Like many woman Venus was divided by her different roles.
There was Venus Genetrix (”Mother Venus”),Venus Felix (”Lucky Venus”), even Venus Kallipygos (”Venus with the pretty bottom”), and the list goes on, an epithet for each the different facets of the goddess
Venus Ercina was the Venus of untamed or wild love in other words, erotic love.
Literally it means “queen of the heather” an untamed rosethat grew out of the rocks.
This sterling ring unearths an image of powerful beauty, vulnerability, and complexity of female sexuality in the simplest form I could think of. Inspired by Jean Leon Gerome and done in the Art Nouveau style.
Carved in wax and made in sterling. The venus is 3/4in long.
What is Feminine Passion? Power, energy,softness, being true yourself, beauty, endless words could describe the feminine which is why women are bewitching.
I made this pendant …
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Venus Ercina was the Venus of untamed or wild love in other words, erotic love. 
ethat grew out of the rocks.
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The heading of your post – Sacred Urban » Venus Erycina Erotic Love Ring – caught my eye, so I came by to check it out. Glad I did. FYI – I also bookmarked this page – http://www.sacredurban.com/the_jewelry/venus-erycina-erotic-love-ring – on Digg.com so other people can find it too.