In this unit, we shall see an overview of the most popular gods and goddesses
from the Roman mythology.
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Jupiter or Jove
 was a part of the Roman Archaic Triad along with Mars and Quirinus.
He is the king of gods, along with other names like king of the sky and thunder.
He was the brother of Neptune and Pluto.
Juno is the queen of gods in Roman mythology and the sister and wife of Jupiter.
She is the mother of Mars and Vulcan.
She was called Regina, the Queen. She was also called the Goddess of Marriage.
She was the virgin goddess of wisdom, war and trade.
She holds a spear in her right hand and a shield called Aegis in her left hand.
Mars is the Roman god of war.
The third month of the Roman calendar, Martius or March, got its name from Mars.
He was the son of Jupiter and Juno.
Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
She was the wife of Vulcan, but had many lovers like Mars and Adonis.
Cupid, the god of love, was born to the affair between Venus and Mars.
Apollo was the god of sun who rides it like a chariot.
He was also the god of music, poetry and archery.
Ceres was the daughter of Ceres and sister of Jupiter.
In Roman mythology, she was considered the goddess of agriculture.
Diana was the Roman goddess of the moon and the hunt.
She was an emblem of female chastity and virginity.
She mounted on her moon chariot and drove her white horses through the heavens.
When she was hunting, she was accompanied by 13 hunting dogs.
Genius was the tutelary spirit of mortals.
Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and endings.
He was the keeper of the calendar, and the month of January is named after him.
He is usually depicted with two faces, one that looks in the future and the other into the past.
Liber was the Roman god of male fertility.
and Libera was his female companion who symbolized female fertility.
Sol was worshipped as the solar deity of the Roman religion.
Sol Invictus was the sun god of the later Roman empire.
Luna was the goddess of the moon.
She was a part of the triad that also included Hekate and Diana.
She was the sister of Sol, the sun god.
In Roman mythology, Mercury was revered as the messenger of the gods.
He was also the symbol of skill and dexterity,
and hence was worshipped by merchants and thieves.
Saturn was the Roman god of harvest and agriculture.
He was the king of the titans. Saturday is named after him.
Neptune was the Roman god of sea and earthquakes.
His shell chariot was driven by whales and sea-horses.
Orcus was the god of the underworld and the punisher of broken oaths.
He was mostly worshipped in the Roman countryside.
Tellus or Terra Mater
was an ancient Roman goddess of earth and land.
Vesta was the Roman goddess of fire and hearth.
She was the sister of Jupiter,
who granted her wish for the eternal preservation of her virginity.
Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and the blacksmith of the gods.
He married the most beautiful Roman goddess Venus.
