Aug 31, 2023 · Jupiter (or Iuppiter) was the supreme god of the Romans and Latins, a god of the sky and weather as well as a champion of world order, the state, and the Roman Empire. In mythology and art, Jupiter was largely identical with his Greek counterpart Zeus, though the two gods had separate cults.

May 19, 2023 · In Roman mythology, Juno is largely identical with the Greek Hera. Indeed, the Romans made a habit of borrowing and appropriating the mythology of the Greeks, substituting Roman names for the original Greek ones. However, some of the myths and legends that the Romans told about Juno were more unique to Roman culture.

Dec 9, 2022 · In time, this aspect became independent of Jupiter and eventually merged with the Hellenic god Hades. Attributes. Pluto was the lord of the subterranean underworld, which in Roman mythology served as the resting place of departed souls. He lived underground in a gloomy palace, and seemed to have little interest in the world of men.

Dec 9, 2022 · When Jupiter, Pluto, and Neptune drew lots to determine the domains they would rule, Neptune picked the sea. Neptune and the Seas According to Ovid’s Metamorphoses composed during the early years of the Common Era, Neptune determined the contours of the earth by shaping the sea floor, as well as the valleys through which rivers and streams ...

Nov 29, 2022 · Mythology Birth and Origins. Although Mars was generally considered to be the son of both Jupiter and Juno, another version of his mythology cast him as the offspring of Juno alone. According to the story (told by Ovid in the Fasti), Juno resented the fact that Jupiter had given birth to Minerva without the need of a mother. Minerva had been ...

Dec 9, 2022 · In this scene—one of the best known in Greek and Roman mythology—Mercury plays the pipes in order to lull Argus to sleep. Jupiter’s lover Io appears as well, and can be seen in the foreground disguised as a white heifer. The J. Paul Getty Museum Public Domain. Mercury also lent his assistance to Jupiter and Ceres in the search for Proserpina.

Dec 9, 2022 · Minerva was the wisest of the Roman pantheon, the patron deity of philosophy, craftsmanship, art, and strategy. A quintessentially Roman goddess, she was part of the widely worshiped Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno.

Dec 9, 2022 · Vinalia Urbana, held on April 23, was a wine festival shared with Jupiter at which prostitutes assembled before the Temple of Venus, offering myrtle and mint and receiving blessings in return. Held on August 19, the Vinalia Rustica was yet another wine festival and celebration of fertility at which pious worshipers of Venus offered a female ...

Aug 8, 2023 · Io, daughter of Inachus, was an Argive priestess of Hera who was turned into a cow as a consequence of her affair with Zeus. After various misadventures, she wound up in Egypt, where she recovered her true form and gave birth to Epaphus.

Dec 8, 2022 · The first mentions of Thor were found in Roman sources. There, Thor was identified as Jupiter or Jove, the Roman god of strength who hurled lightning bolts (Jupiter was, in turn, based on the Greek god Zeus). The Romans commonly referred to the gods of foreigners by the names of the Romans deities who most nearly approximated their characteristics.