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Venusberg

American  
[vee-nuhs-burg, vey-noos-berk] / ˈvi nəsˌbɜrg, ˈveɪ nʊsˌbɛrk /

noun

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


Venusberg British  
/ ˈveːnʊsbɛrk, ˈviːnəsˌbɜːɡ /

noun

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

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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 Oct. 13, 2021

He composed a bacchanal for the opening scene in the Venusberg - the only place in the opera where dancing made sense.

From Washington Times Oct. 27, 2015

George Szell's "Tannhaeuser" from 1954 shows interesting tempi choices in the overture, which includes a sudden speedup in the Venusberg theme.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2013

The phrase is later associated with pilgrims singing of "the burden of sin", but in the Venusberg its component parts, now sundered, are also identified with the limitless expression of desire.

From The Guardian Dec. 11, 2010

And the personality, the appearance, the Venusberg charm of this heart monopolist?

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson

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