First I will talk about the types of gods these temples were made for. I will start out with the names and symbols of the gods in two of this temples. Pompeii’s main god’s temple is The Temple of Jupiter, Capitolium. Which was named after the god Jupiter. Jupiter in Roman religion, and mythology was the prime protector of the state. His symbol lightning bolt or an eagle. Jupiter was much like the Greek god Zeus. The next Pompeii temple is the Temple of Apollo. Which was named after the Greek and roman god Apollo. Apollo was once the main god in Pompeii, but was later move down by the roman god Jupiter. Apollo was part of a ancient Greek religion. His symbols included Lyre, laurel wreath, python, raven, bow and arrow. Apollo was the son of
