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Greek and Indian Mythology are two of the oldest mythologies known to man. Although both of these mythologies have no established connection with each other, yet they share some striking similarities.
Which Greek god had the same name in the Roman pantheon?
Greek and Roman Mythology Names
| Greek Name | Roman Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demeter | Ceres | Goddess of the Harvest |
| Apollo | Apollo | God of Music and Medicine |
| Athena | Minerva | Goddess of Wisdom |
| Artemis | Diana | Goddess of the Hunt |
What is the Greco Roman pantheon?
Eventually most Greeks identified a pantheon (a group of all gods and goddesses) of twelve major deities. The Greeks called this set of twelve gods and goddesses the Olympian gods, because they supposedly lived on Mount Olympus in northern Greece. They were led by Zeus and his wife Hera.
What is the difference between Greek and Hindu mythology?
The basic difference is that Hindu Gods appear to inhabit some particular world that is not the Earth. Indra, the king of the Hindu Gods has his court and palace somewhere in space. In contrast Greek gods appear to live on earth itself occupying mountains.
Are Zeus and Jupiter the same God?
Zeus is a Greek god while Jupiter is a Roman god. Jupiter is the equivalent god of Zeus in Roman mythology. There are no actual differences between Zeus and Jupiter. The father of Zeus is Cronus while the father of Jupiter is Saturn.
Is Vulcan a God?
Vulcan, in Roman religion, god of fire, particularly in its destructive aspects as volcanoes or conflagrations. Poetically, he is given all the attributes of the Greek Hephaestus. His worship was very ancient, and at Rome he had his own priest (flamen).
Are Greek and Roman the same?
The main difference between Romans and Greeks is that Romans came into existence hundreds of years after the Greeks did. The Romans however imitated the mythological, religious, and artistic ideologies of the Greeks, while translating them into a Roman setup.