BY V E RA M E H N E RT

ROMAN GODS AND GODDESSES

JUPITER

• King of the Gods• Greek name is Zeus• Day of the week is Thursday• Relations• Son of Saturn• Grandson of Uranus• Husband of Juno• Brother of Neptune and Pluto• Brother of Vesta• Had many children

JUNO

• Queen of the Gods• Greek name is Hera• Month is June• Relations• Wife of Jupiter• Mother of Mars• Mother of Vulcan• Sister-in-law of Vesta

NEPTUNE

• God of the Sea• Greek name is Poseidon• Relations• Son of Saturn• Grandson of Uranus• Brother of Jupiter and Pluto• Had many children

PLUTO

• God of the dead and wealth• Greek name is Hades• Relations• Son of Saturn• Grandson of Uranus• Brother of Jupiter and Neptune• Husband of Proserpine

APOLLO

• God of the sun• Greek name Apollo• Day of the week is Sunday• Relations• Son of Jupiter• Brother of Diana

DIANA

• Goddess of the moon• Greek name is Artemis• Day of the week is Monday• Relations• Daughter of Jupiter• Sister of Apollo

MARS

• God of war• Greek name is Ares• Month is March• Relations• Son of Jupiter• Father of Romulus and Remus

VENUS

• Goddess of love• Greek name Aphrodite• Day of the week is Friday• Relations• Daughter of Jupiter• Mother of Cupid

CUPID

• God of love• Greek name Eros• Relations• Son of Venus• Grandson of Jupiter

MERCURY

• Messenger of the Gods• Greek name is Hermes• Day of the week is Wednesday.• Relations• Son of Jupiter• Son of Maia

MINERVA

• Goddess of Wisdom, Crafts, and Weaving• Greek name is Athena• Relations• Daughter of Jupiter (Skull)

CERES

• Goddess of the Earth• Greek name is Demeter• Relations• Mother of Proserpine• Mother-in-law of Pluto

PROSERPINE

• Goddess of the Underworld• Greek name is Persephone• Relations• Daughter of Ceres• Wife of Pluto

VULCAN

• The Smith God• Greek name is Hephaestus• Relations• Son of Jupiter• Son of Juno• Nephew of Vesta

BACCHUS

• God of Wine• Greek name Dionysus• Relations• Son of Jupiter• Nephew of Vesta

SATURN

• God of Time• Greek name Kronos• Day of the week is Saturday• Relations• Son of Uranus and Gaia• Father of Ceres, Vesta, and Juno• Father of Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto• Grandfather of Apollo, Diana, Mars, Mercury, Minerva,

Proserpine, Vulcan, Hercules, Venus, Maia, Janus, Venus, Bacchus, Cupid

VESTA

• Goddess of Home• Greek name is Hestia• Relations• Sister of Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto• Aunt of Bacchus• Sister-in-law of Juno• Daughter of Saturn

JANUS

• God of Doors• Month is January• Romans created a coin with Janus’ face(s) on it• Janus was represented with a double sided head

URANUS

• God of the sky• Greek name is also Uranus• Relations• Started the world with Terra

TERRA

• Goddess of the Earth• Greek name is Gaia• Relations• Started the World with Uranus

MAIA

• Goddess of Growth• Greek name is• Month is May• Relations• Mother of Mercury

HERCULES

• God of Strength• Greek name is Heracles

CITATIONS

• Edkins, Jo. "Roman Gods." Other Sites Index. Jo Edkins, n.d. Web. 6 Nov 2013. <gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman>.