Venusberg

[ vee-nuh s-burg; German vey-noo s-berk ]

/ ˈvi nəsˌbɜrg; German ˈveɪ nʊsˌbɛrk /

a mountain in central Germany in the caverns of which, according to medieval legend, Venus held court.

Example sentences from the Web for venusberg

The masked ball scene is, in places, a little like a travesty of the "Venusberg" music.

Musical Criticisms |Arthur Johnstone
He made her beauty burn through the purple vines and the roses of silence of the Venusberg.

Folle-Farine |Ouida
This is the terrible Venusberg, inhabited, according to popular tradition, by a dangerous goddess.

Richard Wagner and his Poetical Work |Judith Gautier
Well, Venusberg is not at all the place for a good young man.

The Rubicon |E. F. Benson

Over the valley the Venusberg rose, a gray mass in the twilight.

Rudy and Babette |Hans Christian Andersen

Venusberg

/ (ˈviːnəsˌbɜːɡ, German ˈveːnʊsbɛrk) /

a mountain in central Germany: contains caverns that, according to medieval legend, housed the palace of the goddess Venus