In particular, 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 ...

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to the Olympians - twelve of the most important gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - and also Ancient Greek beliefs about the ...

People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and ... They offered these gifts as sacrifices. One of the 12 legendary tasks of Heracles was to defeat the ...