They may seem weird but actually they are Latin words with bits added on them. This is so they know what sort of God they are. For example If a God was called Lightingy it would be the god of Lighting!
Elements got their names from their latin names,greek gods,or from the names of the persons who discovered them.
The names of Ares' sons that are considered gods are Phobos and Deimos, who are the personifications of fear and terror in Greek mythology.
Romans named their gods after their natures: Cupid (Desire) and so on and so forth, from what we understand, however there are gods and goddesses from Roman myth whose names are of uncertain origin.
In the Greek mythology, Mount Olympus is symbolically the home of the Twelve Olympians, the principal gods in the Greek pantheon.Mount Olympus
The Roman names of these Greek gods are Jupiter (Zeus), Neptune (Poseidon), Pluto (Hades), Mercury (Hermes), Mars (Ares), and Venus (Aphrodite). The commonality is that their Roman names were used to identify similar roles and attributes in the Roman pantheon as in the Greek pantheon.
with some weird names like zeus=jupiter with some planets
Gods from Greek Mythology:AphroditeApolloArtemisAthenaDionysusHeraHermesPoseidonZeus
The ancient Greek Gods did not have second (or family) names.
The Greek gods have 2 names because they are known in both Greek AND Roman mythology, only in differant names.
Interesting question . . . and a bit weird if you don't mind me saying. I do believe that NONE of the greek gods were bi.
Greek or Romans ?
Yes all names have capitals
The Romans based their gods on the Greek gods and only changed the names.
I have heard of Zorba the Greek.
ZeusPoseidonHadesHestiaHeraAresAthenaApolloAphroditeHermesArtemisHephaestus
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
I am sorry to say that the Greek gods are almost innumerable. To have an idea, click the link below and see all the names in the menu!