It's true. The Romans 'borrowed' many things from other cultures and religions, including Greek and Egyptian, and probably more. Most of the Roman gods, goddesses and heroes had Greek equivalents including:
The Romans, simply put, took Greek mythology and renamed the gods.
Roman mythology is based on/borrowed from Greek mythology, using diffrent names.
Romans borrowed greek's ideas. And they borrowed the column idea.
The Romans, on the most part, believed in multiple gods and goddesses. Many were borrowed from other cultures, such as Greek and Egyptian, and were given other names. Greek and Roman mythology are very similar. However, later, the Romans converted to Christianity.
The writer of Greek Mythology is Homer. Basically, the Romans took Greek Mythology and changed the names around a bit.
Romans used Greek architecture, somewhat modified. Their schooling was based on Greek models, and often was done by Greek slaves. Their music was essentially Greek, as was their theater. Their literature was written on Greek models. Their religion is sometimes described as based on Greek mythology, but this is not entirely true. Their gods were from prehistory. They did, however, identify their gods with similar Greek deities and adapt their mythology by borrowing Greek myths for their own gods.
The Romans borrowed the idea of gods appearing in human form from the ancient Greeks. This concept is known as anthropomorphism, where gods are depicted with human characteristics and emotions. The Greeks believed that their gods could take on human form to interact with mortals, influence events, and intervene in the affairs of the world. This idea was later adopted and adapted by the Romans as they assimilated Greek culture and mythology into their own belief system.
The Romans not imitated the Greek art, but also borrowed and imitated the Greek literature and poetry.
AeneasAnswer 2Greek mythology did not bother with Romans. Aeneas belongs to the Roman mythology.
The Romans were heavily influenced by the Greeks, and adopted much of the Greek religion as their own. The Greek God Zeus was worshiped by the Romans under the name Jupiter.
The Greeks did not really have anything to do with it. What happened was that the Romans fell in love with Greek culture and incorporated it. Same the thing with the Greek mythology. The Romans just took it and adapted it to the gods they already had.
Many Roman gods were direct copies of Greek gods simply renamed; as in Zeus becoming Jupiter, Hades becoming Pluto, etc.