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Indo-European deities
This will help you keep these deities straight. You will need to know both the function ofthe deity and the culture from which he/she/it comes. Note that there may be overlap in the functions of gods/goddesses. Both Artemis and Selene, for example, are associated with the moon by the Greeks, but only Artemis is also associated with the hunt.
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| Zeus | Greek god: sky, thunder, king of gods |
| Venus | Roman goddess: sexual love |
| Aphrodite | Greek goddess: sexual love |
| Juptiter/Jove | Roman god: sky, thunder. king of gods |
| Hera | Greek goddess: marriage, queen of gods |
| Juno | Roman goddess: marriage, queen of gods |
| Pluto | Roman god: underworld |
| Hades | Greek god: underworld |
| Poseidon | Greek god: sea |
| Neptune | Roman god: sea |
| Apollo | Greek god: sun, healing, music |
| Artemis | Greek goddess: hunt, moon |
| Diana | Roman goddess: hunt, moon |
| Mars | Roman god: war |
| Ares | Greek god: war |
| Demeter | Greek goddess: grain |
| Ceres | Roman goddess: grain |
| Proserpine | Roman: daughter of Ceres |
| Persephone | Greek: daughter of Demeter |
| Athena | Greek goddess: wisdom, war |
| Minerva | Roman goddess: wisdom |
| Mercury | Roman god: messenger |
| Hephaestos | Greek god: smith |
| Hermes | Greek god: messenger |
| Dionysos | Greek god: wine |
| Bacchus | Roman god: wine |
| Eros | Greek god: son of Aphrodite |
| Cupid | Roman god: son of Venus |
| Hestia | Greek goddess: hearth |
| Vesta | Roman goddess: hearth |
| Nike | Greek goddess: victory |
| Selene | Greek goddess: moon |
| Hebe | Greek goddess: cup bearer |
| Ganymede | Greek god: cup bearer |
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