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

 

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