Pluto represents the inevitability of death.  As the god of the underworld, he is the god that everyone will meet.  Representing evil, he serves as the counterforce of Venus.  There are two mysteries of life, love and death, but love plays a much bigger part; whereas we experience death once, we experience love in many forms throughout our lives.  Venus would have no need to exist without the power and influence of Pluto.  As an antidote to evil, the Beatles summed it up best ---  "All You Need Is Love."

As the goddess of fertility, Venus is responsible for the blooming of flowers and all vegetation.  In fact, the month of April receives its name from Venus’s Greek name, Aphrodite; April is the month during which all plants grow and begin their lives

Even though one usually considers love to exist solely among family members, friends, and spouses, one can also love places in things.  In this painting, what starts as a desire for seashells, which are free, can turn into an obsession, which in a capitalist economy, can lead to many other wants and desires.

As the goddess of fertility, Venus is responsible for the blooming of flowers and all vegetation.  In fact, the month of April receives its name from Venus’s Greek name, Aphrodite; April is the month during which all plants grow and begin their lives.

“Good and Plenty Nantucket" is about headlines: Michael Cane light ship basket with Nancy Chase ivory carvings, Tiffany scarf, Channel lipstick, Cartier pen box, Carolina Herrera perfume, The Golden Basket jewelry bag, Annabel Ingall hat,  and McKenzie Child box.  In today’s society, it is possible to buy beauty.  People often confuse vanity and decoration with a feeling of attraction, and even though it is false, the love of material beauty is derived from Venus.

Cupid, the child of Venus and Mars, is often shown carrying a quiver of arrows.  Although his father is the god of war, he does not understand violence, and uses his weapons to spread goodness.  Even though he acknowledges a world full of hate and terrorism, he uses his arrows for beauty and love.

There are many types of love, including romantic, sexual, mutual, obsessive, and sublimated love.  The five prominent flowers in the painting represent the different branches of love, and they are all after the same common envy, the apples.  In Renoir's sculpture, "Venus," Venus holds an  apple as a prize for a beauty contest, and as so, love always has desire.  The flowers also represent the five personal planets;  Mercury, Mars, the Sun, the Moon, and Venus, fundamental keys to informing the symbolic meaning of the natal horoscope.

Venus was born of the ocean, and she arrived on the shore in the foam while riding a seashell.  In Greek, “Venus” literally means “foam”, for that is the source of her being.  In this painting, it is obvious that the woman, representing Venus, has a connection with the froth of the waves, but her image was also formed by the sky and light, ruled by her father Zeus.

Mars is the god of war and protection of the homeland.  As so, he was the other half of the goddess of love, Venus, and her ultimate attraction.  Mars is the force that drives recklessness and war in the world, and in order for a perfect world to exist, both the forces of Mars and Venus must work together equally, for neither one can exist on its own.

Venus ascended from the ocean.  As people saw her, they were mesmerized by her beauty, as were the gods.  Venus, the goddess of love, is responsible for love, sex, and beauty, including both the civilized and irrational parts of love.  Although she is viewed as a symbol of beauty and light, the gods knew her to be a powerful force, just as willpower cannot overpower love itself.

In an updated version of Ingres’s “The Valincon Bather”, Venus is shown from the water in her beauty, viewing her garden, the earth.  As the goddess of fertility, Venus is responsible for creating the crops, and her other half, Mars, is responsible for tending them to feed the people.