what are the roman and the Greek names of the most important gods in mythology?
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The following passages are used without permission and address the Greek names of the gods.\n\nThe Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon (Greek: δωδεκα, dodeka, "twelve" + θεον, theon, "of the gods"), in Greek religion, were the principal gods of the Greek pantheon, residing atop Mount Olympus. There were, at various times, seventeen different gods recognized as Olympians, though never more than twelve at one time.\n\nZeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, and Artemis are always considered Olympians. Hebe, Helios, Hestia, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, and Persephone are the variable gods among the Twelve. Hestia gave up her position as an Olympian to Dionysus in order to live among mankind (eventually she was assigned the role of tending the fire on Mount Olympus); while he sometimes would not accept the offer of being an Olympian god. Persephone spent three months of the year in the underworld (causing the barren landscape of summer), and was allowed to return to Mount Olympus for the other nine months in order to be with her mother, Demeter; who, during this time, would be in woe and not be with the Olympians. And, although Hades was always one of the principal Greek gods, his home in the underworld of the dead made his connection to the Olympians more tenuous. In some accounts, Helios gave up his seat for Apollo. In even rarer, but definite accounts, Hebe, the gods' cupbearer is an Olympian herself, but gave up her job as cupbearer to marry Heracles who became an Olympian upon his death.\n\nRoman names:\nZeus = Jupiter\nHera = Juno\nPoseidon = Neptune\nAres = Mars\nHermes = Mercury\nHephaestus = Vulcan\nAphrodite = Venus\nAthena = Minerva\nApollo = Apollo\nArtemis = Diana\nHebe = Juventas\nHelios = Sol\nHestia = Vesta\nDemeter = Ceres\nDionysus = Bacchus\nHades = Pluto\nPersephone = Prosperina\nHeracles = Hercules\n\nPlease take time to vote for the best answer.
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There is no correspondence between the Greek/Roman pantheon and the Tarot.\n\nThey are totally seperate traditions seperated by thousands of years.
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Try these:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology\n\nhttp://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/\n\nhttp://www.greekmythology.com/\n\nhttp://www.mythweb.com/\n\nhttp://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/
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Proper word usage would give you a hint: Greek gods and the Christian God. Note the use of a capital letter, since the Christians believe in a singular entity, while the Greeks believed in a pantheon (pan being the word for all, such as Pan-Hellenic, and theon being derived from the word theos, hence pantheon literally means all gods). Further, the Christian God does not display human faults whereas the Roman gods are very human in nature, susceptible to all the petty desires, wants, and grudges of the human condition. Indeed, the greatest difference between Greek gods and mortals is that the former is immortal. Additionally, Greek gods were a part of the "created" world, while the Christians believe that their God created the world and is thus separate.
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Cupid/Eros is the Greco-Roman god of love and sexual desire. In Hesiod's 'Theogony,' Eros is believed to be a contemporary of primeval Chaos, which makes him one of the oldest of all the gods. Eros was responsible for the mating of Gaia (earth) and Uranus (heaven) which led to the creation of the Greek mythical world.\n\nEros is usually depicted as a young winged boy, with his bow and arrows at the ready, to either shoot into the hearts of gods or mortals which would rouse them to desire. His arrows came in two types: golden with dove feathers which aroused love, or leaden arrows which had owl feathers that caused indifference\n\nThe Greeks regarded him as most beautiful and handsome, the most loved and the most loving. They placed statues of him in gymnasiums (as most athletes were thought to be beautiful). He was depicted on every form of utensil, from drinking vessels to oil flasks, usually showing him ready to fire an arrow into the heart of an unsuspecting victim.
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Do you mean "Artemis"? She is the ancient Greek goddess of the moon, hunting, wild animals, women and children, childbirth, chastity and youth. When the Romans adopted her as their own goddess, they renamed her "Dian" or "Diana". Is that what you mean by a "synonym"? She is also sometimes known as "Phoebe".\n\nCheck out the link below...
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Hercules (Greek myth)\nPerseus (Greek myth)\nGilgamesh (Sumerian myth)\nTobadzistsini (Navajo myth)\nSigurd (Norse myth)\nJason (Greek myth)
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Zeus was God of Gods, i think
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because the names we use today come from the names used by the ancient greeks and romans and they tended to name the constellations with characters from their mythology.
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I really really really love this question. I think you may just be right.They definitly have a greek/roman theme going. the god of love, the love carebear, grumpy carebear and the gods of war
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In Greek mythology, Selene (Σελήνη, "moon") (the Roman moon goddess being Luna) was an ancient lunar deity, and the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia.\n\nEtc, etc. Check out the site...
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Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategy in war.  Her Greek name is Athena.  She is also the goddess of spinning.  Many gods and goddesses are portrayed in art, and in turn could end up as decorations on furniture.  You'll know it's Minerva if it is a lady wearing a helmet and breastplate.  The owl is also another one of her symbols.
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You forgot one Chaos the main Greek god.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_%28mythology%29
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The temples in Greece were made to honor various Greek gods and goddesses, and were designed around statues of the god or goddess as a rule.  You can read all about the Greek gods and goddesses in Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology, which is available from Dover Press.
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Poseidon - The God of Earthquakes.\nHe is most like my husband.:)
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Practically all constalations, period, are named after roman or greek legends, like orion the hunter, son of posiden, and centuarius, the centuar (Or it sounds like centuar), or after what they look like, like the snake and dragon.
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Greek mythology distinguishes itself from the others in many reasons, but the most interesting fact to me is that these gods we´re not in an unreachable plane. They descended among the humans and participated directly in their choices and actions, deciding the path of history for them in numerous cases.