List of Matching Greek and Roman Gods
Greek Name | Roman Name | Description | Major | Olympian |
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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 |
Eris | Discordia | The goddess of discord, who caused trouble, especially if you were foolish enough to ignore her. | N | N |
Eros | Cupid | The god of love and desire. | N | N |
Hades | Pluto | Name sometimes given Pluto; also, abode of dead, ruled by Pluto. | Y | N |
Helios | Sol | Titan. God of the sun and great-uncle or cousin of Apollo and Artemis. | N | N |
Hephaestus | Vulcan | God of fire; celestial blacksmith; son of Zeus and Hera; husband of Aphrodite. | Y | Y |
Hera | Juno | Queen of heaven; wife of Zeus. | Y | Y |
Hermes | Mercury | God of physicians and thieves; messenger of gods; son of Zeus and Maia. | Y | Y |
Hestia | Vesta | Goddess of hearth; sister of Zeus. | Y | Y |
Horai | Horae | The goddesses of the seasons. | N | N |
Moirae | Parcae | The goddesses of fate. | N | N |
Pan | Faunus | The goat-footed shepherd, bringer of music, and the god of pastures and woods. | N | N |
Persephone | Proserpina | Wife of Hades. | Y | N |
Poseidon | Neptune | God of sea; brother of Zeus. | Y | Y |
Rhea | Ops | Titan. | Y | N |
Selene | Luna | Titan. Great-aunt or cousin of Apollo and Artemis. | N | N |
Tyche | Fortuna | The goddess of chance and good fortune. | N | N |
Zeus | Jupiter | Chief of Olympian gods; son of Cronus and Rhea; husband of Hera. | Y | Y |