Roman deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Romansdeity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force faun - ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr Urania, Venus - goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite Mors - (Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos Mars - (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares Diana - (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis Minerva - (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena Saturn - (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn's Day" Ceres - (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter Nox, Night - Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx Amor, Cupid - (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros Sol - (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios Vulcan - (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus Mercury - (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes Janus - (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head Juno - (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera Vesta - (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia Parcae - the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns Nona - the Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho Decuma - the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Lachesis Morta - the Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos Victoria - (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike Faunus - (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan Neptune - (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon Dis, Orcus - god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto Luna - (Roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene Aurora - (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos Tellus - (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea Fortuna - (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche Jove, Jupiter - (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus Ops - (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor Silvanus, Sylvanus - (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart |