Roman Deities Flashcards
Goddess of the harvest and mother of Proserpina, equated with the Greek Demeter
Ceres
King of the gods, god of lightning and the sky, equated with the Greek Zeus
Jupiter
Goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industries and trade, equated with the Greek Athena
Minerva
God of poetry, music, and oracles, and one of the Dii Consentes
Apollo
Goddess of crossroads and magic, equated with the Greek Hecate
Trivia
Goddess of flowers and spring, equated with the Greek Chloris
Flora
Goddess of love and beauty, mother of Aeneas, equated with the Greek Aphrodite
Venus
Goddess of the hunt, the moon, virginity, and childbirth, twin sister of Apollo, equated with the Greek Artemis
Diana
Goddess of war, daughter of Jupiter and Juno, consort of Ares, main attribute was her military helmet, equated with the Greek Enyo
Bellona
God of strength who worship was derived from a Greek demigod
Hercules
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, equated with the Greek Poseidon
Neptune
Messenger of the gods and bearer of souls to the underworth, equated with the Greek Hermes
Mercury
God of the forge, equated with the Greek Hephaestus
Vulcan
Goddess of hope, equated with the Greek Elpis but more significant
Spes
Ruler of the dead, equated with the Greek Hades
Pluto
Goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony, equated with the Greek Harmonia
Concordia
God of trust, honesty, and oaths
Sancus
Goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards
Pomona
Household gods
Lares
Goddess of truth, equated with the Greek Aletheia
Veritas
God of the harvest and agriculture, father of Zeus, equated with the Greek Cronus
Saturn
The malevolent dead
Lemures
Goddess of seawater, consort of Neptune, equated with the Greek Amphitrite
Salacia
God of the morning star, the Latin name for the planet Venus
Lucifer
God of wine, sensual pleasures, and truth, originally a cult title for the Greek Dionysus and identified with the Roman Liber
Bacchus
Queen of the gods and goddess of matrimony, equated with the Greek Hera
Juno
God of sleep, equated with the Greek Hypnos
Somnus
Goddess of the moon, equated with the Greek Selene
Luna
Double-faced or two-headed god of beginnings and endings and doorways
Janus
Personification of strife, equated with the Greek Eris
Discordia
God of love, the son of Venus, equated with the Greek Eros
Cupid
Goddess of peace, equated with the Greek Eirene
Pax
Goddess of earth and fertility, consort of Saturn, equated with Rhea
Ops
Goddess of youth, equated with the Greek Hebe
Juventas
Goddess of the hearth, the Roman state, and the sacred fire, equated with the Greek Hestia
Vesta
Persian god worshiped in the Roman Empire, popular with soldiers
Mithras
Goddess of safety and the welfare, health and prosperity of both the individual and the state
Salus
Horned god of the forests, plains and fields, equated with the Greek Pan
Faunus
Goddess of victory, equated with the Greek Nike
Victoria
Personification of luck, equated with the Greek Tyche
Fortuna
Goddess of the dawn, equated with the Greek Eos
Aurora
God who protected boundary markers, his name was the Latin word for such a marker
Terminus
Personification of death, equated with the Greek Thanatos
Mors
Queen of the dead and a grain goddess, equated with the Greek Persephone
Proserpina
God of war and father of Romulus, equated with the Greek Ares
Mars
