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The Greek and Roman Gods and GoddessesBy Kelsey G-B (Griswold-Bacigalupi)
Kelsy won the Athena Gold Medal Award for the 5th Grade National Mythology Exam
Some of the Greek gods are larger than legend. Most of them have two names; one is Greek and the other is Roman. Their names and personalities are still with us today. For example, some of the planets in our solar system are named after them.
• Ares—Mars • Zeus—Jupiter
• Cronus—Saturn • Poseidon—Neptune
• Aphrodite—Venus • Hades—Pluto*
• Hermes—Mercury • Uranus—Uranus
* In 2006 the status of Pluto was downgraded to"dwarf planet."
MercuryMercury
VenusVenus
EarthEarth
MarsMars JupiterJupiter
SaturnSaturn
UranusUranusNeptuneNeptune
PlutoPluto
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The Greeks and Romans worshipped the same gods, just with different names. The Greek gods and goddesses are in black type and the Roman gods and goddesses are in white type.
PersephoneProserpina
AresMars
HestiaVesta
DemeterCeres
AphroditeVenus
HephaestusVulcan
HeraJuno
CronusSaturn
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Here are more gods and goddesses with Greek and Roman names.
DionysusBacchus
GaeaMother Earth
PoseidonNeptune
Zeus
AthenaMinerva
ApolloApollo
Jupiter
ArtemisDiana
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The gods and goddesses were in charge of different aspects of life. Above are some examples.
PersephoneAres Hestia Demeter
Aphrodite Hephaestus Hera Cronus
God of War Goddess of Spring Goddess of the Fireplace Goddess of the Harvest
Goddess of Love God of Smiths and FireVery Jealous Queen
of the Gods First King of the Gods
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Here are more examples of gods and goddesses and the different aspects of life they governed.
DionysusGaea Poseidon Zeus
Athena ApolloArtemis
Mother Earth God of Wine God of the Sea Second King of the Gods
Goddess of Hunters Goddess of Wisdom God of Light and Music
Uranus
God of the Sky
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The Greeks and Romans had many of the same questions about the unknown, just like we do. They answered their questions about love or war or the earth by praying to a particular god or goddess.
Christians pray to the one God who is everything.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, you can get the Percy Jackson series for audio books and D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths.