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Engl 112
Mythology: Roman or Greek
Health Information Technology, DeVry University
Engl 112: Composition
Mythology: Roman or Greek?
Would you believe that Romans adopted the Greek pantheon and renamed the deities
instead of replacing them? When the Romans encountered a similar god from another culture,
they blended their gods' characteristics with those gods. Before the Romans had conquered the
Greeks, the Romans had their gods, rituals, and being polytheistic, which meant they worshiped
many gods. With this, they had hoped these deities could influence their lives. It was Greek
mythology that influenced Roman ideas about the gods. So, the better question is, what is the
real difference between Roman and Greek mythology minus the names and the few myths and
minor gods? However, despite the similarities between Roman and Greek mythology, such as
gods, origins, and beliefs, it seems the mortals favored the Greeks more.
In Greek mythology, the twelve major deities that ruled the pantheon atop Mount
Olympus are as follows: Zeus (god of the sky), Hera (goddess of marriage), Poseidon (god of
water), Demeter (goddess of the harvest), Athena (goddess of wisdom), Apollo (god of music
and healing), Artemis (goddess of hunting & protector of women in childbirth), Ares (god of
war), Hephaestus (god of fire), Aphrodite (goddess of love), Hermes (god of messages), and the
last one was Dionysus (god of wine). Zeus married his sister, Hera, making her queen of
Olympus. In her jealousy and heartache over the lovers he had seduced, she wanted revenge so
she cursed his illegitimate children and his lovers. Poseidon, won the sea between his brothers,
leaving Hades to be the ruler of the underworld while Zeus took over the sky. Because of this,
Hades left to the underworld with rage and hated his brothers for it. Aphrodite, the daughter of
Zeus, married Hephaestus but her true love was with Ares, the son of Zeus, who she had a long-
, lasting affair with. Athena, the daughter of Zeus, supposedly sprang from his forehead as a
grown person.
However, there were fewer stories told about the gods from the Romans, they believed
that by worshiping and honoring the deities with gifts, they could be a part of the founding of
Roman civilization. The Roman deities were much like the Greeks because there were twelve
gods as well, they are as follows: Phoebus (god of the light), Bacchus (god of wine), Ceres
(goddess of agriculture), Cupid (god of desire), Diana (goddess of hunting), Fauna (goddess of
fertility in animals), Flora (goddess of flowers), Fortuna (goddess of fortune), Janus (god of
doors to beginnings and ends), Juno (goddess of marriage), Jupiter/Jove (god of the sky), Mars
(god of war), Mercury (god of messages), Minerva (goddess of wisdom), Neptune (god of the
sea), Pluto (god of the underworld), Saturn (god of harvest), Venus (goddess of love), Vesta
(goddess of the hearth), and lastly, Vulcan (god of fire).
When we think about Greek mythology, we think about stories of gods, heroes, and
monsters like the movies Clash of the Titans or Hercules. That is basically what Greek
mythology is, more or less, a body of myths told by the ancient Greeks and a genre of ancient
Greek folklore. Zeus, the god of the sky, one night transformed himself into the husband of a
mortal woman named Alcmene so that he could sleep with her. Alcmene later then gave birth to a
demi-god named Hercules, who had incredible strength and stamina. Hera, the wife of Zeus, was
not happy with the child being born, so out of jealousy, she sought two witches out to kill him
but, they failed. There are many different versions about Hercules, just like Perseus, another
demi-god, the son of Zeus, and a mortal woman named Danae. Perseus beheaded a snake-like
creature named Medusa that could turn people to stone by eye gazing. He also killed a monstrous
sea-creature sent by Poseidon that terrorized the Kingdom of Ethiopia. Soon after he rescued the
princess, Andromeda, they were married. There was, of course, a lot more to these myths than
just a fairy tale romance.
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