Jupiter |
(Zeus) |
Ruler of the gods |
Venus |
(Aphrodite) |
Goddess of beauty and love |
Apollo |
(Apollo) |
God of prophecy, archery and the sun. |
Mars |
(Ares) |
God of war |
Diana |
(Artemis) |
Goddess of the hunt and the moon |
Aesculapius |
(Asclepius) |
God of medicine |
Minerva |
(Athena) |
Goddess of arts, crafts, war and wisdom, helper of heroes. |
Saturn |
(Cronus) |
God of the sky and ruler of Venus and agriculture |
Ceres |
(Demeter) |
Goddess of grain |
Bacchus |
(Dionysus) |
God of wine and vegetation |
Cupid |
(Eros) |
God of love |
Terra |
(Gaea) |
Mother Earth |
Vulcan |
(Hephaestus) |
God of fire; blacksmith of the gods |
Juno |
(Hera) |
Goddess of marriage and childbirth; protector of married women; queen of the gods |
Mercury |
(Hermes) |
Messenger of the gods; protector of travelers, thieves, and merchants |
Vesta |
(Hestia) |
Guardian of the home |
Somnus |
(Hypnos) |
God of sleep |
Pluto |
(Hades) |
God of the underworld; Lord of the dead |
Neptune |
(Poseidon) |
God of the sea and earthquakes |
Ops |
(Rhea) |
Wife of Cronus/Saturn; Mother Goddess |
Uranus |
(Uranus) |
God of the sky; Father of the Titans |
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Gods were very important to the Romans. Roman people worshiped gods by prayer, animal sacrifices, and offerings of food and wine. They thought that the gods caused sicknesses and that natural things (such as plants and trees) and objects(such as doors and porches) had their own spirits. Gods were consulted when people got married.