Worldbuilding Wednesday 11/14/23: Venus and Mars

The phrase “Venus and Mars” is a potent one. Not only does it bring to mind Venus, the goddess of beauty and love, and Mars, the god of war and brutality, in all their opposition, but also nights of stargazing, self-help books on relations between the sexes, astrology columns, and (as above) anthemical rock albums. This one, released in 1975 by Paul McCartney and Wings, came with a set of stickers as well.

In some other universe, what substitutes for Venus and Mars might there be?

 

Venus and Mars

Venthem

Vestivalus

Vathus

Varthus

Venher

Venhilm

Vnardus

Vendhyu

Mantrouble

Mabs

Metherny

Mirar

Mirdream

Marmisay

Martigrus

Marjuns