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STELLAE: Roman/Greek gods and goddesses, et al.
Do you know the functions of the Roman gods and goddesses? Test your knowledge!
The Greek names of the god/goddess are in parentheses.
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| Apollo (Phoebus Apollo) | god of sun, song, prophecy |
| Bacchus (Dionysus) | god of wine |
| Ceres (Demeter) | goddess of agriculture |
| Cupid (Eros) | god of love |
| Diana (Artemis) | goddess of the hunt, moon |
| Janus (no Greek counterpart) | god of beginnings and doorways |
| Juno (Hera) | queen of the gods, goddess of married women |
| Jupiter (Zeus) | king of the gods |
| Mars (Ares) | god of war (popular!) |
| Mercury (Hermes) | messenger of the gods |
| Minerva (Athena) | goddess of wisdom |
| Neptune (Poseidon) | god of the sea |
| Pluto (Hades) | god of the underworld |
| Venus (Aphrodite) | goddess of love and beauty |
| Vesta (Hestia) | goddess of the hearth |
| Vulcan (Hephaestus) | god of fire, blacksmith of the gods |
| Olympus | home of the gods (mountain) |
| Styx | river in the underworld |
| Tartarus (Hades) | the underworld |
| Atlas | a Titan who carried the world on his shoulders |
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