"Twin" Deities
Difference in Deities
Who's what?
Who is the god of:
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The Roman god that reflects the Greek god Zeus

Jupiter

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What is the difference between Athena and Minerva?

Athena is the Greek goddess of strategy and wisdom while her “twin” Roman goddess Minerva is the goddess of wisdom and war tactics.

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Hades and Pluto

Hades: Greek

Pluto: Roman

100

Goddess of the hunt

Diana/Artemis

200

The Greek God that reflects the Roman god Apollo

Apollo

200

What is the difference between Hermes and Mercury

Hermes is a greek god who plays as messenger between the other gods and is seen as cunning while Mercury is the god of commerce

200

Athena and Minerva

Athena: Greek

Minerva: Roman

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God of Underworld

Hades/Pluto

300

The Roman God that reflects the Greek God Hermes

Mercury

300

What is the difference between Ares and Mars

Ares (greek) is seen more as a destructive force and Mars is seen more as a military power to achieve peace

300

Victoria and Nike

Victoria: Roman

Nike: Greek

300

God of War

Ares/Mars

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The Greek god that reflects the Roman god Bacchus

Dionysus

400

What's the difference between Poisedon and Neptune?

Their origin: Neptune is the son of Saturn, the god of time, and Ops, a fertility goddess. Poseidon is the son of the titan Kronos

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Hephaestus and Vulcan 

Hephaestus: Greek

Vulcan: Roman

400

Goddess of fertility

Demeter/Ceres

500

The Roman God that reflects the Greek God Eros

(hint: Eros is the god of love!)

Cupid

500

What is the difference between Hera and Juno?

Juno is associated with marriage and childbirth while Hera is associated with all aspects of women

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Proserpine and Persephone

Proserpine: Roman

Persephone: Greek

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God of Sun

Helios/Sol