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Table of the Conventional Roman Equivalents of Greek Gods

These are gods and goddesses that have separate names or identities for Greek and Roman deities, so Apollo, for instance, is not included.

Major Gods

Greek

Roman

Aphrodite Venus
Ares Mars
Artemis Diana
Athena Minerva
Demeter Ceres
Hades Pluto [conventionally or for a trivia question, but really Pluto, a god of wealth, is the equivalent of a Greek god of wealth called Dis]
Hephaistos Vulcan
Hera Juno
Hermes Mercury
Hestia Vesta
Kronos Saturn
Persephone Proserpina
Poseidon Neptune
Zeus Jupiter

Minor Gods

Erinyes Furiae
Eris Discordia
Eros Cupid
Fates Morae
Graces Charities
Helios Sol
Hours Horae
Pan Faunus
Tyche Fortuna

For a more complete listing of ROMAN gods, see Roman Gods and Goddesses

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