Roman And Greek Pantheon Research Paper

Have you ever wondered how the Roman pantheon came to be? Or about how the Roman and Greek pantheon are extremely similar? The differences and similarities are great in these two beliefs. Which is how most people start to become lost and confused in understanding the religion and the pantheon that goes with it. The Roman and Greek pantheons are similar yet different. The religion, arts, and gods demonstrate the majority of the similarities and differences between Greek and Roman culture. Zeus and Jupiter, Poseidon and Neptune, and Hades and Pluto are the bigger gods in the two cultures and clearly shows the differences and similarities between the two cultures.
Both Roman and Greek religions were polytheistic and ritualistic. The Roman's religion

One major similarity is that in both of the religions Apollo is the same, he has the same name, and for the most part the same control in both of them. Also, each culture had only one pair of leaders, or rulers. The Romans had Jupiter and Juno, and the Greeks had Zeus and Hera. Both of the religions also had a special temple specifically for the worship of a certain deity. An example of one of the Roman’s temple is the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. This temple was built for Jupiter and his wife Juno. The people could go to pray to just those two deities (Aicher). The counter culture of the Romans, the Greeks had the Temple of Zeus which is said to be one of the most important temples, because of the fact that Zeus is the leader of all deities (Olympia). The temples were a major part of culture in both the Romans and the Greeks and show the similarities between the

In the stories of both goddesses, Demeter and Persephone, the idea of sorrow was foremost. Demeter, goddess of the harvest wealth, was still more the divine sorrowing mother who saw her daughter die each year. Persephone was the radiant maiden of the spring and the summertime, whose light step upon the dry, brown hillside was enough to make it fresh and blooming as Sappho writes. (Hamilton 62)
The passage above shows part of the story as to why the Roman and Greek people believe the winter comes when it does and what causes winter to come. The similarities between Pluto and Hades tie the stories of the deities together and give them more meaning.
Pluto and Hades though greatly similar have many differences also. They both may be god of the underworld, but Pluto also controls harvest, and Hades controls the harpies. The meaning in Pluto and Hades is important to the culture and therefore should not be overlooked no matter how great the differences and similarities