God and Goddesses

Roman names of the major deities are followed by the names of the corresponding Greek God or Goddess (in parentheses)

Bacchus (Dionysus): God of wine and ecstasy.

Ceres (Demeter): Goddess of the harvest.

Diana (Artemis): Goddess of the moon and hunting.

Juno (Hera): Goddess of marriage and Queen (wife of the ruling god).

Jupiter (Zeus): God of the sky and ruler of the gods and goddesses.

Neptune (Poseidon): God of the sea.

Pluto (Hades): God of the Underworld.

Mars (Ares): God of war.

Minerva (Athena): Goddess of wisdom, crafts and war.

Mercury (Hermes): God of commerce and communication.

Persephone (Prosperina): Queen of the Underworld.

Sol (Apollo): God of the light (sun, knowledge).

Venus (Aphrodite): Goddess of beauty and romance.

Vesta (Hestia): Goddess of the home and hearth.

Vulcan (Hephaestus): God of craftsmen and of the forge.

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