Luis Hernandez

Monday December 12, 2016

The Roman and Greek Mythology are almost equally the same but Greek Mythology is
more commonly known. For the Greek Mythology, the gods are based on actual people while the
Roman gods were based on things or objects instead of people. Greek and Roman Mythology
often have the same gods with different names because many Roman gods are borrowed from
Greek Mythology, but often have different traits. An example would be Cupid the god of love in
Roman Mythology while Eros is the Greek god of love. The Greek Mythology is unknown on
what its origin while Roman Mythologys origins is from the Greek Mythology borrowing gods
and myths of Roman creation from Greeks. Since in the Greek Mythology the gods were based
on humans, those gods had characteristics based off human traits and they each had traits that
would determine their actions. With the Roman Mythology, it was very different since most of
the roman gods were based off Greek gods, there was no specific gender so therefore their
characteristics were not central to the myths. The physical forms of the Greek gods where they
had beautiful bodies with beautiful eyes, muscles, and hair would make them look better. The
physical form of roman gods was nothing like the Greek gods because there was no physical
appearance. With the Greek gods, their revered traits focused more on creativity than on any
physical work while with the roman gods they focused on their actions rather than their words
and revered the warrior as sacred. There was one myth to Greek Mythology which involved
Aeneas, a Trojan hero who survived the Greek invasion and eventually found Rome. It is
believed that Greek Mythology may have originated from the Egyptians, who lived before the
Greeks, and believed in other gods. This myth may or may not have been true but it is believed
that it makes sense.

There was a lot of Roman gods that were very important and I am going to be
writing about Jupiter, the supreme god of the Roman pantheon. His name was adapted
from the planet name Jupiter, which is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet
in our whole entire solar system. Jupiter is the god of light and the sky and the protector
of the state and laws and is the son of Saturn and the brother of Neptune and Pluto who is
Jupiters wife. The Romans worshipped Jupiter as Jupiter Optimus Maximus which
means all powerful and all good. This name does not only refer to Jupiter as the ruler of
the universe, but also shows that he is the god of the state who gives laws and controls
the realm and since he is part of justice, Jupiter was especially concerned with oaths,
treaties, and leagues which made him a great leader of any Roman war. His English name
is Jove. Jupiter Optimus Maximus had a temple built of him by Rome where it was the
largest temple on the Capitoline Hill. He was placed alongside Juno and Minerva to be
worshipped with them and it formed the Capitoline Triad. Temples that were often built
for Jupiter were often placed or built by the Romans at the center of new cities in their
colonies. His temple was the most important sanctuary in Rome but it was also the center
of political life and is the oldest building in which the foundations are still existing. This
is the place where all sorts of arrangement that went down here like official offerings
were made, treaties were signed, wars were declared, and the generals of the Roman
army came to give their thanks. The Romans would say that Jupiter is equivalent to the
Greek god Zeus and in Latin literature and Roman art, the myths of Zeus are adapted
under the name Iuppiter. Jupiters attribute is the lightning bolt and the eagle is both his
symbol and his messenger and he is the protector of ancient Latin cities. It was once
believed that the Roman god Jupiter was in charge of cosmic Justice, and in ancient

Rome, people swore to Jove in their courts of law, which lead to the common expression
By Jove that many people use today. An interesting thing in Rome was that Roman
citizens swore an oath to Jupiter in the courts of law saying the phrase, By Jove. All
throughout Roman Republic Jupiter was the central cult figure along with some of the
other gods and goddess. Jupiter was also worshipped by the way of the lapides slices,
which is a collection of small stones or pebbles, which were kept on the Capitoline Hill.
Early Christians view of pagan gods was not too good because in Christianity, the
people only believe in one god while there were many pagan gods. Early Christianity
developed in Rome in the province of Judea and both Christians and Pagans shared many
practices and rituals which was called Paganism. Pagan came from the latin word
Paganus, which means country dweller. Many Christians believe and accept the
inspiration of the Bible but the Pagans do not. Pagans created statues of animals and
people but later on people started to believe in one god instead of many others. In the
Early Middle Ages the Christian churches adopted many elements of national cult and
folk religion resulting in national churches. Later, Pagan ceremonies were brought in and
the festivals became modern holidays as pagans joined the early church. Many Christians
believe that paganism is not good for many people who believe in it because it is the
idolization of false gods. From a Christian viewpoint, pagans are generally characterized
as those who are caught up in any religious ceremony, act, or practice that is not distinctly
Christian. Most people who are pagans are asked whether they believe in Satan or not and
most of them say they do not believe in him. Any form of paganism though is still a form
of false doctrine. Paganism can refer to the worship of more than one god, such as in

ancient Rome. Christianity and Paganism is similar but not that much due to the false
gods.

Work Cited
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roman-empire.net/children/gods.html
neworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jupiter_%28mythology%29