Roman Gods and Goddesses

Bacchus

The Roman god of wine and intoxication, equated with the Greek Dionysus. The Bacchanalia, orgies in honor of Dionysus, were introduced in Rome around 200 BCE. These infamous celebrations, notorious for their sexual and criminal character, got so out of hand that they were forbidden by the Roman Senate in 186 BCE. Bacchus is also identified with the old-Italian god Liber. He was the son of jupiter and semele.

Mercury

He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, poetry, messages/communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves. He is also the guide of souls to the underworld. He's the son of Maia and Jupiter in Roman mythology. His Greek counterpart is Hermes. His sons are Lares the household gods.

Vulcan

He's the god of fire and blacksmithing. He's married to Venus. His Greek counterpart is Hephaestus. He's the son of Juno and Jupiter.

Neptune

He's the god of the sea. His Greek counterpart is Poseidon. He's a patron pf horse racing. His brothers are Jupiter and Pluto. He's characterized as violent and ill-tempered.

Dis Pater/Pluto

He's the god of the underworld. His greek counterpart is hades.

Mars

He's the god of war. His Greek counterpart is Ares. He's the son of Juno. His name is used for thr planet mars.

Jupiter(Jove)

He's the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder. His brothers are Neptune and Pluto. His weapon is a lightning bolt. His Greek counterpart is Zeus. He has a bunch of children with a lot of different goddesses. Hes married to Juno.

Minerva

She's one of the three maidens including Diana and Vesta that swore never to marry. She's the goddess of battle strategy and wisdom. Her symbols are the owl and the olive tree. Her Greek counterpart is Athena.

Ceres

She's the goddess of agriculture. Her Greek counterpart is Demeter. She lost her daughter Persephone to the god of the underworld. Her strengths are fertility, abundance, and endurance. Her weakness is she lived her life through her daughter Persephone.

Properpina

She's the goddess of spring. She's the daughter of ceres. Her greek counterpart is Persephone. She's the wife of Pluto and the goddess of the underworld. She was abducted and forced by Pluto to become his wife.

Diana

She's the goddess of the hunt, the moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis. Diana was known to be the virgin goddess of childbirth and women. She was one of the three maiden goddesses, Diana, Minerva and Vesta, who swore never to marry. Oak groves were especially sacred to her. According to mythology, Diana was born with her twin brother Apollo on the island of Delos, daughter of Jupiter and Latona. Diana made up a triad with two other Roman deities: Egeria the water nymph, her servant and assistant midwife; and Virbius, the woodland god.

Juno

She's the queen of the gods and goddess of marriage. She's married to Jupiter. Her Greek counterpart is Hera. She's the daughter of Saturn, sister and wife of Jupiter, and mother of Mars and Vulcan. Her weaknesses are jealousy and vindictiveness. Her strengths are leadership and a loyal wife.