The Greek had many gods, and particular gods played important roles in all aspect of people’s life.

Greek god were not perfect: they love, fought and argued like humans but they different to human by being able to live forever

The ancient Greece was polytheistic because they believed in many gods and they also invented lots of myths.

The ancient Romans were also polytheistic because they also believed in many different gods and goddesses.

For everything imaginable they had a god or goddess in charge. Mars for example was the god of war. This meant he was good at fighting and it meant that he had most of all the soldiers at heart. A Roman soldier would hence most likely pray to Mars for strength in battle…. 

Hades/PlutoHades/Pluto

Poseidon/Neptune Ares/Mars

Hera/Juno

Gaea & Uranus (the two who started the world)

Their son: Saturn Saturn's 6 kids:  

3 girls:  Ceres ,Vesta( a virgin goddess of home and family in Roman religion), Juno3 boys: Neptune, Pluto, Jupiter

Most of the Roman and Greek Gods and Goddesses share enough attributes be considered roughly the same, but with a different name -- Latin for the Roman, Greek for the Greek.

But they are different because of……for more details please read our comparison chart.

Greek gods Roman Gods

Description Gods in Greek Mythology xi.e. the collection of stories or myths of the ancient Greek about their gods, heroes and the natural world.

Gods in Roman mythology, i.e. the mythological beliefs about gods in the city of Ancient Rome.

Origin of mythology Not known The Romans borrowed the Greeks polytheistic religion. They changed the gods'

names.

Traits As gods were based on human traits they each had characteristics that determined their actions.

Gods and goddesses not gender specific so their individual characteristics were not central to the myths.

Physical forms Greek gods had beautiful bodies where gorgeous muscles, eyes and hair would enhance their looks.

Gods did not have a physical appearance – represented only in the imagination of the people.

Worship in Greece typically consisted of sacrificing domestic animals at the altar with hymn and prayer. Parts of the animal were then burned for the gods; the worshippers would eat the rest.

In Rome religious practiced by sacrificed animals such as bulls, sheep and pigs. People worshipped the gods in temples where they made sacrifices of animals and precious things. The Romans believed that blood sacrifices were the best way to communicate with the gods. Sheep were often sacrificed to Jupiter.

 Each god had a special festival day which was usually a public holiday. On this particular day, people would visit the temple for whichever god was being celebrated. At the temple, priests would sacrifice animals and offer them to the god. Temples of this nature were built throughout ancient Rome and had the same building pattern.

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