pantheon Greek and Roman In mythology, pantheon refers to all the gods of a people, particularly those considered to be the most prominent or most powerful.
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pantheon Greek and Roman In mythology, pantheon refers to all the gods of a people, particularly those considered to be the most prominent or most powerful. The Romans used different names for many of the Greek Olympian Gods whose cults they brought to Italy, but the stories of the gods and goddesses, as told by the poets and historians, are very similar. Greek gods/ R oman gods/ goddesses goddesses Zeus Jupiter Hera Juno Apollo Apollo Ares Mars Artemis Diana Aphrodite Venus Poseidon Neptune Hermes Mercury Athene Minerva Hestia Vesta Demeter Ceres Hephaestus Vulcan
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