Ancient Roman Religion BELIEFS Religion was polytheistic and it was influenced by Hellenistic Greece Hellenistic Greece period between 323 BC and 146 BC B elieved in many gods ID: 260143
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By: Iris
Ancient Roman ReligionSlide2
BELIEFS
Religion
was polytheistic and it was influenced by Hellenistic Greece.
( Hellenistic Greece - period
between
323
BC and
146
BC )
B
elieved
in many gods.
Romans
were/are highly religious and maintained good relations with their gods & goddesses. Slide3
GODS
Jupiter – king of the gods. Manipulated lightning & thunder.
Neptune – often moody. Controlled the oceans and the seas.
Pluto – king of the underworld and the dead.
Mars – god of war. No one liked him.
Mercury – messenger of the Gods.Apollo – god of the sunBacchus – god of wine. Vulcan – the smith god.
GODDESSES Juno – queen of the gods. She watched over women.Diana – goddess of the hunt and the moon. Dogs liked her.Minerva – goddess of wisdom and battle strategy. She can’t marry. Vesta – goddess of the home and hearth.Ceres – goddess of the Earth, seasons and harvest. Venus – goddess of the beauty and love.
The Gods & Goddesses Slide4Slide5
MARS
Mars, the god of war, is regarded as the father of the Roman people because his son is Romulus. Romulus is the founder of Rome.
Because of Mars, Romans are known to be violent and find fighting to be entertainment. Social Status is also very important in Rome.
In order to thank Mars, Romans made him an altar, a temple, and they have festivals in March for him. Slide6
Roman myths about their gods and goddesses were based off on the Greek gods and goddesses.
Roman mythology came 1000 years after Greek mythology.
Even though they were based off of the Greek myths, there are differences. Personal differences, traits, appearances.
Roman
myths were found in the book
Aeneid by Virgil.Ex. In Greek myths, Zeus was worshipped the most. In Roman myths, Mars was worshipped the most.
The origins of roman mythsSlide7
GREEK
ROMAN
JOB
Aphrodite
Venus
Love & Beauty
AresMarsWarArtemisDiana
The hunt, moon, wilderness
Athena
Minerva
Wisdom
Poseidon
Neptune
Seas, ocean, water
Hades
Pluto
Underworld king, riches and the
dead
Hephaestus
Vulcan
Hepaestus
:
Fire and the Forge
Vulcan: Smith God
Hermes
Mercury
Messenger God
Hera
Juno
Queen of the gods, women
Demeter
Ceres
Seasons, Earth,
Crops
Apollo
Apollo/Phoebus
Apollo:
Light, arts, music
Phoebus/Apollo: Sun
Dionysus
Bacchus
WineSlide8
Most
gods tend to fall for
mortal women
Usually gods/goddesses are born by nature, but they can be born normally. Most known and successful heroes are demigods, born from a god and a mortal.
Titan + Woman = God/Goddess
God + Woman = DemigodDemigod + Woman = WarriorWarrior + Woman = Man( This also works vise versa )
OFFSPRINGSSlide9
Roman myths were based off of Greek Myths.
They came _______ years after Greek Mythology.
Who is the founder of Rome? Who is his father?
questionsSlide10
sources
Wikipedia -
http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_ancient_RomeAncient Roman Gods -
http://rome.mrdonn.org/romangods
/JuliaPinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/pin/379006124860438787/Romans VS Greeks - http://www.diffen.com/difference/Greek_Gods_vs_Roman_Gods
Aeneid - http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/mythology/background.html