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Greek: Zeus
Roman: Jupiter |
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| supreme god of the Olympians (governs the air) |
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Greek: Poseidon
Roman: Neptune |
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| god of the sea (governs the sea) |
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| god of the dead (governs the Underworld) |
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| goddess of marriage and childbirth |
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Greek: Demeter
Roman: Ceres |
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Greek: Hestia
Roman: Vesta |
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| virgin goddess of the hearth and home |
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Greek: Artemis
Roman: Diana |
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| virgin goddess of the hunt |
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Greek: Apollo
Roman: Apollo |
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| god of the sun; god of prophesy; god of poetry/music/healing |
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Greek: Athena
Roman: Minerva |
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| virgin goddess of wisdom and war |
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Greek: Dionysus
Roman: Bacchus |
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Greek: Aphrodite
Roman: Venus |
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| goddess of love, beauty, and fertility |
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Greek: Hephaestus
Roman: Vulcan |
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| god of fire and craftsmen |
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Greek: Hermes
Roman: Mercury |
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| messenger of the gods and the guide of dead souls to the Underworld |
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