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Roman and Greek Gods
Question | Answer |
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husband and brother of Hera; King and father of gods, sky; thunderbolt, eagle | Greek: Zeus Roman: Jupiter |
wife and sister of Zeus; Queen and mother of gods, women, marriage, and maternity; veil cuckoo, peacock | Greek: Hera Roman: Juno |
daughter of Zeus, but not of Hera. Sprung from the head of Zeus fully-formed; war, wisdom, protector of Athens; Owl, Armor, shield, gorgonian | Greek: Athena Roman: Minerva |
son of Hera and Zeus; war, strife, blind courage; Armor | Greek: Ares Roman: Mars |
daughter of Zeus and Dione, she sprung from the sea foam that formed around the severed genitals of Uranus; love, beauty; Cupid, Eros | Greek: Aphrodite Roman: Venus |
son of Zeus and Leto, brother of Artemis; solar light, reason, prophecy, medicine, music; lyre, bow, quiver | Greek: Apollo Roman: Phoebus |
later identified with Apollo; Sun | Greek: Helios Roman: Pheobus |
daughter of Zeus and Leto, sister of Apollo; lunar light, hunting, childbirth; bow, arrows, dogs | Greek: Artemis Roman: Diana |
later identified with Artemis; Moon; Crescent moon | Greek: Selena Roman: Diana |
son of Zeus and Maia; male messenger of gods, trickster and thief, good luck, wealth, travel; winged sandals, winged cap, caduceus | Greek: Hermes Roman: Mercury |
brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone; Ruler of the underworld; Cerberos | Greek: Hades Roman: Pluto |
son of Zeus and Semele; wine, theater, grapes, panther skin; Thyros, wine cup | Greek: Dionysus Roman: Bacchus |
son of Hera; Fire, the art of the blacksmith, crafts; hammer, tongs, lamed foot | Greek: Hephaestus Roman: Vulcan |
sister of Zeus; Hearth, domestic fire, the family; hearth | Greek: Hestia Roman: Vesta |
sister of Zeus; Agriculture, grain; Ears of wheat, torch | Greek: Demeter Roman: Ceres |
brother of Zeus; Sea; Trident, horse | Greek: Poseidon Roman: Neptune |
son of Zeus and a mortal woman, the only hero admitted by the gods of Mount Olympos and granted immortality; Strength; Lion skin, club, bow and quiver | Greek: Herakles Roman: Hercules |
son of Aphrodite; Love; bow and arrow, wings | Greek: Eros Roman: Amor/ Cupid |
daughter of Zeus and Demeter, wife of Hades; the underworld; Scepter, pomegranate | Greek: Persephone Roman: Victoria |