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Did the Romans worship the same gods as the Greeks?

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Romans and Greeks have their common Indo-european origin from the archaeological Kurgan culture. Some of their common gods extends well within other pantheons as well. read more

Not precisely. Yes, Romans adapted many Greek divinities on their own, because Greek civilization was perceived as culturally "superior", more sophisticated etc etc, but Roman religion had unique traits that distinguished it by others in a critical way. read more

Both the Greeks and the Romans were Indoeuropean peoples and their primary gods came from the same source but diverged over the centuries into unique gods for each people. The basic structure of a lightning wielding storm god as the king (Zeus/Jupiter) married to a fertility goddess (Hera/Juno) with a number of children existed in both. read more

Although Greek Gods are arguably better known, Greek and Roman mythology often have the same Gods with different names because many Roman Gods are borrowed from Greek mythology, often with different traits. For example, Cupid is the Roman god of Love and Eros is the Greek god of Love. read more

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