ANCIENT ROMAN ANCIENT ROMAN MYTHOLOGYMYTHOLOGY

By Andrey MarsavinBy Andrey Marsavin

Juno (Hera)Juno (Hera)

Being the wife and Being the wife and

at the same time the at the same time the

sister of Jupiter, Juno sister of Jupiter, Juno

was the goddess of was the goddess of

women and women and

childbirth. The Greek childbirth. The Greek

name for Juno is name for Juno is

Hera.Hera.

Jupiter (Zeus)Jupiter (Zeus)

Being the main king Being the main king

of all gods, Jupiter of all gods, Jupiter

was also the god of was also the god of

thunder and thunder and

lightning. The Greek lightning. The Greek

name for Jupiter is name for Jupiter is

Zeus.Zeus.

Minerva (Athena)Minerva (Athena)

Minerva was the Minerva was the

goddess of war and goddess of war and

crafts. In Greece, crafts. In Greece,

Minerva was called Minerva was called

Athena, also being Athena, also being

the mother goddess the mother goddess

of the city of Athens.of the city of Athens.

Neptune (Poseidon)Neptune (Poseidon)

Neptune was the Neptune was the

god of the seas. His god of the seas. His

original Greek name original Greek name

is Poseidon. is Poseidon.

Vulcan (Hephaestus)Vulcan (Hephaestus)

Vulcan was the god of Vulcan was the god of

forges and craftsmen. forges and craftsmen.

His Greek name was His Greek name was

Hephaestus, but the Hephaestus, but the

Roman’s renamed Roman’s renamed

him to Vulcan, which him to Vulcan, which

is where the word is where the word

“Volcano” comes “Volcano” comes

from. from.

Ceres (Demeter)Ceres (Demeter)

Ceres was the Ceres was the

Roman goddess of Roman goddess of

agriculture. Her agriculture. Her

name in Greece was name in Greece was

Demeter. Demeter.

Mars (Ares)Mars (Ares)

Mars was the main Mars was the main

god of war in god of war in

Ancient Rome. In Ancient Rome. In

Ancient Greece, he Ancient Greece, he

was called Ares.was called Ares.

ApolloApollo

Apollo was the god Apollo was the god

of three things: the of three things: the

sun, healing and sun, healing and

prophecy. The prophecy. The

Romans did not Romans did not

change his name change his name

from the original from the original

mythology of mythology of

Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece.

Mercury (Hermes)Mercury (Hermes)

Mercury was the god Mercury was the god

of trade and thieves. of trade and thieves.

He was also He was also

Jupiter’s messenger. Jupiter’s messenger.

His name comes His name comes

from the Greek, from the Greek,

Hermes. Hermes.

Venus (Aphrodite)Venus (Aphrodite)

Venus was the Venus was the

daughter of the two daughter of the two

oldest Roman Gods, oldest Roman Gods,

Uranus and Gaea. She Uranus and Gaea. She

was known to be the was known to be the

goddess of love and goddess of love and

beauty. In Ancient beauty. In Ancient

Greece, Venus was Greece, Venus was

called Aphrodite. called Aphrodite.

Works CitedWorks Cited

Marks, Anthony and Tingay, Graham. Marks, Anthony and Tingay, Graham. The Romans. The Romans. London: Usborne London: Usborne

Publishing Ltd. 1990. Print. Publishing Ltd. 1990. Print.