romanmythology

Here are some of the Roman Deities and their myth.

Bacchus - God of life and fertility honoured with feasts wine and pleasure.

Cupid - God of Love shoots his bow and arrow at his victims.

Jupiter - Chief God of the Roman state the giver of victory. He controls thunder and lightning. Sometimes known as the rain God.

Mars - God of war and most important after Jupiter.

Mercury - God of Eloquence, skill, trade and theiving. He was herald and messenger of the Gods.

Mithras God of light and truth. He was popular among soliders as he was seen as the protector of warriors.

Neptune - God of water and the sea.

Saturn - God of agriculture.

Aurora - Goddess of dawn.

Bona Dea - Earth Goddess of fertility. Worhipped by women only no men allowed during her rituals.

Ceres - Corn Goddess.

Diana - Goddess of hunting, virginity and the Moon.

Flora - Goddess of flowing plants.

Juno - Ancient mother Goddess and most important Goddess of the Roman state, wife of Jupiter.

Minerva - Goddess of handicrafts.

Venus - Goddess of beauty and love.

Vesta - Goddess of the hearth and household. She had her own handmaidens, the vestal virgins.