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+ | Hellenic and Roman pagans/polytheists honor the gods that were revered during the ancient Greco-Roman period (circa 700 BCE-500 CE). Using the ''Interpretatio Graeca/Romana'' many of these gods were and are often considered fundamentally the same, though they may manifest somewhat differently across different cultures. For example: |
*Aphrodite = Venus |
*Aphrodite = Venus |
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*Apollo (goes by the same name in both pantheons) |
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*Zeus = Jupiter |
*Zeus = Jupiter |
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| − | Please refer to the External Links section on the [http://pagan.wikia.com/wiki/Hellenic_Paganism Hellenic Paganism] page and the [http://pagan.wikia.com/wiki/Religio_Romana Religio Romana] page respectively. See also [https://www.facebook.com/groups/176154175861838/ United Greco-Roman Polytheists]. |
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Latest revision as of 09:50, 15 April 2021
Hellenic and Roman pagans/polytheists honor the gods that were revered during the ancient Greco-Roman period (circa 700 BCE-500 CE). Using the Interpretatio Graeca/Romana many of these gods were and are often considered fundamentally the same, though they may manifest somewhat differently across different cultures. For example:
- Aphrodite = Venus
- Apollo (goes by the same name in both pantheons)
- Ares = Mars
- Artemis = Diana
- Athena = Minerva
- Demeter = Ceres
- Dionysius = Bacchus
- Hephaestus = Vulcan
- Hera = Juno
- Hermes = Mercury
- Hestia = Vesta
- Poseidon = Neptune
- Zeus = Jupiter
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