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Greek and Roman Gods
Different Names of Greek and Roman Gods
- Mythology
In the mythology of the
Romans there are separate Latin and Greek names for one
imagined divinity. Examples of these separate names are
"Ares" of the Greeks and "Mars" of the Latins, "Poseidon" of
the Greeks is "Neptunus" of the Latins, "Aphrodite" of the
Greeks is "Venus" of the Latins. More names of Greek
and gods of the Romans are shown in the list on the following table.
Click the following link for a
List of Roman Gods
including the minor gods of the Romans.
List of Names of Greek and Roman Gods
(Major)
The following table
contains a list of names for the equivalent major classical Gods
of the Greeks and the Romans:
List
of
Greek and
Roman Gods & Goddesses (Major)
Table of Names
Names of Greek Gods: Names of
Roman Gods: Description of what the
Gods presided over
Phoebus Apollo *** Apollo: God of the Sun, poetry, music and
oracles
Dionysus *** Bacchus: God of Wine
Demeter *** Ceres: Goddess of Agriculture
Eros *** Cupid: God of Love
Artemis *** Diana: Goddess of Hunting
Maia *** Fauna: Goddess of Animals
Chloris *** Flora: Goddess of Flowers and Spring
Tyche *** Fortuna: Goddess of Fortune
No Greek Equivalent
*** Janus: God of Doors and beginnings and
endings
Hera *** Juno: Goddess of Marriage
Zeus *** Jupiter aka Jove: The King of the Gods and the God
of the sky
Ares *** Mars: God of War
Hermes *** Mercury: Messenger of the Gods and Finance
Pallas Athena
*** Minerva: Goddess of Wisdom
Poseidon *** Neptune: God of the Sea
Hades *** Pluto: God of the Underworld and Death
Kronos *** Saturn: God of Time, Harvest and Agriculture
Aphrodite *** Venus: Goddess of Love and Beauty
Hestia *** Vesta: Goddess of the Hearth, the Home and the
Roman state
Hephaestus *** Vulcan: God of Fire, the Forge and
Blacksmiths
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