Greek & Roman God names, what they are Gods of, and symbols
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| Roman Name |
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| Greek Name |
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| Eos |
Aurora |
Goddess of the dawn |
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| Pan |
Faunus |
God of nature |
Goats, satyrs |
| Eros |
Cupid |
God of love |
Heart pierced with arrow |
| Jupiter |
Zeus |
King of gods and ruler of mankind |
Eagle, oak, thunderbolts |
| Neptune |
Poseidon |
God of sea, horses, and earthquakes |
Trident, dolphins, horses |
| Apollo |
Apollo |
God of sun, music, poetry, and medicine |
Lyre, arrows, sun chariot |
| Mercury |
Hermes |
Messenger of the Gods; God of commerce and theft |
Winged cap, winged sandals, caduceus |
| Mars |
Ares |
God of war |
Sword, shield, dogs, vultures |
| Vulcan |
Hephaestus |
God of fire and workers in metal |
Anvil, forge |
| Juno |
Hera |
Queen of the gods, wife of Jove, patroness of married women |
Pomegranate, peacock, cuckoo |
| Ceres |
Demeter |
Goddess of agriculture |
Sheaf of wheat, poppies, cornucopia |
| Diana |
Artemis |
Goddess of moon and hunting; patron of maidens |
Crescent, stag, arrows |
| Minerva |
Athena |
Goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving |
Egis, owl, shields, olive tree |
| Venus |
Aphrodite |
Goddess of love and beauty |
Doves, sparrows |
| Vesta |
Hestia |
Goddess of hearth and home |
Hearth fire |
| Saturn |
Cronus |
Father of Jupiter; among Romans god of agriculture |
Sickle |
| Bacchus |
Dionysus |
God of wine, drama, and revelry |
Ivy, grapes, leopards |
| Pluto |
Hades |
God of the underworld, minerals, and wealth |
Cerberus, cypress, the bident |
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