Roman mythology: important gods and goddesses everyone should know ©Getty Images The ancient Romans were followers of paganism, a religion with a variety of different gods and goddesses.

One of the three Buddhist cave art treasure houses in China, Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi's Datong city, is a monumental work ...

the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images, the links ...

The chorus of this song makes the link between the many deities of Roman mythology and the planets in the night sky – Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, etc. Mercury’s ‘Mystery Tour’ takes ...

They are all thought to represent Silenus, the drinking companion of Bacchus, the god of wine. However, Silenus is usually ...

Louisa writes - This metal figure is a bronze head of a satyr, a free-spirited creature commonly associated with woodland in ...

Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person’s behavior, but on accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image – usually a statue ...

The planet named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology is visible all night long right now, rising in the east at ...