What does "Delta of Venus" mean?

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I know it's the title of Anais Nin's work and there's a film as well, but is the term referring to a woman's nether regions or something else?

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Answer 1

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You're correct. Anytime you hear something referred to as "of Venus," especially if it's in an erotic work, the reference is almost certainly to a woman's private parts.

The Greek letter delta is shaped like a triangle, and so are the parts in question (as in the term "pubic triangle"), which is why they use the word delta.

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Perfect response. Thanks.

Answer 2

yes. same as mons venus.

Answer 3

Refers to the appearance of a woman's body in "full frontal nudity." Venus was the Roman goddess of love and *fertility*. A delta is a triangle. The Delta of Venus would be the shape of a woman's pubic hair - an inverted triangle right in ye olde "fertility/love spot."

Edit: Ah! Navigator beat me to it!