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In Greek she is recognized as [[Aphrodite]], although this name does not quite fit the expected phonology, and apparently means the "goddess of the garden", related word "[[paradise]]".
[[Mycenaean Greek]] theonym {{transl|gmy|pe-re-wa₂}}, and likely related [[Pamphylian Greek|Pamphylian]] {{lang|
In Latin [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] takes her place . Her name is not cognate at all, but confer how Norse descendants of {{PIE|*PriHyéh₂}}, [[Freyr]] and [[Freyja]] belong to the race of so-called [[Vanir]], which comes from the same Proto-Indo-European root {{PIE|*wenh₁-}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=de Vaan |first=Michiel |author-link=Michiel de Vaan |date=2008 |title=Etymological dictionary of Latin and the other Italic languages |page=663}}</ref> Freyja is possibly worshipped under the name Perun in southern Slavic-speaking areas.<ref name="oxford-introduction-to-proto-2006a" /> In Albanian she is {{lang|sq|Perendi}}, Christianized as St. Prendi. J. Grimm refers to an Old Bohemian form {{lang|cs|Příje}}, used as a gloss for Venus in [[Mater Verborum]].<ref>Grimm, Jacob, ''Deutsche Mythologie'' (English title ''Teutonic Mythology'', translated by Stallybrass), George Bell and Sons, London, 1883. PAge 303</ref> Many of these goddesses give their name to the fifth day of the week, Friday. They are also very well known in lesser form such as the Germanic [[Elves]] and the Persian [[Peri|Peris]], charming and seductive beings in folklore.<ref name="oxford-introduction-to-proto-2006a" />
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