63.0S 167.0E 250.0 1997 Samoan tale's girl/sea turtle.
T'ien Hu Colles  30.7N 15.1E 947.0 1991 Tianhou, a Chinese sea goddess.
Urutonga Colles  10.0N 154.0E 500.0 2003 Māori sea goddess.

Chasma

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Aikhylu Chasma  32.0N 292.0E 300.0 1997 Bashkir myth's moon daughter.
Aranyani Chasma  69.3N 74.4E 718.0 1985 Indian forest goddess.
Ardwinna Chasma  21.0N 197.0E 500.0 1997 Continental Celtic wildwood goddess.
Artemis Chasma
Artemis Chasma
Artemis Chasma is the nearly circular fracture in Venus' surface which almost encloses Artemis Corona. The chasma and its associating corona can be found on the Aphrodite Terra continent, at Latitude 35° South, Longitude 135° East....

 
41.2S 138.5E 3,087.0 1982 Greek goddess of hunt/moon.
Artio Chasma  35.5S 39.0E 450.0 1997 Celtic wildlife bear-goddess.
Baba-Jaga Chasma  53.2N 49.5E 580.0 1985 Slavic forest witch.
Britomartis Chasma  33.0S 130.0E 1,000.0 1994 Greek/Cretan goddess of the hunt.
Chang Xi Chasmata  59.0S 17.0E 220.0 1997 Chinese, gave birth to twelve moons.
Chondi Chasma  18.5S 230.0E 1,000.0 2003 Bengali goddess of wild animals.
Dali Chasma
Dali Chasma
The Dali and Diana Chasma system consist of deep troughs that extend for and are very distinct features on Venus. Those chasma connect the Ovda Regio and Thetis Regio highlands with the large volcanoes at Atla Regio and thus are considered to be the "Scorpion Tail" of Aphrodite Terra...

