Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—V

Valens

or Valanus. Mercury was the son of Valens and Phoronis. This Mercury is called Trophonius in the regions under the earth. (Cicero De Nat. Deorum, iii. 22.)

Ciclinius [Mercury] riding in his hirachee
Fro Venus V'lanus might this palais see.

Chaucer: Compl. of Mars and Venus.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Valentia
Vale of Bonnet
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