The Roman Gods have a lot of differences to the Greek Gods. For instance, the Greek Gods came around 700 years before the Roman civilisation and the Roman Gods came 1000 years after the Greeks. So the two types of Gods, didn’t intervene in each other. The literary source is also a difference. The Greek myths, including in the Gods, were chronicled in the book the Illiad by Homer. The Roman myths chronicled in book Aeneid. The Greek Gods are based on human personality traits such as love, honour, hatred and dignity. The Roman Gods are named after objects like planets. The two different types of Gods had special traits. The Greek Gods were as Gods were based on human traits they each had characteristics that determined their actions. Their revered traits are that he creativity is more important than physical works, they revered the poet. The Roman Gods were not central to the myths because they are not gender specific. Their revered traits are focused on actions rather than words, they revered the warrior as sacred. Also the Greek Gods were individualistic: actions of the individual were of more consequences that action of the group, Roman Gods are not. The main difference is that Greek Gods were an attraction with very beautiful features and the Roman Gods did not have a physical appearance, only represented in the imagination of the people. Roman Gods The Romans had thousands of Gods. They believed that there were spirits and guardian Gods for absolutely everything. Like roads, rivers and different types of food. There were guardians Gods for your house and there would be Gods even for the different parts of the house. There was a kitchen God, a door God, a bath God, and even a sleeping God. It was the Gods job to take care of t... ... middle of paper ... ...nus - is the sky god and first ruler Cronus - was the ruling Titan who came to power by castrating his Father Uranus Rhea - was the wife of Cronos Oceanus - was the unending stream of water encircling the world Tethys - was the wife of Oceanus. Together they produced the rivers and the three thousand ocean nymphs Hyperion - was the Titan of light, an early sun God Mnemosyne - was the Titan of memory Themis - was the Titan of justice and order Lapetus - was the father of four Titans Coeus - was the Titan of Intelligence Crius - n/a Phoebe - was the Titan of the Moon Thea – n/a Prometheus - was the wisest Titan Epimetheus - was a stupid Titan Atlas - was the primordial Titan who held up the celestial sphere Metis - was of the Titan generation The Olympians were the Gods of a fighting aristocracy, and their magnificence made them splendid Gods of the state.
Rome, with its lasting empire had many beliefs throughout the years. Two that we are familiar with are christianity and the Roman gods. Roman gods were based primarily of that of the Greek gods and goddess. In order for people to live righteously in this time period they would make peace offerings to the gods, usually sacrificing the things most dear to them. Many of the priest would take time off, so they would spend the time off sacrificing and receiving the things that the gods would send them.
It might seem contradictory that they believed in many gods and sought organization at the same time, for larger numbers are inherently unstable. But, to the god-fearing Greeks, each god represented a different facet of life that together upheld an organized universe if each of these gods was properly appeased. To satisfy these gods, the Greeks participated in activities such as prayer and sacrifice and erected divine temples and centers for oracles in honor of specific gods. There is evidence of this institutionalization early on in the reign of the Olympian gods, thus forming the Olympian religion. The Olympian religion lacked the presence of true sentimentality, and the gods were not seen as forgiving or "flawless" as the Christian God is often portrayed.
He is most known for his role in overthrowing his father Uranus and Titanomachy. Together with his four of his brothers, Crius helped in overthrowing Uranus. Crius, Coeus, Lapetus, and Hyperion were led by Cronus to conspire against their father. While each brother seized a hold of Uranus, Cronus proceeded to castrate the sky god with a sickle. After successfully defeating their father, Cronus replaced him as the new ruler while his brother came to represent the cardinal directions or the four cosmic pillars dividing heaven and earth from each other.
The concepts of Christianity and the religious concepts of the Greek gods are comparatively alike. To begin, in both religions, humans believe that there are speakers for their God/gods. These people include priests and nuns in Christianity and tellers or prophets in Greek times. Furthermore, the people believed that their God or gods are above all human rank. Both cultures believed a god is above all and listens to people when they need help. This then explains why both the Christians and the Greeks prayed to their gods for forgiveness. Another similarity between both cultures is that they preached that their God/gods decide either before or after a person’s life...
Relationship between Greeks and Gods in Hippolytus The play Hippolytus by the Greek playwright Euripides is one which explores classical Greek religion. Throughout the play, the influence of the gods on the actions of the characters is evident, especially when Aphrodite affects the actions of Phaedra. Also central to the plot is the god-god interactions between Artemis and Aphrodite.
Cronus and Rhea are the parents of Poseidon in Greek mythology. Poseidon is one of the 3 sons; the others are Hades and Zeus. And there three sisters were Demeter, Hestia, Hera, and while Cronus was the horrible father who feared his own children so he ate them at birth. He continued to eat the newborns until his wife tricked him by giving him stones instead to save Zeus. But sadly Poseidon (and Hades) was eaten by Cronus to save them Zeus (who was being raised by nymphs) became Cronus’ cupbearer. He poisoned Cronus and he threw up Poseidon. They started a war against Cronus it lasted for ten years until the brothers released the Cyclopes and in return they gave the each a weapon. Poseidon received a trident, Zeus a lightning bolt, and Hades the helmet of darkness.
