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.

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 ...

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 ...

Greek goddess Aphrodite is the first mother to spank her child, Eros, with a sandal, started a tradition that's still ...

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 ...

According to Roman mythology, Cupid was a god born of Mercury, the messenger of the gods, and Venus, the goddess of love. Armed with a bow and arrows (they’re on your Valentine’s Day bingo ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week.