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Major Roman Gods Matching Game - (copy)

Any student of Latin or Roman culture should know The Big Twelve - the Olympian Gods and then a few others who were really important too.

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Jupiter (also called Jove)King of the gods. God of thunder and lightning.
JunoGoddess of women, married to Jupiter
MarsGod of war and father of Romulus founder of Rome
VenusGoddess of love and mother of Aeneas founder of pre-Roman Rome
MinervaGoddess of wisdom, crafts and war
VulcanGod of the forge, blacksmiths and craftsmanship.
VestaGoddess of the hearth.
CeresGoddess of agriculture
Pluto (also called Dis)God of the underworld
BacchusGod of wine, theater and escape from reality.
DianaGoddess of the moon and hunting (sister of Apollo)
ApolloGod of the sun, music, healing and prophecy (brother of Diana)
NeptuneGod of the sea, earthquakes and horses.
MercuryGod of trade and thieves. Jupiter's messenger.
RomaPersonified goddess of the city of Rome.
Castor and PolluxKnown as the Dioskouroi - not quite gods but patrons of athletic competitions
FortunaPersonified goddess of fortune


Instructor of Latin 1-7, Roman History
The Lukeion Project
Lobelville, TN

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