Who is the persona in poem A Hymn To Venus?

In the poem "A Hymn to Venus", the persona is the ancient Roman poet Ovid, who lived from 43 BCE to 17 CE. Ovid wrote the poem in the first person, with the perspective of a worshiper of the Roman goddess Venus, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. The persona of the poem expresses admiration and reverence for Venus and her power over love, beauty, and fertility.