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Roman Mythology
Many people link Roman and Greek Mythology very closesly, some even tend to interchange gods and goddesses as they please. It is true that the Greek Mythology and gods were worshiped 1,000 years before the Romans, though the Romans had many, many more "minor" gods and goddesses in their culture, which make these two very different.

Major Gods of the Roman Pantheon

Since the Roman gods and goddesses were based on Greek Mythology, I included the Greek counterparts to the Roman Gods for the major gods in Roman Mythology. ARTEMIS

GENDER: Feminine USAGE: Greek Mythology OTHER SCRIPTS: (Ancient Greek) PRONOUNCED: AHR-t-mis (English) [key] Meaning & History Meaning unknown, possibly related either to Greek (artemes) "safe" or (artamos) "a butcher". Artemis was the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting, the twin of Apollo and the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was known as Diana to the Romans. ARTEMIS (means safe) was the great Olympian goddess of hunting, wilderness and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth, and the protectress of the girl child up to the age of marriage. Her twin brother Apollon was similarly the protector of the boy child. Together the two gods were also bringers of sudden death and disease. Artemis targeted women and girls, and Apollon men and boys.

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In ancient art Artemis was usually depicted as a girl dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with a hunting bow and quiver of arrows. Some of the best known myths featuring the goddess include:

Her birth, immediately following which she assisted her mother in the birth of her twin brother Apollon; The Trojan War where she was beaten by Hera in an angry contest of the gods; The hunter Aktaion who encountered the goddess whilst she was bathing and was turned into a stag; The Aloadai giants who attempted to storm Olympos but were tricked by Artemis into killing each other; The sacrifice of Iphigeneia whom King Agamemnon offered to her for the passage of the Greek fleet to Troy; The giant Orion, a close companion of the goddess, who was slain by the goddess or her jealous brother; The Kalydonian boar sent by Artemis to ravage Kaldyon; The nymph Kallisto, a companion of Artemis, who was seduced by Zeus in the guise of the goddess.

Artemis
She was goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo. She is the lady of the wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods. She is the protector of the young. Like Apollo she hunts with silver arrows. She became associated with the moon. She is a virgin goddess, and the goddess of chastity. She also presides over childbirth, which may seem odd for a virgin, but goes back to causing Leto no pain when she was born. She became associated with Hecate. The cypress is her tree. All wild animals are scared to her, especially the deer.

Goddess Artemis
Goddess Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. After Zeus had lain with Leto, Hera (Zeus's wife) was green with envy and sent a snake after Leto to harass her and prevent her from finding a place to deliver the babies.

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Leto frantically searched for a hiding place but no one would welcome her as all feared angering Hera. She finally found refuge in Ortygia, the island of her sister Asteria, where she gave birth to Artemis. Immediately after her own birth, the newborn Goddess Artemis helped her mother through nine days of labor until her brother Apollo was delivered.

Virgin Goddess of Hunt

Godess Artemis grew to become the virgin goddess of hunt, of wild animals, and of childbirth (due to her involvement in Apollo's birth). When she was three, Zeus asked Artemis what gifts when wanted. Among many others, she named:

A bow and arrows All the world's mountains (as her home and playground) Just one city (she wanted to live in the mountains) Eternal virginity

Zeus gladly gave her all she wanted and more. He ordered the Cyclopes to forge a silver bow and fill a quiver of arrows for her. And he presented her with 30 cities and named her as the guardian of the world's roads and harbors. Artemis, constantly, attended by nymphs, could often be found in the mountains. Though she was the guardians of wild animals, Artemis enjoyed hunting. Orion, a great hunter, joined both Artemis and her mother on many of their hunts. Like most Olympians, goddess Artemis reacted strongly whenever she did not receive the honors due to her as a goddess. When King Oeneus of Calydon offended Artemis by fogetting to dedicate the first fruits of the harvest to her one season, she sent a monstrous boar to ravage and terrorize the kingdom. To eradicate the beast, Oeneus was forced to call on some of the greatest heros to participate in the hunt. The biggest penalty paid for offending the goddess was that of King Agamemnon of Mycenae. He boasted his hunting prowess was greater than that of goddess Artemis. On the eve of the Trojan War, Artemis trapped the Greek fleet with ill winds. To pacify her, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia. Though according to some accounts, the goddess showed mercy and substituted a deer on the altar.

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Jupiter
Title: King of the gods Greek name: Zeus Day of the Week: Thursday Solar system: planet Jupiter Wonder of the World: Statue at Olympia Relatio Son of Saturn ns: Grandson of Uranus Husband of Juno Brother of Neptune Brother of Pluto Many children English words: Jovial means jolly.