 
17.6S 167.0E 2,077.0 1982 Georgian; goddess of hunt.
Daura Chasma  73.8N 53.8E 729.0 1985 Hausa (W. Sudan) great huntress.
Devana Chasma  16.0N 285.0E 4,600.0 1982 Czechoslovakian goddess of hunting.
Dewi Ratih Chasma  6.5S 359.7E 1,000.0 2000 Bali (Indonesia) moon goddess.
Diana Chasma  14.8S 154.8E 938.0 1982 Roman goddess of hunt/moon.
Dziwica Chasma  16.5S 235.0E 1,300.0 2003 Forest maiden in myths of Luzicke Serby/Sorben/Wenden, W. Slavic group in E. Germany.
Gamsilg Chasma  46.0S 64.0E 600.0 1997 Chechen and Ingush evil forest deity.
Ganis Chasma  14.5N 194.0E 615.0 1982 Western Lapp forest maiden.
Geyaguga Chasma  56.5S 70.0E 800.0 1997 Cherokee moon deity.
Gui Ye Chasma  9.0S 337.1E 210.0 1997 Chinese moon fairy.
Hanghepiwi Chasma  48.5S 18.0E 1,100.0 1997 Dakota name of the moon and night.
Hanwi Chasma  10.5N 247.0E 1,800.0 2006 Oglala (Sioux) moon and sky goddess.
Hecate Chasma  18.2N 254.3E 3,145.0 1982 Greek moon goddess.
Heng-o Chasma  6.6N 355.5E 734.0 1982 Chinese moon goddess.
Hina Chasma  63.7N 20.0E 415.0 1991 Hawaiian moon goddess.
Ix Chel Chasma  10.0S 73.4E 503.0 1982 Aztec wife of the Sun god; probably moon goddess.
Jana Chasma  12.2S 117.9E 650.0 2003 Roman moon goddess.
Juno Chasma  30.5S 111.1E 915.0 1982 Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter.
Kaygus Chasmata  49.6N 52.1E 503.0 1985 Ketian (Siberia) ruler of forest animals.
Kicheda Chasma  2.5S 213.0E 1,500.0 2003 Nganasan (Taymyr Peninsula Samoyed) lunar goddess.
Kokomikeis Chasma  0.0N 85.0E 1,000.0 1997 Blackfoot/Algonquin moon goddess.
Kottravey Chasma  30.5N 77.9E 744.0 1985 Dravidian (India) hunting goddess.
Kov-Ava Chasma  58.8S 21.8E 470.0 1997 Mordovian (Volga River Finn) forest mistress.
Kozhla-Ava Chasma  56.2N 50.6E 581.0 1985 Marian (Volga Finn) forest goddess.
Kuanja Chasma  12.0S 99.5E 890.0 1982 Mbundu goddess of the spirit of the hunt.
Lasdona Chasma  69.3N 36.8E 697.0 1985 Lithuanian main forest goddess.
Latona Chasma  26.0N 267.5E 530.0 1997 Roman moon goddess.
Lesavka Chasma  0.8S 215.0E 800.0 2003 E. Slavic forest deity, daughter of the forest father Leshiy and the swamp deity Kikimora.
Medeina Chasma  46.2N 89.3E 606.0 1985 Lithuanian forest goddess.
Mežas-Mate Chasma  51.0N 50.7E 506.0 1985 Latvian forest goddess.
Misne Chasma  78.3N 316.5E 610.0 1985 Mansi (Siberia) forest maiden.
Mist Chasma  39.5N 247.3E 244.0 1997 Norse Valkyrie. Changed from Mist Fossae.
Morana Chasma  68.9N 24.6E 317.0 1985 Czech moon goddess.
Mots Chasma  51.9N 56.1E 464.0 1985 Avarian (Caucasus) moon goddess.
Nang-byon Chasma  4.0N 316.5E 450.0 1997 Thaichang/White Thai (Vietnam) moon goddess.
Olapa Chasma  42.0S 208.5E 650.0 1997 Massai (Kenya, Tanzania) moon goddess.
Parga Chasmata  20.0S 255.0E 11,000.0 1982 Nenets (Samoyed) forest witch. (Feature extent expanded in 2001.)
Pinga Chasma  20.0S 287.0E 500.0 1997 Eskimo goddess of hunt; moon god Igaluk is subordinate to her.
Quilla Chasma  23.7S 127.3E 973.0 1982 Inca moon goddess.
Rabie Chasma  10.5S 267.0E 950.0 2000 Wemale (E. Indonesia) moon goddess.
Ralk-umgu Chasma  15.0S 106.0E 840.0 2003 Nivkhan (Sakhalin Island) "lunar woman."
Reitia Chasma  51.5S 100.0E 400.0 1997 Italian (Venetian) healthcare and hunting goddess.
Seo-Ne Chasma  63.5S 26.0E 430.0 1997 Korean moon deity, sun's wife.
Sutkatyn Chasmata  64.0S 11.0E 350.0 1997 Kumyk (Daghestan) forest spirit.
Tellervo Chasma  60.0S 125.0E 600.0 1997 Finnish maiden of woods.
Tkashi-mapa Chasma  13.0N 206.0E 1,100.0 1997 Georgian forest goddess.
Tsects Chasma  61.6S 35.0E 600.0 1997 Haida (NW Coast) friendly spirit of forest underworld - grandma mouse.
Varz Chasma  71.3N 27.0E 346.0 1985 Lezghin (Caucasus) moon goddess.
Vir-ava Chasma  16.5S 124.0E 1,700.0 1982 Mordvinian forest mother.
Vires-Akka Chasma  75.6N 341.6E 742.0 1985 Saami-Lapp forest goddess.
Xaratanga Chasma  54.0S 70.0E 1,300.0 1997 Tarascan (Mexico) moon goddess.
Zewana Chasma  9.0N 212.0E 900.0 1997 W. Slavic/Polish hunting goddess.
Žverine Chasma  18.5N 271.0E 1,300.0 1997 Lithuanian hunting goddess.


See also

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