Gods and Goddesses from Greek and Latin Myths(mythology for all seasons)Greek and Roman godsKnowledge about Greek deities came primarily from Greek drama and the epic verse that was performed at public festivals. The most significant early epics about the Olympian gods were composed about the eighth century B.C. Centuries before the conquest of Greece in 146 A.D., the Romans had adopted many of the Greek gods to supplement their own rather insignificant, formless pantheon of divinities. The Romans didn't stop at importing Greek gods; in fact, they adopted the gods and goddesses of several of the other people that they conquered. Sea
Greek: Poseidon (god)
Latin: Neptune (god) God of the sea, horses, and earthquakes. Symbols: the trident (a three-pronged spear), dolphins, and horses. Sleep
Greek: Hypnos (god)
Latin: Somnus (god) Socery and Witchcraft; Earlier, the Moon, Earth, and the Underworld
Greek: Hecate (goddess)
Latin: Trivia (goddess, whose name means “of the three ways” because, like Hecate, she was worshipped at crossroads) Strife and Discord
Greek: Eris (goddess)
Latin: Discordia (goddess) Sun
Greek: Helios (god; later identified with Apollo)
Latin: Sol (god; later identified with Phoebus Apollo) Underworld
Greek: Hades (god, also called Pluto)
Latin: Pluto (god, also called Dis or Orcus) Greek: Persephone (goddess) Latin: Proserpina (goddess) The gods and goddesses of the underworld, minerals, and wealth. Symbols: Cerberus, the bident (a two-pronged spear) Victory
Greek: Nike (goddess)
Latin: Victoria (goddess) War
Greek: Ares (god); (no equivalent goddess)
Latin: Mars (god); Bellona (goddess) The god of war. Symbols: sword, shield, dogs, and vultures. Wealth
Greek: Plutus (god)
Latin: (no equivalent god) Winds
Greek: Aeolus (god)
Latin: (no equivalent god) Wine and Revelry
Greek: Dionysus (god, also called Bacchus)
Latin: Bacchus; as well as, Liber (god). Liber was also associated with Libera, goddess of the vine. The god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating the power and fertility of nature, drama, and revelry. Symbols: ivy, grapes, and leopards or panthers. Wisdom, Technical Skill, and Invention
Greek: Pallas Athena (goddess)
Latin: Minerva (goddess) The goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving. Symbols: the Aegis (a shield on which was fixed the head of Medusa, a woman with snakes instead of hair on her head, whose look turned beholders into stone) Youth
Greek: Hebe (goddess)
Latin: Juventas (goddess)
A cross reference of word units that are related, directly or indirectly, to the: "moon": Calendar, Moon Facts; Chemical Element: selenium; luna, luni-; Luna, the earth moon; menisc-; meno-; Planets in Motion; plano-; seleno-. If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.
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