Greek |
Roman |
Position |
Aphrodite |
Venus |
Goddess of love |
Apollo |
Apollo |
God of light, medicine, and poetry |
Ares |
Mars |
God of war |
Artemis |
Diana |
Goddess of hunting and childbirth |
Asclepius |
Aesculapius |
God of healing |
Athena |
Minerva |
Goddess of crafts, war, and wisdom |
Cronus |
Saturn |
In Greek mythology, ruler of the Titans and
father of Zeus; in Roman mythology, also the god
of agriculture |
Demeter |
Ceres |
Goddess of agriculture |
Dionysus |
Bacchus |
God of wine, fertility, and wild behavior |
Eros |
Cupid |
God of love |
Gaea |
Terra |
Symbol of the earth and mother and wife of
Uranus |
Hades |
Pluto |
God of the underworld |
Hephaestus |
Vulcan |
Blacksmith for the gods and god of fire and
metalworking |
Hera |
Juno |
Protector of marriage and women. In Greek
mythology, sister and wife of Zeus; in Roman
mythology, wife of Jupiter |
Hermes |
Mercury |
Messenger for the gods; god of commerce and
science; and protector of travelers, thieves, and
vagabonds |
Hestia |
Vesta |
Goddess of the hearth |
Hypnos |
Somnus |
God of sleep |
Poseidon |
Neptune |
God of the sea. In Greek mythology, also god
of earthquakes and horses |
Rhea |
Ops |
Wife and sister of Cronus |
Uranus |
Uranus |
Son and husband of Gaea and father of the
Titans |
Zeus |
Jupiter |
Ruler of the gods |