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Greek Gods and Goddesses and their Roman Counterparts
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APHRODITE
Goddess of Love, Desire, and Beauty
Roman Counterpart: Venus
HADES
God of the Underworld and Death
Brother of Zeus and Poseidon
in love with Persephone
Roman Counterpart: Pluto
HEPHAESTUS
God of blacksmiths, sculptors, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes
Roman Counterpart: Vulcan
DEMETER
CRONOS
Goddess of the Harvest
Youngest son of Uranus, father of Zeus
Daughter of Cronos and Rhea
Titan god of time and ages
Mother of Persephone
wife of Zeus
Roman counterpart : Saturn
Roman Counterpart: Ceres
DIONYSUS
god of fertility and wine
son of Zeus and Semele, and he was the only god with a mortal parent.
ZEUS
Roman Counterpart : Bacchus
Introduction
APOLLO
God of Music and Medicine
- God of Sky and ruler of the Olympian gods
- married his sister, Hera
- brother of Poseidon and Hades
- Bad Tempered
- sacred animal : Eagle
- Roman Counterpart : Jupiter
Son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Artemis
Roman counterpart: Phoebus or Apollo
The predominant mythologies handed down through the ages are those of the Greeks and Romans. The mythology of each culture includes gods and goddesses who interacted with humans, with good, bad, and indifferent motives.
HERA
Goddess of marriage and childbirth
sister and wife of Zeus
sacred animals were cow and peacock
Roman counterpart : Juno
POSEIDON
God of the Sea
Brother of Zeus and Hades
married Amphritite
Roman counterpart : Neptune
ATHENA
Goddess of Wisdom
Daughter of Zeus
sprung out of Zeus' forhead
Roman Counterpart : Minerva
HERMES
Hermes was the Greek god of commerce, son of Zeus and Maia.
Greek Gods and Goddesses and their Roman Counterparts
Quick acting and cunning, he was able to move swiftly between the world of man and the world of gods, acting as a messenger of the gods and the link between mortals and the Olympians.
Roman Counterpart : Mercury
ARTEMIS
Goddess of the Hunt
daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo
Roman Counterpart: Diana
ARES
God of war
son of Zeus and Hera
Violent personality
Roman counterpart: Mars