Greek and Roman Gods and Heroes

The Roman gods and hero names versus the appropriated Greek Figures are as follows. The Romans freely borrowed the gods and goddesses, as well as some heroes, from Greek mythology.

Roman Name	Greek Name
The great gods:
Jupiter	Zeus
Juno	Hera
Neptune	Poseidon
Minerva	Athena
Mars	Ares
Venus	Aphrodite
Vulcan	Hephaestus
Ceres	Demeter
Vesta	Hestia
Apollo (or Sol)	Apollo
Diana	Artemis
Mercury	Hermes
Pluto	Hades
Porsephine	Persephone
Bacchus	Dionysus
Other Gods:
Saturn	Cronus
Aurora	Eos
Cupid or Amor	Eros
Discordia	Eris
Faunus	Pan
Ops	Rhea
Camenae	Muses
Parcae	Moirai
Heroes:
Hercules	Heracles
Ajax	Aias