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 |
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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 |