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Greek and roman gods

Greek and Roman mythology often have the same Gods with different
names because many Roman Gods are borrowed from Greek mythology
Greek gods are given a beautiful, perfect physical appearance while Roman gods
represented only in the imagination of the people.
Roman gods and goddesses were named after objects and did not possess a gender,
whereas Greek gods were decided by human characteristics and traits.
Greek mythology emphasized the importance of good deeds mortals performed on
earth.
Roman mythology was different in this way. Roman mythology did not put emphasis
on the works of mortal heroes in regards to their life on earth because Roman
mythology believed in an afterlife.
1. Titans and the Twelve Olympians

The Titans, often called the Elder Gods, were for untold ages supreme in the universe. They
were of enormous size and of incredible strength. He ruled over the other Titans until his son
Zeus dethroned him and seized the power for himself.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of
the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to
be Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes,
and either Hestia or Dionysus.[2] They were called Olympians because, according to tradition, they
resided on Mount Olympus.
The Lesser Gods of Olympus

The most important of them was the god of Love, Eros (Cupid in Latin).  He was often
represented as blindfolded because love is often blind.
HEBE She was the Goddess of Youth  The daughter of Zeus and Hera.  Sometimes
she appears as cupbearer to the gods 
IRIS Goddess of the Rainbow and the Messenger of the Gods( Iliad, for them he is just
a messenger)
The Lesser Gods of the Earth

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