Adopted gods As the empire grew, Romans added more gods, especially from the Greeks. They use Roman names for Greek gods. For example, Poseidon became Neptune, and Zeus became Jupiter, the most important Romangod.
SOURCE4 Some Roman gods and goddesses and their Greek equivalents
Juno (Greek equivalent: Hera) Wife of Jupiter Goddess of women, marriage and childbirth
Jupiter (Greek equivalent: Zeus)
King of the gods Symbols: eagle, thunderbolt
Mars (Greek equivalent: Ares) God of war
Vesta (Greek equivalent: Hestia) Goddess of the hearth or fi replace
Venus (Greek equivalent: Aphrodite) Goddess of love and beauty
Neptune (Greek equivalent: Poseidon) God of the sea
Mercury (Greek equivalent: Hermes) Jupiter’s messenger God of trade and thieves
Mithraism, the cult of Mithras, believed in life after death and was popular with Roman soldiers. They linked the Celtic goddess, Sulis, with Minerva and called her ‘Sulis Minerva’.
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