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Greek and Roman Mythology Greek and Roman God Comparison Roman Greek Title/God or Goddess of… Apollo Apollo Prophecy, archery, and music played with a golden lyre. Bacchus Dionysus The vine (wine). Ceres Demeter Grain, growing plants and the love of a mother for her child. Coelus Uranus The personification of heaven Cupid Eros Love. Cybele Rhea The Great Mother, fertility Diana Artemis Wild animals, forests and the moon. Hercules Heracles Strength, Iron, and Virtue. Juno Hera Married to Jupiter/Zeus, patroness of marriage and women Jupiter Zeus Ruling God, protector of Roman people Latona Leto Gentleness. Mars Ares War. Mercury Hermes Messenger God, watched over trade and commerce. Minerva Athena Warriors, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, crafts Neptune Poseidon Water. Pluto Hades The underworld. Proserpina Persephone Queen of the dead. Saturn Cronus Corn. Venus Aphrodite Love. Vesta Hestia Hearth. Vulcan Hephaestus Fire, volcanoes, manufacturer of art, arms and armor for Gods and heroes.

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Greek and Roman Mythology

Greek and Roman Mythology

Greek and Roman God Comparison

Roman GreekTitle/God or Goddess of

ApolloApolloProphecy, archery, and music played with a golden lyre.

BacchusDionysusThe vine (wine).

CeresDemeterGrain, growing plants and the love of a mother for her child.

CoelusUranusThe personification of heaven

CupidErosLove.

CybeleRheaThe Great Mother, fertility

DianaArtemisWild animals, forests and the moon.

HerculesHeraclesStrength, Iron, and Virtue.

JunoHeraMarried to Jupiter/Zeus, patroness of marriage and women

JupiterZeusRuling God, protector of Roman people

LatonaLetoGentleness.

MarsAresWar.

MercuryHermesMessenger God, watched over trade and commerce.

MinervaAthenaWarriors, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, crafts

NeptunePoseidonWater.

PlutoHadesThe underworld.

ProserpinaPersephoneQueen of the dead.

SaturnCronusCorn.

VenusAphroditeLove.

VestaHestiaHearth.

VulcanHephaestusFire, volcanoes, manufacturer of art, arms and armor for Gods and heroes.

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