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Similarities between Roman, Greek, and Etruscan mythologies

Roman mythology was strongly influenced by Greek mythology and Etruscan mythology. The following is a list of most credited cult equivalences between the respective systems.

Deific Equivalency
Greek	Roman	Etruscan
Adonis		Atunis
Amphitrite	Salacia
Ananke	Necessitas
Aphrodite	Venus	Turan
Apollo	Apollo	Aplu
Ares	Mars	Maris
Artemis	Diana	Artume
Asclepius	Veiovis
Asclepius	Aesculapius
Athena	Minerva	Menrva
Atropos	Morta
Boreas	Aquila
Charites	Gratiae
Charon	Charon	Charun
Chloris	Flora
Clotho	Nona
Uranus	Caelus
Cronus	Saturn
Cybele	Magna Mater
Demeter	Ceres
Dionysus	Liber
Dionysus	Bacchus	Fufluns
Enyo	Bellona
Eos	Aurora	Thesan
Eos	Matuta
Erinyes	Dirae
Erinyes	Furies
Eris	Discordia
Eros	Cupid
Eros	Amor
Eurus	Vulturnus
Gaia	Tellus
Gaia	Terra
Galinthias	Galinthis
Hades	Dis Pater
Hades	Pluto	Aita
Hades	Orcus
Hebe	Juventas
Hecate	Trivia
Helios	Sol
Hephaestus	Vulcan	Sethlans
Hera	Juno	Uni
Heracles	Hercules	Hercle
Hermes	Mercury	Turms
Hesperos	Vesper
Hestia	Vesta
Hygieia	Salus
Hypnos	Somnus
Irene	Pax
Lachesis	Decima
Leta	Latona
Moirae	Parcae
Muses	Camenae
	Janus	Ani
	Vertumnus	Voltumna
Nike	Victoria
Notus	Auster
Nyx	Nox
Odysseus	Ulysses
Palaemon	Portunes
Pan	Faunus
Persephone	Proserpina
Pheme	Fama
Phosporus	Lucifer
Poseidon	Neptune	Nethuns
Priapus	Mutinus Mutunus
Rhea	Magna Mater
Satyr	Faun
Selene	Luna
Semele	Stimula
Silenus	Silvanus
Thanatos	Mors
Themis	Justitia
Tyche	Fortuna
Zephyrus	Favonius
Zeus	Jupiter, Jove	Tinia

See also: classical mythology

Categories: Roman mythology | Etruscan mythology

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