[1] Macrobius[2] also mentions a statue of Venus in Cyprus, representing the goddess with a beard, in female attire, but resembling in her whole figure that of a man (see also Aphroditus).
[3] The idea of Venus thus being a mixture of the male and female nature seems to belong to a very late period of antiquity.
[4] The idea of Venus having a double-sexed nature has the same double meaning, in the mythological sense, that there is not only a Luna, but also a Lunus.
[5] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.