The

Roman Gods
Written and Illustrated by
Phillip Martin

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Jupiter
Jupiter was king
of the Roman
gods. He was
the god of
thunder and sky.
One of his
symbols was the
eagle which
became a
symbol for the
Roman Empire.

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Juno
Juno was the
queen of the
gods, both sister
and wife of
Jupiter. She was
the goddess of
women and
marriage.
She was the
patron goddess of
Rome as well as

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Neptune
Neptune, Jupiters
brother, was the
god of the oceans
but that included
seas, rivers and
springs as well.
He tamed horses,
caused
earthquakes as
well as storms, and

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Ceres
Ceres was the goddess of
the harvest. From her
name
we have the word cereal.
She was a sister of
Jupiter as well as the
mother of Proserpina.
Her symbols were wheat,
the cornucopia and bread.

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Minerva
Minerva was the
goddess of wisdom,
poetry, magic and
medicine.
Her main
symbol
and sacred
creature was
the wise old
She is believed
to be
owl.
the inventor of
numbers and musical
instruments.

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Apollo
Apollo was the god
of light, the sun,
poetry, medicine and
prophecy.
He is often seen
holding a lyre, a
gift from Mercury.
His other symbols
included the snake,
laurel and hyacinth.

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Diana
Diana, the twin
sister of Apollo,
was the goddess
of wild animals,
the moon and the
hunt.
She had the
power to talk to
as well as control
animals.

Mars, the god of

war, represented all
the destruction of
battle.
He was a protector
of Rome and
honored by its
citizens.
In Roman
mythology, he was
the father of
Romulus and

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Mars

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Venus
Venus was the
Roman goddess of
love, beauty,
fertility and
prosperity. She
was the mother of
Cupid, the god of
love.
Julius Caesar
claimed that he
was one of her

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Vulcan
Vulcan was the god
of blacksmiths, fire
and volcanoes.
It was believed that
he made the
weapons for the
gods at his forge
under Mt. Etna in
Sicily. (Good
choice to use
Europes most
active volcano.)

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Mercury
Mercury was the
messenger of
the gods. He was
also the god of
thieves, travelers,
merchants and
sport.
He carried a
heralds wand,
called a caduceus,
which was a gift

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Vesta

Vesta was the goddess

of the hearth,
domesticity
and family. She almost
never left home.
Vesta is closely linked
with hearth fires. So,
she became the patron
goddess of bakers.

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Bacchus
Bacchus was the
god of the grape
harvest, wine,
fertility and
theater.
Bacchus
celebrations in
Rome got so out of
hand that the
Senate banned
them in 186 BCE.

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Pluto
Pluto was the god of
the underworld and
judge of the dead.
He fell in love with
Proserpina and
kidnapped her. But,
it was all because
Cupid shot him with
an arrow.

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