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Roman god of passage, gates and doorways. Janus was also the god of agriculture, particularly sowing time. Janus was one of the earliest deities wo...
Mercury was originally the god of commerce and trade, and the patron god of merchants. His worship was first established on the Aventine Hill in 49...
Minerva was probably a goddess of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the goddess of art and crafts. It was only when Minerva was equated with the Greek g...
The Roman goddess of women and marriage. Juno was the consort and wife of Jupiter (Zeus). She closely resembled Hera , her Greek counterpart, and t...
The Roman god of war. Next to Jupiter , Mars was the second most powerful god, and formed part of the triad of Roman gods with Jupiter and Quirinus...
Jupiter was the supreme god of the Roman pantheon. Jupiter formed one of the triad of Roman gods, together with Mars and Quirinus . Jupiter was als...
There were three mortals who earned the favours of the gods; they earned immortality after their deaths. These three judges were powerful rulers an...
Female spirits who punished offenders against blood kin. The Erinyes (Ἐρινύες) were named Alector, Tisiphone and Megaera. They were born together w...
The ferryman of the Underworld river. Charon's only duty was to ferry the shades across the Underworld river of Styx . I am not certain if Charon w...
The Greek god of dreams. Morpheus was the son of Hypnos or the Roman Somnus ("Sleep"). Morpheus was seen as a black-winged god. In the Roman myths,...
Hypnos was the Greek god of sleep. The Romans identified Hypnos with Somnus , the Roman god of sleep. Hypnos was the son of Nyx . Hypnos was the br...
Thanatos was the Greek god of death. Thanatos was the son of Nyx (Night) and brother of Hypnos (Sleep), as well of Moros (Doom), Nemesis and Fates ...