1.1 The Gods (stupid roman OCR Shit Heads) Flashcards
Who is Jupiter and what are some common symbols of him?
Jupiter: king of the gods and controller of the skies (Zeus)
Symbols/ recognition: bearded man wearing a lighting bolt, could be shown hiding an eagle or seated on a throne with a sceptre
Who is Neptune and what are some common symbols of him?
Neptune: brother of Jupiter, god of the seas, earthquakes and storms important to Roman’s as they expanded through the Mediterranean
Symbols/ recognition: bearded man holding a trident, horses (random but true)
Who is Pluto and what are some common symbols of him?
Pluto: (hades) god of the underworld
Symbols/ recognition: legit nothing but often appears on Roman Sarcophagi
Who is Juno and what are some common symbols of her?
Juno: (Hera) queen of gods and responsible for marriage, women, childbirth and the family
Symbols/ recognition: diadem, holding a sceptre or accompanied by a peacock
Who is Ceres and what are some common symbols of her?
Ceres: (Demeter) goddess of the harvest and grain so incredibly important for roman plebs who relied of grain for survival
Symbols/recognition: wearing a diadem and holding a bundle of wheat, grain or flowers
Who is Vesta and what are some common symbols of her?
Vesta: (hestia)goddess of the hearth and fire, very important for family and the state, fire symbolizes security of the state
Symbols/ recognition: veiled head bit she doesn’t appear a lot
Who is Vulcan and what are some common symbols of him?
Vulcan: (Hephaistos) god of metal working, fire and craftsmen
Symbols/ recognition: depicted with a hammer
Who is Venus and what are some common symbols of her?
Venus: (Aphrodite) goddess of love and beauty
Symbols/ recognition: depicted naked or accompanied by her son Cupid
Who is Minerva and what are some common symbols of her?
Minerva: (Athena) goddess of war and wisdom
Symbols/ recognition: when depicted as goddess of wisdom it’s an owl but when depicted as goddess of war it’s helmet, spear and the Aegis(breastplate)
Who is Diana and what are some common symbols of her?
Diana: (sorta like Artemis) goddess of hunting, childbirth and the moon
Symbols/ recognition: bow and arrow
Who is Apollo and what are some common symbols of him?
Apollo: god of music and the arts, education, archery and prophecies.
Symbols/ recognition: often depicted with his Lyre and in eternal youth
Who is Mercury and what are some common symbols of him?
Mercury: (Hermes) god of travel and trade along with being a messenger of the gods. Important for the protection of travellers
Symbols/ recognition: travellers cap, caduceus and winged sandals
Who is Mars and what are some common symbols of him?
Mars: (ngl it’s just Ares) god of war but was also loosely associated with agriculture. Extremely important or Romans.
Symbols/ recognition: wearing his armour
Who is Bacchus and what are some common symbols of him?
Bacchus: ( Dionysus) god of wine and theatre
Symbols/ recognition: with a Thyrsus( a staff type thing), vines and animal skin as well as being accompanied by his companions the Maenads and satyrs