Jupiter- Ruler of the Gods, Juno's husband and brother. God of the sky, lightning and thunder. Son of Saturn and brother of Neptune and Pluto. Greek counterpart: Zeus. JUPITER Jupiter was king of the Gods. The eagle was his messenger. His GENDER: Masculineweapon was the Thunderbolt (thunder and lightning). All other gods USAGE: Roman Mythology (Anglicized) were terrified of him, although he was a little scared of his wife Juno! PRONOUNCED: JOO-pi-tr (English) [key] Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were the three sons of Saturn. They divided Meaning & History up the world between themselves. Jupiter took the air, Neptune had From Latin Iuppiter, which derived from the Indo-European *Dead. Dyeu-pater, the seawas andultimately Pluto ruled under the earth, the home of the composed of the elements Dyeus (see ZEUS) and pater "father". Jupiter was the supreme god in Roman mythology. He presided over the (Father heavensin and light, and was responsible Jupiter means Father Jove Latin is "pater"). There was afor big the protection and laws of the Roman state. This is also the name of the fifth and largest temple on the Capitol in Rome dedicated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus planet in the solar system. (which means Jupiter Best and Greatest). The Romans thought that Jupiter guarded their city and looked after them. In ancient Roman religion and myth, Jupiter (Latin: Iuppiter) or Jove is the king of the gods and the god of sky and thunder. Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman state religion throughout the Republican and Imperial eras, until Christianity became the dominant religion of the Empire. In Roman mythology, he negotiates with Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, to establish principles of Roman religion such as sacrifice. Jupiter is usually thought to have originated as a sky god. His identifying implement is the thunderbolt, and his primary sacred animal is the eagle,[1] which held precedence over other birds in the taking of auspices[2] and became one of the most common symbols of the Roman army (see Aquila). The two emblems were often combined to represent the god in the form of an eagle holding in its claws a thunderbolt, frequently seen on Greek and

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Roman coins.[3] As the sky-god, he was a divine witness to oaths, the sacred trust on which justice and good government depend. Many of his functions were focused on the Capitoline ("Capitol Hill"), where the citadel was located. He was the chief deity of the early Capitoline Triad with Mars and Quirinus.[4] In the later Capitoline Triad, he was the central guardian of the state with Juno and Minerva. His sacred tree was the oak. The Romans regarded Jupiter as the equivalent of the Greek Zeus,[5] and in Latin literature and Roman art, the myths and iconography of Zeus are adapted under the name Iuppiter. In the Greek-influenced tradition, Jupiter was the brother of Neptune and Pluto. Each presided over one of the three realms of the universe: sky, the waters, and the underworld. The Italic Diespiter was also a sky god who manifested himself in the daylight, usually but not always identified with Jupiter.[6] Tinia is usually regarded as his Etruscan counterpart.[7]

Zeus
Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. Zeus overthew his Father Cronus. He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. He is married to Hera but, is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.He was the rain god, and the cloud gatherer, who wielded the terrible thunderbolt. His breastplate was the aegis, his bird the eagle, his tree the oak. He is represented as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak, and the punisher of the wicked.

Greek God Zeus - Master of the Universe

Greek God Zeus is depicted in many stories in Greek Mythology as the Supreme Ruler of the universe, an all-knowing and all-powerful greek god. But with this power also came many responsibilities: Zeus handed down / heredado the laws that governed the behavior of mortals and immortals and ensure they were obeyed. Zeus enforced any oaths sworn upon the gods.

Zeus pronounced certain oracles for, like many of the greek gods, Zeus often knew what the future held. As ruler of heavens, Zeus imposed order on the universe. He placed all the planets and stars in the sky. He also commanded meterological phenomena. Thunder and lightning are his most powerful weapons.

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Although Zeus was the supreme ruler, he did not lord over other gods with an iron first. Zeus maintained his power through wisdom and justice. Though not exactly benevolent, Zeus was mostly sensible and fair in his rule. In mediating conflicts between gods, Zeus demonstrated both impartiality and good judgement. He often used compromise as the quickest route to justice.
When Poseidon and Athena wanted to serve as the patron of Athens, Zeus chose to remain netural, putting the dispute before a tribunal of other gods. In a similar dispute between the two Olympians over Troezen, Zeus ruled that both should share the city equally, but the solution satifised neither of the gods. When Demeter demanded the return of her daugher Persephone from Hades, Zeus ruled that the girl should spend part of the year with ther mother and part of it with her new husband. When both Persephone and Aphrodite claimed the right to rear Adonis, Zeus found a solution that demanded mutual compromise.

Zeus - A Love Addict

If Zeus had one weakness (just like most of the other greek gods), it would have to be his insatiable lust. Zeus slept with many greek goddess and mortals. A few were even his aunts and sisters. Some of the lucky (or unlunky) gods / mortals who slept with Zeus: Metis - A beutiful Oceanid, gave birth to Athena. Themis - A Titaness and beautiful aunt. Gave birth to the three Horae (Seasons) : Eunomia (Law and Order), Dike (Justice), and Eirene (Peace), and the three Moirai (Fates): the sisters Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who mete out every mortal's life span and his or her share of good and evil. These six daughters completed the creation by bringing order to chaos.

Eurynome - A Ocenaid and sister of Metis. Gave birth to three Graces Algaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia who personified the abstract qualities of beauty, grace and charm. Demeter - Sister of Zeus, produced Persephone, who became the Queen of the Underworld, against her mother's wishes. Mnemosyne - Gave brith to the nine Muses. Leto - Mother of Apollo and Artemis Semele - Mother of Dionysus. Hera - Gave birth to three children Ares (god of war), Hebe, a perpetually youthful beauty and Eileithyia, a goddess in childbirth. Maia - Mother of Hermes.

Leda - Mother of Helen and Polydeuces

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ZEUS

GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Greek Mythology OTHER SCRIPTS: (Ancient Greek) PRONOUNCED: ZOOS (English) [key] Meaning & History The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant "shine" or "sky". In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over the weather and his weapon was a thunderbolt.