THE PRINCIPAL GODS AND GODDESSES MENTIONED IN THESE PAGES WITH THEIR LATIN AND GREEK NAMES
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Latin Greek
Cybele The Great Mother of the Gods, Mother of Jupiter and Juno. Rhea
Saturn Father of Jupiter (the greatest Olympian God), of Pluto, and of Neptune. The world was divided between the three brothers; Pluto was given the lower world, Neptune the sea, and Jupiter the heavens and upper regions of the air. Cronus
Pluto Son of Saturn and Cybele, king of the lower world. Metals and all the productions of the earth are his gifts. Aïdoneus or Hades
Proserpina Daughter of Jupiter and Ceres, wife of Pluto and queen of the lower world. Persephone
THE TWELVE OLYMPIAN GODS
Jupiter The greatest of all, king of heaven. Zeus
Juno Wife of Jupiter and queen of heaven, goddess of love, marriage, and births. Hera
Mars Son of Jupiter and Juno, god of war. Ares
Vulcan Son of Jupiter and Juno, god of fire. Hephaestus
Mercury Son of Jupiter and Maia (daughter of Atlas), the messenger of the gods. Hermes
Neptune Son of Saturn and Cybele, god of the sea. Poseidon
Minerva Daughter of Jupiter and Metis, protectress of the state, and of all useful arts. A friend of the Greeks in the Trojan War. Athene
Diana Daughter of Jupiter and Latona, sister of Apollo, generally represented as a huntress. Artemis
Apollo Twin brother of Diana, god of prophecy, of song and music; the god who gives help and turns away evil. Apollo
Vesta Daughter of Saturn and Rhea, goddess of the hearth. Hestia
Ceres Daughter of Saturn and Rhea, goddess of the earth. Demeter
Venus Daughter of Jupiter and Diöne, though some say she sprang from the foam of the sea; the goddess of love. Aphrodite