Venus - the PLANET - the Transit of Venus, 8th Jun 2004, looking East across the River in Manhattan, United States of America.

Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera's goddess - Aphrodite.

I regard Venus as Kythera's planet.

It is fitting that the occurence of the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, has focused the attention of the entire world onto Kythera's planet.

This photograph depicts the transit of Venus, 8th Jun 2004, looking East across the River in Manhattan, United States of America. Photograph by AFP.