When the Roman Empire conquered the Greek city-states they integrated many parts of Greek culture into theirs, including their gods and myths. However, since almost no one in the Roman Empire spoke Greek, they changed the names of the gods and goddesses into their native language.
| Greek | Roman | Greek | Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aphrodite | Venus | Hephaestus | Vulcan | ||
| Apollo | Apollo | Hera | Juno | ||
| Ares | Mars | Hermes | Mercury | ||
| Artemis | Diana | Hestia | Vesta | ||
| Athena | Minerva | Poseidon | Neptune | ||
| Demeter | Ceres | Zeus | Jupiter | ||
| Dionysus | Bacchus | Persephone | Proserpina | ||
| Hades | Pluto | Eros | Cupid |