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Zeus (Greek)
Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea

Jupiter or Jove (Roman)

youngest, most intelligent, and most powerful child; lord of the sky after Cronus; and supreme ruler of the gods; maintains order in the world of mortals; protects stranger and guests; known for throwing ligtening bolts
Poseidon (Greek)
Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea

Neptune (Roman)

ruler of the sea; brother of zeus; carried a three pronged spear known as a trident; causes earthquakes
Hades (Greek)
Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea

Pluto (Roman)

ruler of the underworld; lord of the dead; brother of Zeus; had a helmet which rendered its wearer invisible
Hestia (Greek)
Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea

Vesta (Roman)

a virgin goddess and sister of Zeus; kindest and most loved of the gods; guardian of the home; no distinct personality or part in myths
Hera (Greek)
Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea

Juno (Roman)

Zeus's wife and sister; queen of Olympus; goddess of marriage & childbirth; spent most of her time punishing the many women zeus fell in love with; likes cows and peacocks
Ares (Greek)
Immortal child of Zeus

Mars (Roman)

god of war and son of Zeus and Hera. likes vultures and dogs
Athena (Greek)
Immortal child of Zeus

Minerva (Roman)

daughter of Zeus alone; no mother; she sprang from his head full grown and in full armor; goddess of arts and crafts and defensive war; helper of heros; invented the bridle, and first to tame the horse; likes athens olives and owls; goddess of wisdom in late Greek and Roman mythology
Apollo (Greek)
Immortal child of Zeus

Apollo (Roman)

son of Zeus; god of prophecy, medicine, archery, music; a busy god who likes the laurel tree, dolphins and crows; god of sun in late Greek and Roman mythology
Aphrodite (Greek)
Immortal child of Zeus

Venus (Roman)

daughter of zeus; goddess of love and beauty and sexual desire; likes the myrtle tree, doves, sparrows, and swans
Hermes (Greek)
Immortal child of Zeus

Mercury (Roman)

son of Zeus; Zeus' messenger; wore wings on his sandals and hat, thus was graceful and swift; guides travelers and leads shades of the dead into the Underworld; helps merchants and thieves
Artemis (Greek)
Immortal child of Zeus

Diana (Roman)

apollo's twin sister and daughter of zeus; goddess of the hunt; goddess of the moon in late Greek and Roman mythology
Hephaestus (Greek)
Immortal child of Zeus

Vulcan (Roman)

son of hera; husband of Aphrodite; metalsmith of the gods: makes armor and weapons forged under the volcanoes; god of fire; famous for his creativity and skill; the only ugly and deformed god
Gaea (Greek)
1st Generation Greek

Terra (Roman)

mother earth
Asclepius (Greek)
Aesculapius (Roman)

god of medicine
Cronus (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

Saturn (Roman)

youngest child; god of the sky after Uranus and ruler of the titans; father of the first six Greek gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia

roman mythology, god of agriculture)
Demeter (Greek)
Greek 3rd Generation: Greek Gods, children of Cronus & Rhea

Ceres (Roman)

sister of Zeus; a Mother Goddess like Rhea and Gaea; goddess of grain (agricultural growth)
Dionysus (Greek)
Bacchus (Roman)

god of wine and vegetation
Eros (Greek)
Cupid (Roman)

god of love
Hypnos (Greek)
Somnus (Roman)

god of sleep
Rhea (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

Ops (Roman)

sister & wife of cronus (saturn)
goddess of opulence
mother goddess like Gaea
mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia
Uranus (Greek)
1st Generation Greek

Uranus (Roman)

Son and husband of Gaea. Ruler of the sky. Father of the Titans.
Nike (Greek)
Victoria (Roman)

goddess of victory
Only gods with same roman and greek name?
Apollo, Uranus
the Urbs
Rome

"the city", wasn't officially founded until 753 B.C.E. in a ceremony on the hill that the world knows as Palatine
Rhomos (Greek)
Romulus (Roman) = Rhomos (aka Rome to Greeks) Remus (Roman) = Rhomulos (aka Roman to Greeks)

sons of the god Mars and the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia

in 'De Republica', author Cicero restated the tradition that it was twins Romulus (Rhomos) & Remus (Rhomulos) who founded Rome
Rhomulos (Greek)
Romulus (Roman) = Rhomos (aka Rome to Greeks) Remus (Roman) = Rhomulos (aka Roman to Greeks)

sons of the god Mars and the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia

in 'De Republica', author Cicero restated the tradition that it was twins Romulus (Rhomos) & Remus (Rhomulos) who founded Rome
Fides (Roman)
goddess of good faith
Consus (Roman)
god of grain, especially in its stored form
Janus (Roman)
the two-headed god of gateways or life passages
Vesta (Roman)
the goddess of the sacred fire
Hundred Handed Giants (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

Triplets; best known was Briareus
Cyclopes (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

Triplets; one-eyed metal-smiths; servants of Zeus
Titans (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

thirteen; race of immortals who with their children, ruled the universe before the gods conquered them
Helios (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

god of the sun before being replaced by Apollo in late Greek and Roman mythology
Selene (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

goddess of the Moon before being replaced by Artemis in late Greek and Roman mythology
Themis (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

goddess of prophecy at Delphi before Apollo conquered her oracle
Atlas (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

strongest Titan; condemned by Zeus eternally to hold up the sky
Prometheus (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

most creative and intelligent Titan; created mortal men out of clay
Epimetheus (Greek)
Greek 2nd Generation: Children of Gaea & Uranus

brother of Prometheus; husband of Pandora (the first mortal woman)
Persephone (Greek)
Immortal child of Zeus

Proserpine (Roman)

wife of Hades; queen of the Underworld
The Fates (Greek)
Immortal children of Zeus

Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos

Determine the length of each mortals life