Greek & Romans Gods

Greek Name Roman Name Position Remarks
Aphrodite Venus Goddess of love  
Apollo Sol/Helious Shepherd-god, sun-god; associated with poetry, prophecy and hunting  
Ares Mars War-god; linked to agriculture; Areopagus/Mars Hill named for him Acts 17:22
Artemis Diana Goddess of fertility Acts 19:21-40
Athena Minerva Goddess of wisdom & war; guardian of Athens  
Cronus Saturn Father of Zeus; agriculture  
Demeter Ceres Corn-goddess; guardian of marriage  
Hades Pluto God of the underworld  
Hephaestus Vulcan God of fire; patron of craftsmen  
Hera Juno Goddess of women  
Hermes Mercurious/Mercury God of heralds Acts 14:12
Hestia Vesta Goddess of fire; vestal virgins  
Pan Faunus Goat-god of shepherds  
Poseidon Neptune Water-god  
Prometheus   God of fire; created man from clay  
Zeus Jupiter Sky-god; controller of weather; ruler of all gods and men Acts 14:2-13
  Emperor Julius Caesar and Augusts Caesar we deified posthumously; Caligula, Nero, and Domitian demanded worship in their lifetime  
       
       
       

For further reading:

House, H. Wayne. Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1985.

Jay, Roni. Mythology. Teach Yourself Series.Lincolnwood (Chicago), IL: NTC, 1996.

Online sources: Myth Web; Message Net; Greek Mythology; Classical Myth; Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology; Women in Greek Myths; Ancient Greece; TBA

 
Created Jan. 23, 2005
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