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The Romans were religious, they did not have a rich mythology of their own. Early in their history, they came in contact with Greek culture. There were Greek city states in Southern Italy and Sicily. Greek culture was richer than Roman culture in almost every way, including mythology, and the Roman conquest of the Greek-speaking portion of the Mediterrranean was match by the conquest of Rome by Greek culture. The old Roman gods were identified with the closest Greek counterparts, and the stories the Greeks told about their gods were told about the Roman gods. As Rome's conquests continued, the gods of other people's were also identified with various Roman gods but with little effect on Roman culture.
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∙ 12y agoThe Greek origanally made up the 14 gods. Zues, Poisidion, Hades, Ares, Hermes, Apollo, Dionius, Hestaphaus, Artemis, Hera, Athena, Hestia, Demeter, Aphrodite. But when Rome overtook Greece, they kept the gods and their powers, but changed the names. I'm not sure what all the roman name's are, but the gods were more warlike.
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∙ 12y agoWell, the Greeks were before the romans,so back in Greek times all 57 Greek gods had a name like:Zeus Hades Khione Boreas Poseidon Athena Ares Aphrodite blah blah blah.Then when the Romans overthrew the Greeks the Romans had the same gods as the Greeks but with different names.Example:Zeus=Jupiter, Hera=Juno, Hades=Pluto, Posiden=Neptune blah blah.So now a days people can use either the Greek name or Roman name for a god.Now the Greeks are just one of the branches off of Rome.(Romans speak Latin)
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What are greek gods roman names?
His Roman name was Mars.
How are roman gods related to greek gods?
Roman gods and goddesses are pretty much the same, they just have different names.
Why are there 2 names for Ancient Greece gods?
The Greek gods have 2 names because they are known in both Greek AND Roman mythology, only in differant names.
How is the Roman god Pluto different from the Greek god Hades?
there is no difference just Pluto is roman because greek gods turned in to roman gods and changed names.
How were Roman and Greek religious practices similar?
The Romans based their gods on the Greek gods and only changed the names.
Where roman god after greek gods?
Yes they were named after Greek gods. They are the same gods same power but different names. The most important gods are named after planets
Why many gods have both Greek and Roman names?
Greek mythology came first. Then the Romans came. They admired the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and copied. The Roman gods and goddesses and more disciplined and war-like. Because Greek and Roman mythology things can't have the same name, Romans changed the names.
How did Pluto get to become a roman god?
The Romans adopted the the Greek gods as their own, giving them new names. Pluto's Greek name is Hades. Roman astronomers later gave the planets the names of their gods and goddesses.
Are the Greece gods different from the Romans gods?
No, the Greek gods and Roman gods are very similar, but they have different names and slightly different attributes. Many of the Roman gods were influenced by Greek mythology, with the Romans adopting and adapting the Greek gods to fit their own cultural beliefs.
Is Poseidon a Roman or a Greek god?
Poseidon was a Greek god, the god of the sea. His Roman counterpart is Neptune. Many of the Roman and Greek gods were similar deities, but their names were different.
How do the stars get their names?
The stars got there names from the roman gods names.Like Jupiter is Zues in greek mytholigy
What are the names of Greek or Roman gods that starts with a?
I'm not so sure about Roman, but there are quite a few Greek gods that start with an "A". - Aphrodite - Athena - Artemis - Ares - Aether - Ananke - Apollo
