Most of the Greek Gods and Goddesses were adopted by the ancient Romans, although in most cases there was a change of name. In the table below is a list of the GREEK GODS and their ROMAN equivalents.
Greek mythology predates Roman mythology by over 1,000 years.
| GREEK GOD | ROMAN GOD | ORDER |
|---|---|---|
| ZEUS | JUPITER | King of the Gods |
| HERA | JUNO | Goddess of Marriage |
| POSEIDON | NEPTUNE | God of the Sea |
| CRONUS | SATURN | Youngest son of Uranus, Father of Zeus |
| APHRODITE | VENUS | Goddess of Love |
| HADES | PLUTO | God of the Underworld |
| HEPHAESTUS | VULCAN | God of the Forge |
| DEMETER | Ceres | Goddess of the Harvest |
| APOLLO | Apollo | God of Music and Medicine |
| ATHENA | MINERVA | Goddess of Wisdom |
| ARTEMIS | DIANA | Goddess of the Hunt |
| ARES | MARS | God of War |
| HERMES | MERCURY | Messenger of the Gods |
| DIONYSUS | Bacchus | God of Wine |
| PERSEPHONE | Proserpine | Goddess of the Underworld |
| EROS | CUPID | God of Love |
| GAIA | Terra | Goddess of Earth |
| HYPNOS | Somnus | God of Sleep |
| RHEA | Ops | Mother of Zeus / Wife of Cronus |
| URANUS | Uranus | Father of the Titans |
| NIKE | Victoria | Goddess of Victory |
| EOS | Aurora | Goddess of the Dawn |
| PAN | Faunus | God of shepherds |
| SELENE | Luna | Goddess of the Moon |
| HELIOS | Sol | God of the Sun |