Major Greek and Roman Deities
Olympian Gods and Goddesses
Greek Deity	Roman Name	Role
Aphrodite	Venus	goddess of love and beauty
Apollo	Apollo	god of the sun, arts, and medicine; ideal of male beauty
Ares	Mars	god of war
Artemis	Diana	goddess of hunting and protector of wild animals
Athena	Minerva	goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts
Demeter	Ceres	goddess of grain, farming, and soil
Hephaestus	Vulcan	god of fire, volcanoes, and industry
Hera	Juno	queen of the gods, protector of marriage and childbirth
Hermes	Mercury	messenger of the gods, patron of travelers, merchants, and thieves
Hestia	Vesta	goddess of the hearth
Poseidon	Neptune	god of the sea
Zeus	Jupiter	king of the gods, protector of justice and social order
Other Major Deities
Dionysus	Bacchus	god of wine and revelry
Hades	Pluto	king of the underworld
Persephone	Proserpina	queen of the underworld
Prometheus	———	giver of fire and crafts to humans