Here you find a list of the Roman gods, together with their Greek and other counterparts. Follow the links to find pictures of ancient Roman or Greek images of or concerning that god.
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A B C D F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T V Phoenician gods
| Roman name | Remarks | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Acheloüs | a river god |
|
| Aion | Youthful god of eternity | |
| Amphritite | orig. Greek | wife of Poseidon |
| Annona |
yearly foodsupply | |
| Apollo | orig.
greek |
God of healing
/ prophecy |
| Aesculapius | gr:Asclepios; Phoen: Eshmun |
God of healing |
| Attis |
Phrygian |
Cybeles lover |
| Aurora |
Gr.:Eos |
Goddess of dawn |
| Bacchus | gr.:
Dionisos |
God of wine |
| Bellona | goddess
of war |
|
| Bona Dea | the
good goddess |
|
| Cardea | God of doorhinges
at home |
|
| Castor& Pollux | orig. greek | Divine helpers of men |
| Ceres | gr.:
Demeter |
Goddess of agriculture |
| Consus | God of grain
storage |
|
| Cupido | Gr.: Amor |
God of love |
| Cybele | Phrygian |
see
Magna mater |
| Diana | gr.:
Artemis |
Goddess of hunt /
moon |
| gr.:
Hades |
God of underworld |
|
| Eirene | Goddess of peace | |
| Faunus | gr.: Pan |
God of fertility |
| Flora | Goddess of fertility
and flowers |
|
| Forculus | God of doors
at home |
|
| Fortuna | gr: Tychè | God of fortune |
| Genius | spirit
of Roman family |
|
| Glaucus |
a
sea god |
|
| Hercules | gr.:
Heracles Phoen.: Melqart |
God of victory
and busines |
| Hekate | gr.: Hekate | Aerth,sea,and sky |
| Janus | God of doors/ beginning-ending | |
| Juno | gr.: Hera Phoen.: Ashtarte | Goddess of home / marriage |
| Jupiter | gr.; Zeus Phoen.: Baal-Hammon | Chief of the gods/thunder |
| Juturna | God of fountains | |
| Isis | Egyptian Goddess |
Mother goddess |
| Lar | every house had its own Lares | worshipped at a Lararium |
| Larvae | evil spirits of death | |
| Liber | God of fertility /vines | |
| Libitina | Goddess of death | |
| Limentinus | God of thresholds at home | |
| Luna | Selene | Goddess of the moon |
| Magna Mater | prhryg.: Cybele | great mother/nature |
| Magnes | spirits of death | |
| Mars | gr.: Ares | God of war |
| Mercurius |
Hermes |
God of trade, devine messenger |
| Minerva | gr.: Athena | Goddess of Wisdom. warfare |
| Mithras | pers.: Mitra | go between people-Ahura Mazda |
| Neptunus | gr.: Poseidon | God of the sea |
| Nundina | Goddess of purification | |
| Ops | Rhea | Goddess of harvest
prosperity wife of Saturnus |
| Osiris | orig. Egypt | God of underworld, Isis' lover | Pales | God of shepherds |
| Pallor | goddess | terror |
| Pavor | goddess | Fear |
| Penates | Each family had its
own
Penates |
|
| Picumnus | God of birth/ agriculure | |
| Plutus | gr.: Ploutos | God of plenty |
| Pomona | goddess of fruit | |
| Portunus | God of ports | |
| Priapus | God of fertility/gardens/herds | |
| Proserpina | gr:Persephone | Hades' wife/Goddess of underworld. Seasons |
| Pudicitia | gr:Aidôs | Goddess of chastity and sexual virtue |
| Quirinus | deified Romulus | |
| Robigus | dew | |
| Roma | goddess of Rome | |
| Sabasius | orig. Phrygian | God of vegetation |
| Salus | God of health | |
| Serapis | orig.:Greek/Egypt | God of air |
| Saturnus | Gr.: Cronos Phoen.:Baal-Hammon | God of sowing |
| Silvanos | God of woods and fields | |
| Sol | Gr.:Helios Phoen.:Shapash | God of sun |
| Tellus | God of the earth | |
| Terminus | God of the borders | |
| Triton | orig Greek | Sea god; son of Poseidon and Amphitrite |
| Venus | gr.: Aphrodite Phoen.:Anath | Goddess of love |
| Vertumnus | God of the orchards | |
| Victoria | gr.: Nikè | Goddess of victory |
| Vesta | gr.: Hesta | Goddess of homely fireplce |
| Volturnus | Rivergod; connected with the river Volturnus | |
| Vulcanus | gr.: Hephaestos | God of fire / blacksmiths |
| Phoenician gods | ||
| Adonis | handsome young god | |
| Anath | God of love and war virgin | |
| Moth | death | |
| Katirath | Goddess of marriage and pregnancy | |
| Shalim | dusk | |
| Shapash | God of dawn | |
| Tanit | chiefgoddess of Carthago | |
| Yarikh | Goddess of moon | |
