Roman Mythology

Neptune

Brother to Jupiter. God of the sea, sailing, freshwater, storms, and earthquakes. Greek counterpart is Poseidon.

Apollo

God of light, music, art, truth, medicine, prophecy, and archery. Greek counterpart is Apollo.

Vulcan

God of metalworking. Greek counterpart is Hephaestus.

Pluto

God of the underworld. Greek counterpart is Hades.

Mars

God of war, justice, spring, natural growth, and masculinity. Patron of the Roman Legions. Father to Romulus and Remus. Greek counterpart is Ares.

Bacchus

God of wine, wine-making, grape harvesting, theater, ritual madness, and religious ecstasy, whatever that is. Greek counterpart is Dionysus.

Ceres

Goddess of agriculture, grain, and crops mostly. Greek counterpart is Demeter.

Venus

Goddess of love, beauty, and femininity. Greek counterpart is Aphrodite.

Vesta

Goddess of the hearth, home, and family. Patron goddess of Rome. She was a member of the Pantheon but was replaced by Bacchus because he was jealous. Sister to Pluto, Jupiter, Neptune, and Juno. Greek counterpart is Hestia.

Diana

Goddess of the moon, the hunt, forests, nature, animals, childbirth, and fertility. Twin sister of Apollo. Greek counterpart is Artemis.

Minerva

Goddess of wisdom, war strategy, and crafts, such as weaving. Greek counterpart is Athena.

Jupiter

King of the Roman gods. God of the sky and heavens. Brother to Pluto, Neptune, Vesta, and Juno. Yep, that's right. Incest. Greek counterpart is Zeus.

Mercury

Messenger god. God of merchants, trade, and travelers. Greek counterpart is Hermes.

Juno

Queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and being a vengeful, jealous woman. Married to Jupiter. Sister to Pluto, Jupiter, Neptune, and Vesta. Jupiter has frequent affairs, so she's pretty busy trying to kill all of his mistresses. Greek counterpart is Hera.

Pantheon

The name for the 12 main gods and goddesses. Consists of Jupiter, Juno, Mars, Venus, Vulcan, Ceres, Mercury, Neptune, Diana, Minerva, Apollo, and Bacchus.

Romulus and Remus

Twin demigod founders of Rome. They were fathered by Mars and mothered by a princess who had been forced into chastity. As punishment for her apparent breaking of her vows, she was forced to abandon Romulus and Remus in the River Tiber. They survived and were suckled by a she-wolf. Romulus later killed Remus when they were arguing over where Rome should be founded. Sounds like a natural leader.