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Great Greek Deities Great Roman Deities Zeus Jupiter (king) Appollon Apollo (the sun) Ares Mars (war) Hermes Mercury (messenger) Poseidon Neptune (ocean) Hephaistos Vulcan (smith who made the armor of the gods) Hera Juno (queen) Demeter Ceres (tillage) Artemis Diana (moon, hunting) Athena Minerva (wisdom) Aphrodite Venus (love and beauty) Hestia Vesta (home life) Dionysos Bacchus (wine and revelry) Eros Cupid (the lad Love) Pluton Pluto (king of Hades) Kronos Saturn (Time, who devoured all his children except Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto)

Juno was the wife of Jupiter, Hera of Zeus, Venus of Vulcan, Aphrodite of Hephaistos.

Persephone was wife of Pluton, Proserpine was wife of Pluto, Cybele was wife of Saturn, Rhea was wife of Kronos.

Ra—the sun, usually represented as a hawk-headed man. He protects mankind, but has nothing in common with men.

Shu—light, a type of celestial force, for he is represented supporting the goddess of heaven. His consort was Tefnet.