Venusberg

[ vee-nuhs-burg; German vey-noos-berk ]

noun

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

Venusberg

/ ˈveːnʊsbɛrk; ˈviːnəsˌbɜːɡ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The over-the-top opening scene in Venusberg was a crude cornucopia of nudity and sex in an attempt to be shocking that proved more ludicrous than lascivious.

From Los Angeles Times

Visconti’s film is primarily nocturnal, or shot in rooms with closed curtains and, in one case, an artificial grotto inspired by the “Tannhäuser” Venusberg.

From New York Times

Our favorite outing was to the Waldau am Venusberg, a nature preserve with dark woods and trails, filled with wild boar and Bambi-like deer, which we fed stale bread and shriveled apples through a fence.

From Salon

So when Tannhäuser admits to his time in the erotic pleasure dome of the Venusberg, we see Bayreuth stagehands calling up the festival’s current director, Katharina Wagner, snitching on the norm-shattering protagonist.

From New York Times

Who could enact a more striking battle between Venusberg and Wartburg than this purveyor of gorgeous visual responses to spiritual conflict?

From New York Times