Mythology Matching Figures

List of Matching Greek and Roman Gods

Greek Name	Roman Name	Description	Major	Olympian
Aphrodite	Venus	Goddess of love and beauty; daughter of Zeus and Dione; mother of Eros.	Y	Y
Apollo	Apollo	God of beauty, poetry, music; later identified with Helios as Phoebus Apollo; son of Zeus and Leto.	Y	Y
Ares	Mars	God of war; son of Zeus and Hera.	Y	Y
Artemis	Diana	Goddess of moon; huntress; twin sister of Apollo.	Y	Y
Athena	Minerva	Goddess of wisdom; known poetically as Pallas Athene; sprang fully armed from head of Zeus.	Y	Y
Charites	Gratiae	The goddesses of charm and beauty.	N	N
Cronus	Saturn	Titan.	Y	N
Demeter	Ceres	Goddess of agriculture; mother of Persephone.	Y	Y
Dionysus	Bacchus	God of wine; son of Zeus and Semele.	Y	Y
Erinyes	Furiae	The Furies were three sisters who at the behest of the gods, sought vengeance for wrongs.	N	N