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Ceres
The Roman goddess of corn. Ceres was also a mother-goddess as well as the goddess of fertility. Ceres was indistinguishable from Demeter, her Greek...
By Jimmy Joe
Consus
Consus was a rather obscure god who was probably a chthonian god. Consus was normally worshipped along with the goddess Ops (Greek Rhea) at the Ave...
By Jimmy Joe
Ops
Ops was the Roman goddess of plenty. Ops was probably a mother-goddess and the goddess of fertility. As the goddess of the harvest, Ops was worship...
By Jimmy Joe
Saturn
Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture. Saturn was identified with the Greek god Cronus, the chief of the Titans. Unlike in the Greek myths where ...
By Jimmy Joe
Tellus (Terra Mater)
Tellus or Terra Mater was an ancient earth goddess. Tellus was later identified with the Greek Gaea and the Phrygian Cybele. Her temple dated back ...
By Jimmy Joe
Pluto (Dis)
Pluto or Dis was a chthonian god of wealth and the Underworld, the world of the dead. His name means "Rich One" and Dis Pater means "Rich Father". ...
By Jimmy Joe
Neptune
Neptune was originally the minor god of fresh water and irrigation. It wasn't until the Romans identified him with the Greek Poseidon (399 BC) that...
By Jimmy Joe
Vulcan
Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and the volcano. Vulcan had two epithets – Mulciber and Quietus. Vulcan was identified with the Greek god Hephaest...
By Jimmy Joe
Cupid (Amor)
The Roman god of love. Cupid was also called Amor. As Amor, he was seen as a mischievous winged boy-god, armed with a bow and quiver of arrows, whi...
By Jimmy Joe
Venus
The Roman goddess of love. Venus was originally the goddess of ferility, particularly of field and garden. Venus was originally a Latin goddess, an...
By Jimmy Joe
Quirinus
Quirinus was the third Roman deity in importance or ranking, behind Jupiter and Mars. These three gods formed a triad of warrior deities. However, ...
By Jimmy Joe
Diana
The Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals. Her Greek counterpart was Artemis. Originally Diana was not a goddess of the moon, until she had ab...