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The Greeks influenced the Roman religion greatly. Basically, the Greek Gods and Roman Gods were the same, just under different names. For example, the Greek God Zeus, who was the king of the gods, was the same as Jupiter in the Roman religion.

Roman God or Goddess

Greek God or Goddess

God(dess) of…

Jupiter

Zeus

Thunder, the sky, king of gods

Juno

Hera

Wife of Jupiter/Zeus

Venus

Aphrodite

Love, beauty, fertility

Minerva

Athena

Wisdom

Bracchus

Dionysius

Rebirth, Wine

Neptune

Poseidon

Sea

Pluto

Hades

The underworld

Apollo

Apollo

Light, healing, truth

Mars

Ares

War (very powerful)

Diana

Artemis

Hunting, moon

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Greece did not really influence Roman religion to any great extent, except some Romans worshiped or followed some of their minor cults. The Romans already worshiped the same major gods as the Greeks before the conquest, only under their Latin names.

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