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Roman Pantheon

The following deities were those that Rome inherited or borrowed from the Greeks - they were considered di novensides, or newcomers. In effect, pre-existing, early Italian deities were assimilated with the Olympian gods of Greece, with these gods of the Roman pantheon as the result:

Apollo (Apollo) | god of the arts (esp. poetry and music)

Bacchus (Dionysos) | god of wine and mysteries

Ceres (Demeter) | goddess of agriculture and fertility

Diana (Artemis) | goddess of the hunt and protector of children

Juno (Hera) | goddess of marriage; consort of Jupiter

Jupiter (Zeus) | god of the sky; ruler of the Roman pantheon

Mars (Ares) | god of war

Mercury (Hermes) | god of merchants; messenger of the gods

Minerva (Athena) | goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts

Neptune (Poseidon) | god of the sea and earthquakes

Venus (Aphrodite) | goddess of love and beauty

Vulcan (Hephaistos) | god of smiths and metal-workers

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