ROMAN DEITY GREEK EQUIVALENT FUNCTION ATTRIBUTES
Roman Diety |
Greek Equvalent |
Function |
Attribute |
Apollo |
Apollo |
god of the sun, song
and prophecy |
the lyre |
Bacchus |
Dionysus |
god of wine |
the vine |
Ceres |
Demeter |
goddess of agriculture |
a garland of ears
of corn |
Cupid |
Eros |
god of love |
bow and arrow |
Diana |
Artemis |
goddess of the chase and moon |
bow and arrow, spear and stags |
Faunus |
Pan |
god of flocks and shepherds |
horns and goat's feet |
Janus |
(none) |
god of beginings and doorways |
two faces |
Juno |
Hera |
queen of the gods,wife of jupiter |
crown,veil,scepter, and peacock |
Jupiter |
Zeus |
King of the gods |
scepter,eagle,and thunderbolt |
Lares and Penates |
(none) |
household gods |
perpetual fire on the
hearth |
Mars |
Ares |
god of war |
sheild,helmet,and coat
of mail |
Mercury |
Hermes |
messenger of the gods |
winged sandals and hat,
and staff |
Minerva |
Athena |
goddess of wisdom |
owl,helmet,and spear |
Neptune |
Poseidon |
god of the sea |
trident and dolphin |
Pluto |
Hades |
god of the underworld |
the dog Cerberus and a
two-pronged fork |
Saturn |
Cronus |
god of the harvest |
sickle |
Venus |
Aphrodite |
goddess of love and beauty |
myrtle tree |
Vesta |
Hestia |
goddess of the hearth |
perpetual fire on the
hearth |
Vulcan |
Hephaestus |
god of the fire |
hammer and anvil |