Gods

Question 1

Vesta

Answer 1

Goddess of the hearth
Centre of the Roman home
Recognised by fire

Question 2

Mars

Answer 2

God of war
Recognised by armour
Father of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome
Important to Roman society as they loved soldiers

Question 3

Diana

Answer 3

God of hunting and the moon
Recognised by bow and arrow and seen with a dog
Twin of Apollo

Question 4

Mercury

Answer 4

Messenger God
God of travellers
Recognised by winged sandals, winged hat and a winged and with snakes

Question 5

Pluto

Answer 5

God of the death and ruler of the underworld
Brother of Jupiter and Neptune
Represented by a sceptre, pomegranate and Cerberus

Question 6

Jupiter

Answer 6

King of gods
Controlled weather
Most powerful weapon was thunderbolt
Recognised by oak tree, eagle, thunderbolt, shield and aegis
Symbol of Roman dominance and appeared in prominent locations which were now controlled by Rome eg Pompeii

Question 7

Ceres

Answer 7

Earth goddess
Goddess of harvest, corn and motherly love
Recognised by a sceptre, basket of lowers and fruit, cornucopia and wheat ears

Question 8

Venus

Answer 8

Goddess of love

Often in a shell and naked

Question 9

Juno

Answer 9

Queen of gods
Goddess of women, childbirth and marriage
Represented by a crown or new born child or peacock

Question 10

Minerva

Answer 10

Goddess of wisdom and tactical warfare as well as arts and spinning and weaving
Recognised by helmet, spear, owl and aegis

Question 11

Apollo

Answer 11

God of the sun
Also God of prophecy arts archery music poetry and healing
Recognised by lyre bow and arrow and chariot and sun

Question 12

Neptune

Answer 12

God of the seas and earthquakes
Recognised by his trident rides and dolphin or horse
Brother of Pluto and Jupiter