|
Roman Gods Family Tree
Z
Z
Z
Roman Gods Family Tree -
Dii Consentes
The Twelve major gods of
the Roman Pantheon (Pantheon: collective major gods of a
people) were called Dii Consentes and were especially honored
by the Romans.
The gods and goddesses of the Dii Consentes were Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Vesta, Ceres, Diana,
Venus, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Vulcan and Apollo.. The
most important Dii Consentes were Jupiter, Juno, and
Minerva, known as the Capitoline Triad, and Mars who was the
tutelary (patron) god of the city of Rome. The
Roman Gods Family Tree charting the sons and daughters of
Saturn and Jupiter is as follows:
Roman Gods Family Tree
The Roman Gods Family Tree
is quite complex and explains the relationships between
various Roman gods and goddesses.
The
king and father of the Gods was
Jupiter (Jove)
Jupiter was the son of
Saturn and Opis.
Saturn was born
from Uranus (heaven) he was the only
child of Time who had complete sway
over both mortals and immortals
The mother of Jupiter was
and Opis (aka Ops)
Saturn and Opis were of the
race of Titans, who were the children of Earth and Heaven who sprang
from Chaos the mother of the Titans. The Titans consisted of six
sons and six daughters, the one-hundred-armed giants (Hecatonchires)
and the one-eyed giants, the
Cyclopes
The brothers of Jupiter were Pluto and
Neptune
The sisters of Jupiter were Vesta, Juno and Ceres
Jupiter and his brothers rebelled against their
father Saturn and the Titans; vanquished them and imprisoned some of
them in Tartarus, inflicting other penalties on others. Atlas was
condemned to bear up the heavens on his shoulders
Jupiter was the brother and husband of Juno
Jupiter was the father of the following Roman
gods and goddesses:
Vulcan was the
son of Jupiter and Juno, husband of
Venus
Venus was the daughter of Jupiter and Dione,
wife of Vulcan and the mother (by Mercury) of Cupid, god of love
Minerva was the
daughter of Jupiter and Juno
Apollo was the son of Jupiter and Latona. His
twin sister was Diana
Diana was the daughter of Jupiter and Latona
Mercury was the son of Jupiter and Maia who
was the daughter of the Titan Atlas
Bacchus was the son of Jupiter and Semele
Mars was the son of Jupiter and Juno
Proserpina was the daughter of Ceres and
Jupiter
Roman Gods Family Tree
The content of this Roman Gods Family Tree
category provides details, articles, facts and information about the
major gods of the Ancient Roman Religion
Roman Gods Family Tree
The content of this Roman Gods Family Tree
category on life in Ancient Rome provides free educational
details, facts and information for reference and research
for schools, colleges and homework. Refer to the
Colosseum Sitemap for a comprehensive search on interesting
different categories containing the history, facts and
information about Ancient Rome.
|
