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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...
By Jimmy Joe
Janus
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...
By Jimmy Joe
Mercury
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...
By Jimmy Joe
Minerva
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...
By Jimmy Joe
Juno
The Roman goddess of women and marriage. Juno was the consort and wife of Jupiter (Zeus). She closely resembled Hera, her Greek counterpart, and th...
By Jimmy Joe
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