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| − | Ceres %28goddess%29: '''Ceres''' is the Roman equivalent to [[Demeter]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Ceres}}</ref> She was said to be the goddess of [[agriculture]] especially grains. | + | Ceres (goddess): '''Ceres''' is the Roman equivalent to [[Demeter]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Ceres}}</ref> She was said to be the goddess of [[agriculture]] especially grains. |
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| − | Flora %28goddess%29: '''Flora''' was an early Roman goddess of the blossom of flowers and the spring.<ref>{{Nuttall|Flora}}</ref> | + | Flora (goddess): '''Flora''' was an early Roman goddess of the blossom of flowers and the spring.<ref>{{Nuttall|Flora}}</ref> |
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| − | Jupiter %28god%29: '''Jupiter''' was the king of the [[Roman]] gods. He was the husband of [[Juno]]. The ruler of the deities in Greek culture was [[Zeus]]. The pantheons were mixed with the Roman conquest and absorption of Greece into the [[Roman Empire]] and Jupiter and Zeus were then loosely considered to be the same god. | + | Jupiter (god): '''Jupiter''' was the king of the [[Roman]] gods. He was the husband of [[Juno]]. The ruler of the deities in Greek culture was [[Zeus]]. The pantheons were mixed with the Roman conquest and absorption of Greece into the [[Roman Empire]] and Jupiter and Zeus were then loosely considered to be the same god. |
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| − | Mars %28god%29: '''Mars''' is the Roman Mythology equivalent to [[Ares]], a greek god, in Roman mythology he was the god of war. | + | Mars (god): '''Mars''' is the Roman Mythology equivalent to [[Ares]], a greek god, in Roman mythology he was the god of war. |
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| − | Mercury %28god%29: '''Mercury''' was the Roman Mythology equivalent to [[Hermes]], in Roman mythology he was the messenger of the other deities. | + | Mercury (god): '''Mercury''' was the Roman Mythology equivalent to [[Hermes]], in Roman mythology he was the messenger of the other deities. |
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| − | Neptune %28god%29: '''Neptune''', the chief marine deity of the [[Romans]], and identified with the [[Poseidon]] of the [[Greek]]s, is represented with a trident in his hand as his scepter.<ref>{{Nuttall|Neptune}}</ref> | + | Neptune (god): '''Neptune''', the chief marine deity of the [[Romans]], and identified with the [[Poseidon]] of the [[Greek]]s, is represented with a trident in his hand as his scepter.<ref>{{Nuttall|Neptune}}</ref> |
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| − | Pluto %28god%29: '''Pluto''' is the Roman Mythology equivalent to [[Hades]], a greek god, in Roman mythology he was the god of the underworld. | + | Pluto (god): '''Pluto''' is the Roman Mythology equivalent to [[Hades]], a greek god, in Roman mythology he was the god of the underworld. |
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| | Quirinus: '''Quirinus''' was a god in Roman Mythology who was said to be the deified version of [[Romulus]]. | | Quirinus: '''Quirinus''' was a god in Roman Mythology who was said to be the deified version of [[Romulus]]. |
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| − | Venus %28goddess%29: '''Venus''' was the [[Roman]] goddess of [[love]], of wedded [[love]], and of [[beauty]] (originally of the spring), and is the [[Roman]] equivalent to the [[Greek ]] [[Aphrodite]]; she was regarded as the tutelary goddess of [[Rome]], and had a [[temple]] to her honor in the [[Forum]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Venus}}</ref> ==Notes== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Roman Deities]] | + | Venus (goddess): '''Venus''' was the [[Roman]] goddess of [[love]], of wedded [[love]], and of [[beauty]] (originally of the spring), and is the [[Roman]] equivalent to the [[Greek ]] [[Aphrodite]]; she was regarded as the tutelary goddess of [[Rome]], and had a [[temple]] to her honor in the [[Forum]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Venus}}</ref> ==Notes== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Roman Deities]] |
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