Similarities Between Roman And Greek Gods

ceremonies were held in the temples of their deities; sacred rituals involved animal sacrifice and stories were told to explain the creation of the earth and mankind. It would be remiss not to mention, after Rome conquered Greece, it adopted Greece’s religious beliefs, including Greece’s creation myth. Willis confirms, “It is not coincidence that the major gods and goddesses of the Roman pantheon were similar in character to Greek deities. Some of them were imported directly from the Greek world.” Roman mythology is a combination of Egyptian, Greek and Celtic mythology. Namely, Roman and Greek gods do appear to correlate with one another with a few differences. Roman deities’ are portrayed with human likeness, as the Greek deities, however their personalities are not as colorful, and

He disguises himself as a cuckoo bird; Hera reaches down to pick the bird up, and Zeus transformed back into himself, overpowers her and rapes her. Myths say that although Zeus was a shameless philanderer, Hera, remained faithful to her marriage. Additionally, there were gods associated with home life, for example, Bes Egyptian god and protector of pregnant women, babies, and the family. http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130619-how-the-devil-got-his-looks says the following, about the god “Bes was a tremendously popular in ancient Egypt. He was worshipped in ordinary homes; he was associated with many of the good things in life: sex, drinking, music, and merriment. He also had an important protective function, and was often invoked during childbirth.” Greek counterpart, Artemis, was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and she was the goddess of chastity, virginity, and the hunt. http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Artemis/artemis.html describes her as, “Leto had found shelter