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The Greek ListThe Greek List

Zeus Hera Poseidon Hades Ares Athena

Artemis Hestia Aphrodite Hephaestus Apollo Hermes

The Roman ListThe Roman List

Jupiter Juno Neptune Pluto Mars Minerva

Diana Vestia Venus Vulcan Apollo Mercury

Zeus=Jupiter=JoveZeus=Jupiter=Jove

King of the gods. His many affairs led to

war and hate between his lovers and Hera.

Probably the most famous son he had is Hercules.

His symbol is the thunderbolt.

Hera=JunoHera=Juno

Queen of the gods, protector of married women.

She had a very bad temper.She tried to make everyone who had a relation with Zeus, miserable.

Her animal: the cow.

Poseidon=Neptune Poseidon=Neptune

God of the sea. God of horses and

horsemanship. His symbol is the

trident and the horse.

Hades=Pluto=DisHades=Pluto=Dis

God of the underworld.

God of wealth. Lived in the

underworld, took Ceres’ daughter.

His symbols is Cerberus and skeletons.

Ares=MarsAres=Mars

God of war. His special symbols

are: the spear, the torch, the vulture, and the dog.

Athena=MinervaAthena=Minerva

Goddess of wisdom, goddess of weaving, goddess of war.

Favorite daughter of Zeus. Sprung out from Zeus’s

head. She was the only one

allowed to play with her dad’s thunderbolt.

Her sacred animal is the owl.

Artemis=DianaArtemis=Diana

Goddess of the moon. Supreme huntress Protectress of

maidens. Catullus sings to her in

one of his poems.

Demeter=CeresDemeter=Ceres

Goddess of the home. Goddess of the earth. When her daughter was

stolen, she made the earth barren.

She retrieved her daughter, thanks to Zeus, but she is only with her during spring and summer, she is in Hades during fall and winter.

Her symbols are the hearth and fire.

Aphrodite=VenusAphrodite=Venus

Goddess of love. Goddess of beauty. She was the cause for

the enmity and jealousy of Hera.

Her sacred animals are the swan, sparrow, and dove.

Hephaestus=VulcanHephaestus=Vulcan

God of fire. God of metal. God of workers. He was the workman

of the gods.

Apollo=ApolloApollo=Apollo

God of the sun. God of medicine. God of music and

poetry.

Hermes=MercuryHermes=Mercury

Messenger of the gods.

God of commerce. He is the one who

gave the news to Ceres where her daughter, Persephone, was.

Epilogue Epilogue The Roman and Greek gods and goddesses provided

them with an explanation on how things came to be. Over the years, the myths became more and more

entertaining and outrageous. When Constantine converted to Christianity, the

Roman church brought its holidays and gods into it, except they were “Christianized” before they did.

The Romans also brought into the church their own unique way of architecture. Most churches in Rome resemble those of the “pagan” Romans.

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