Greek and Roman Gods

Michael F.
This is a very interesting list of Greek and Roman Gods.
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  1. Aesculapius
    son of Apollo
  2. Apollo
    Greek god of light
  3. Ares
    Greek god of war
  4. Artemis
    the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon
  5. Asclepius
    son of Apollo
  6. Athena
    goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare
  7. Bacchus
    (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
  8. Ceres
    goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
  9. Cronus
    the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him
  10. Cupid
    (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
  11. Demeter
    (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
  12. Diana
    virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon
  13. Dionysus
    god of wine and fertility and drama
  14. Eros
    god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
  15. Gaea
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
  16. Hades
    the god of the underworld in ancient mythology
  17. Hephaestus
    the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology
  18. Hera
    queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology
  19. Hermes
    messenger and herald of the gods
  20. Hestia
    the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology
  21. Hypnos
    (Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx
  22. Juno
    queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage
  23. Jupiter
    supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
  24. Mars
    Roman god of war and agriculture
  25. Mercury
    messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce
  26. Minerva
    goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
  27. Neptune
    a giant planet with a ring of ice particles
  28. Nike
    winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
  29. Ops
    goddess of abundance and fertility
  30. Pluto
    the god of the underworld in ancient mythology
  31. Poseidon
    the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology
  32. Rhea
    fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology
  33. Saturn
    god of agriculture and vegetation
  34. Uranus
    god of the heavens
  35. Venus
    the second nearest planet to the sun
  36. Vesta
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
  37. Victoria
    goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
  38. Vulcan
    god of fire and metal working
  39. Zeus
    the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology
Created on Fri Feb 05 10:14:55 EST 2010 (updated Fri Feb 05 10:15:14 EST 2010)

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