NLE Basic Roman Gods and Goddesses

Question 1

Juno

Answer 1

Greek = Hera
Queen of the Gods, Goddess of marriage and childbirth
Wife of Jupiter, Mother of Mars and Vulcan
Peacock

Question 2

Vesta

Answer 2

Greek= Hestia
Goddess of the hearth, home, family, virginity, and sacred fire
Donkey, Sacred Fire, Hearth
Sister of Jupiter

Question 3

Minerva

Answer 3

Greek= Athena
Goddess of poetry, medicine, commerce, weaving, the crafts, and wisdom
Owl, olive tree, Jupiter’s serpent, Parthenon, spear, spindle, and Hellebore
Daughter of Jupiter and Metis (via head)
Known for invention of flute and making Arachne into a spider

Question 4

Ceres

Answer 4

Greek = Demeter
Goddess of agriculture, fertility, grains, harvest, motherhood, Earth, and crops
wheat-sheaf, crown of wheat-stalks, fruit cornucopia
Sister of Jupiter, Mother of Bacchus and Persephone

Question 5

Diana

Answer 5

Greek = Artemis
Goddess of the hunt, wild animals, fertility, childbirth, and the Moon
Bow and quiver, deer, hunting dogs,
Sister of Apollo, daughter of Jupiter

Question 6

Venus

Answer 6

Greek= Aphrodite
Goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, prostitution, and victory
Rose, Friday, myrtle
Daughter of Caelus, Wife of Mars and Vulcan, Mother of Aeneas

Question 7

Mars

Answer 7

Greek= Ares
God of war, guardian of agriculture and the Roman people
spear, shield, Tuesday
Son of Juno and Jupiter, Lover of Rhea Silva and Venus, Father of Romulus/Remus

Question 8

Mercury

Answer 8

Greek= Hermes
God of income, trade, eloquence, messages, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, merchants, thieves
Caduceus, winged sandals, winged hat, tortoise, ram and rooster, Wednesday
Son of Jupiter

Question 9

Jupiter/Jove/Iovis

Answer 9

Greek= Zeus
King of the Gods, God of the sky and thunder
Lightning bolt, eagle, oak tree, Thursday
Huz of Juno, Dad of Mars, Vulcan, and Minerva
Youngest of the First Gods, Overthrew Saturn

Question 10

Neptune

Answer 10

Greek= Poseidon
God of the Sea
Horse, trident, dolphin
Sibling of Jove and Pluto

Question 11

Vulcan/Vulcanus

Answer 11

Greek= Hephaestus
God of fire, metalworking, and the forge
Blacksmith’s hammer
Husband of Venus, Son of Jove