Our human history has witnessed hundreds and thousands of deities who have been worshipped ... of the most celebrated and ...

As a result, Roman gods were a blend of deities, with close similarities to ... The big three The three most important gods were Jupiter (protector of the state), Juno (protector of women) and ...

Here is the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, king of the gods, in the form ... which also figures heavily in Roman religion for the subjects of empire. Local deities specific to a town, modest ...

Since the days of monarchy, all of these deities had been the subject of strict religious mores in the Roman Republic.

The ancient gods and goddesses work for the benessere ... Savia placed a statue of Jupiter that she brought before Apollo. Ancient Greek and Roman mythologies honored Apollo and his son Asclepius ...

A Roman column from the 2nd century with a statue of Jupiter on top Image ... Schäfer explains. Other gods like Fortuna — goddess of luck, Virtus — goddess of bravery, Nehalennia — goddess ...

The main divine beings, known as the Capitoline Triad, included Jupiter ... the goddess of wisdom. As Roman power and territory expanded, the Romans added gods and goddesses from vastly different ...

In April, archaeologists excavating at La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz, in Britanny, France, announced that they had discovered a large Roman temple ... to “the gods and goddesses”, showing that ...

Each artist left behind their own distinctive mark on the painting, now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Giovanni Bellini, Feast of the Gods (1514/1529). Courtesy of National ...