About This Quiz
It isn't easy to remember which ancient gods and goddesses are Greek and which are Roman. Take this quiz to see if you can separate the Greek from the Roman.For better or worse, Zeus runs the show.
Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage and childbirth — and also Zeus' sister.
Juno is the wife/sister of the king of the Roman gods.
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Jupiter is the king of the Roman gods.
Kronos (Cronos/Cronus) is the father of the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus.
Kronos is otherwise known as Saturn.
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Rhea was the sister and wife of Kronos.
Ares (Mars to the Romans) is the god of war.
Mercury is the messenger of the Roman gods.
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Hades is Hermes' uncle (half-uncle?) and welcomes the dead to the underworld.
Pluto is Hades' Roman counterpart.
Cupid (Eros to the Greeks) is the god of love.
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Venus represents love and beauty.
Uranus/Ouranus is also known as Father Sky.
Apollo is always Apollo.
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Apollo is the god of music, along with prophecy, healing and — strangely — the plague.
Artemis and Apollo are the children of Zeus and Leto, a minor goddess of motherhood.
Diana and Artemis are goddesses of the hunt.
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Nike is also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory.
Proserpina is the Roman goddess of the underworld
Demeter and Zeus are the parents of Persephone.
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Ceres is the Roman goddess of the harvest.
At birth, Hestia and her siblings were eaten by their father, Kronos, and vomited back up in reverse order. Yep.
Vesta was Kronos and Rhea's first child.
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Pluto and Neptune, the Roman gods of the underworld and the sea, respectively, are Vesta and Jupiter's brothers.
Zeus swallowed Athena's pregnant mother (long story), and Athena came from inside his head.
Even though Athena was born wearing full armor, she's the goddess of wisdom, not war.
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Minerva is also the goddess of medicine.
Heracles (known as Hercules to the Romans) is the son of Zeus. His mother's identity depends on who you ask.
Heracles represents health and strength, among other things.
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