entity_periods: ENT_ROM_VENUS_HELIOPOLITANA, PER_ROM_IMPERIAL

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

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entity_id	period_id	confidence	rationale	source_id	review_status
ENT_ROM_VENUS_HELIOPOLITANA	PER_ROM_IMPERIAL	high	Female member of the Heliopolitan triad of Baalbek, the Romanized form of the local Syrian goddess (an Atargatis/Astarte type) assimilated to Venus. Consort of Jupiter Heliopolitanus and paired with Mercury Heliopolitanus in the triad. Attested in dedications and iconography (enthroned goddess) from Baalbek and the wider empire; less independently documented than the chief god. Treated within the Heliopolitan cult by Beard/North/Price.	SRC_BEARD_ROMAN_RELIGIONS	reviewed