Gods and Goddesses

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The Roman pantheon consists of gods and goddesses who are presided over various aspects of life on earth.

"The Roman deities most widely known today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts (see interpretatio graeca)."
"integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices, into Roman culture, including Latin literature, Roman art, and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Empire."
"Many of the Romans' own gods remain obscure, known only by name and sometimes function, through inscriptions and texts that are often fragmentary."
"those gods belonging to the archaic religion of the Romans dating back to the era of kings, the so-called "religion of Numa"."
"Some archaic deities have Italic or Etruscan counterparts, as identified both by ancient sources and by modern scholars."
"Throughout the Empire, the deities of peoples in the provinces were given new theological interpretations in light of functions or attributes they shared with Roman deities."
"The Roman deities most widely known today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts."
"which was perpetuated or revived over the centuries."
"known only by name and sometimes function, through inscriptions and texts that are often fragmentary."
"integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices, into Roman culture, including Latin literature, Roman art, and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Empire."
"For the cult pertaining to deified Roman emperors (divi), see Imperial cult."
"integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices, into Roman culture, including Latin literature, Roman art, and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Empire."
"known only by name and sometimes function, through inscriptions and texts that are often fragmentary."
"the deities of peoples in the provinces were given new theological interpretations in light of functions or attributes they shared with Roman deities."
"those gods belonging to the archaic religion of the Romans dating back to the era of kings, the so-called 'religion of Numa'."
"Some archaic deities have Italic or Etruscan counterparts, as identified both by ancient sources and by modern scholars."
"integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices, into Roman culture, including Latin literature, Roman art, and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Empire."
"which was perpetuated or revived over the centuries."
"Many of the Romans' own gods remain obscure, known only by name and sometimes function, through inscriptions and texts that are often fragmentary."
"Throughout the Empire, the deities of peoples in the provinces were given new theological interpretations in light of functions or attributes they shared with Roman deities."