Each having a function in the life of the everyday Roman, that would require some sort of worshipping. The Roman gods were taken from the beliefs of the Greek gods. They are directly descended from their neighboring religion. The Roman mythology consisted of the high god Jupiter, his wife and sister Juno, son Vulcan, son Mercury, daughter Diana, daughter Venus, son Mars, daughter Minerva, son Apollo, sister Vesta, brother Pluto, brother Neptune, and Janus.(Classical Mythology)
Greek Mythology originated around 775 B.C.E. It all started with Homer’s Iliad and continued on with Hesiod’s Theogany. These were the first two myths to be recorded in Greek Mythology. Both of these myths reveal to us about their understanding of the universe, and about their culture. Not only do they talk about their various gods, and heroes, but they also talk about how they viewed the universe in general (Rosenberg 79). Greek Mythology evolved from two early civilizations, the Mycenaean’s and the Minoans. It was the combining of these different Greek cities and Kingdoms during 10th century B.C. that created Greek Mythology. Its Geographic isolation gave it a place for mythologies to evolve (Gale Virtual Reference Library: Greek Mythology 454-456). Roman mythology, on the other hand grew around the same time as Greek Mythology. It all began around 800 B.C. when the Roman Empire was at its peak. However the unique about the Romans is that their origin traces back to Latin and Italian cultures. They also share the same gods and heroes with Greek but with different names. Moreover Rome was the first nation to have a set government that is similar to ours today. They were the first empire to have elected officials who ruled their nation. (Gale Virtual Reference Library: Roman Mythology 896). Both of these mythologies portray how life was different back then during the B.C times. The reveal us their culture, their religion, and how they viewed universe as a whole. However what caused a collapse between these two civilizations is the relationship between man, gods, and their children.
Many people would blatantly state that the importance of the gods in Greek society derives from the fact that Gods in any society are usually used to explain phenomenon that people cannot logically comprehend, but in ancient Greece gods were actually entities that took part in the workings of society itself. Even simple aspects of day-to-day life such as sex and disputes between mortals were supposedly influenced by godly workings. Unlike modern religions such as Catholicism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, where an omnipotent force supposedly controls the workings of the world, a hierarchy of Gods characterized religion in ancient Greece. Working as one big family, which they actually were, each one of the Greek gods governed a certain aspect of the world in a way that usually reflected their own humanlike personalities. These unique personalities also contained many human flaws such as envy and greed, and were where the Greek God’s importance lay. Greek religion was more concentrated on the way an individual dealt with situations that popped up in the world around him than on understanding the world itself. In other words the Greeks were more interested in the workings of the mind than in the workings of the environment around them.
Throughout the history of Rome, from the monarchy to the late empire, religion had played a great role in it's society and was involved in almost every aspect of the life of the Roman citizen. It was common for each house to have it's own patron god/gods and ,on special occasions, the head of the house would make a sacrifice to the personal gods of the family. Also, great festivals were usually held in honor of certain gods and would include spectacles like chariot races and Gladiatorial fights.
The Romans were polytheistic. Their gods explained why things happen. They believed if something bad happened it was because they had upset that god. The Romans were tolerant of other religions expect Christianity. The Roman believed
Many Greek gods were seen as both benefactors and tormentors, typically it depends on which god or goddess you are researching about. The seemingly contradictory behavior of the gods, acting as both benefactors and tormentors of man, can readily be explained when viewed in light of the prime directive for man, to worship the gods and not “overstep,” and the ensuing “Deus ex Mahina” which served to coerce man to fulfill his destiny as evidenced by the myths: “Pandora,” “Arachne, and “Odysseus.” Humankind and it’s range of vision over the gods beauty and power portrayed them to be benefactors but unseemingly it depicted their affliction towards humans.
The Romans believed in many gods and goddesses. They believed that they would come down to earth and change anyone’s life at any time. The people felt the need to keep the gods happy at all times. The Romans believed that for every aspect of their lives a separate god or goddesses was in control of their fate, and worshipped him or her separately. For example during times of war the people would pray to Mars, the god of war, in order to win (Shuter). The Romans built large temples to their state gods, and had small shrine in their homes and so they could pray to the household gods. “They believed in two kinds of gods, the powerful gods and goddesses of the state religion and the friendly household spirits who protected their homes (Chandler)....
Both the Greek and the Roman civilization were polytheistic. Greeks were a very religious people. In Greece each city-state had a patron god or goddess that protected their city. Greeks believed that their Gods appeared in human form but had superhuman strength and ageless beauty. Many of the Gods are depicted on various painted scenes on vases, and stone, terracotta and bronze sculptures by themselves or in mythological scenes interacting with humans and lesser Gods (Realign and Death). Rome’s Gods and Goddesses were from a blend of a variety of cultures including Greece. They too believed the gods were actively involved in their everyday life, so much so that they held sacred meals for their Gods during religious festivals in which the invitations were sent in the God’s name and a place was set for them at the table. The oldest male in the family preformed religious rituals for the whole household to the family God, while the state employed priests and Priestesses to worship at the temple. Though they could not predict the future the priests were the one who could read signs to see if the Gods were happy or angry with the people. In the first century a new religion was born in the Rome that spread all throughout the empire and corners of the world, Christianity (Life in
The 3 Roman gods that had the most influence on Roman religion was… Jupiter, Mars and Vulcan all having their own special traits making people believe in multiple gods. How they changed religion is if you didn’t believe in them you were considered to be a non-believer either getting killed, or punished in the colosseum sometimes even eaten alive making their “torture” even worse for the recipient.