ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
Gods:
Jupiter - King of the gods; son of Saturn, brother to Neptune, Pluto and Juno (also her husband); god of sky and thunder; patron god of Rome.
Neptune - Brother of Jupiter, Pluto and Juno; god of freshwater and the sea, earthquakes, hurricanes and horses; often depicted with his trident.
Mars - Son of Juno (without Jupiter); god of war; guardian of agriculture; embodiment of virility and aggression; father of Romulus — founder of Rome.
Apollo - The Archer; son of Jupiter and Latona; twin of Diana; god of music, healing, light and truth. Apollo is one of only a few Roman gods who kept the same name as his Greek counterpart.
Vulcan - God of fire, volcanoes, metal work and the forge; maker of the weapons of the gods.
Mercury - Son of Maia and Jupiter; god of profit, trade, eloquence, communication, travel, trickery and thieves; guide of dead souls to the underworld.
Neptune - Brother of Jupiter, Pluto and Juno; god of freshwater and the sea, earthquakes, hurricanes and horses; often depicted with his trident.
Mars - Son of Juno (without Jupiter); god of war; guardian of agriculture; embodiment of virility and aggression; father of Romulus — founder of Rome.
Apollo - The Archer; son of Jupiter and Latona; twin of Diana; god of music, healing, light and truth. Apollo is one of only a few Roman gods who kept the same name as his Greek counterpart.
Vulcan - God of fire, volcanoes, metal work and the forge; maker of the weapons of the gods.
Mercury - Son of Maia and Jupiter; god of profit, trade, eloquence, communication, travel, trickery and thieves; guide of dead souls to the underworld.
Goddesses:
Juno - Queen of the gods; wife and sister of Jupiter, daughter of Saturn, sister of Neptune and Pluto, mother of Juventas, Mars and Vulcan; protector of Rome’s women; patron goddess of Rome.
Minerva - Born of the head of Jupiter after he impregnated his sister Metis, ripped their daughter from her womb and ate her; goddess of wisdom, arts, trade and strategy.
Venus - Mother of the Roman people; goddess of love, beauty, fertility, sex, desire and prosperity; patron of wine.
Diana - Daughter of Jupiter and Latona; twin of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, the moon and birth
Vesta - The sacred fire of the Vestal Virgins (all female and Rome’s only full-time priesthood); daughter of Saturn and Ops; goddess of hearth, home and family.
Ceres - The Eternal mother; daughter of Saturn and Ops; goddess of agriculture, grain, women, motherhood and marriage; the lawgiver.
Minerva - Born of the head of Jupiter after he impregnated his sister Metis, ripped their daughter from her womb and ate her; goddess of wisdom, arts, trade and strategy.
Venus - Mother of the Roman people; goddess of love, beauty, fertility, sex, desire and prosperity; patron of wine.
Diana - Daughter of Jupiter and Latona; twin of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, the moon and birth
Vesta - The sacred fire of the Vestal Virgins (all female and Rome’s only full-time priesthood); daughter of Saturn and Ops; goddess of hearth, home and family.
Ceres - The Eternal mother; daughter of Saturn and Ops; goddess of agriculture, grain, women, motherhood and marriage; the lawgiver.
Creatures:
Cacus - A fire breathing goat and the son of Vulcan.
Fauns - Half human, half goat.
Basilisk - a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king who can cause death with a single glance.
Ethiopian Pegasus - a two-horned, winged horse from Ethiopia.
Fauns - Half human, half goat.
Basilisk - a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king who can cause death with a single glance.
Ethiopian Pegasus - a two-horned, winged horse from Ethiopia.