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What are the names of the female Greek gods and what are they the god of?
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Athena~ goddess of Wisdom, war, and crafts.
Aphrodite~Goddess of love, lust, and beauty
Hera~Queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage.
Hestia~Goddess of the hearth
Artemis~Goddess of the Hunt and childbirth.
Demeter~Goddess of the harvest
^^Those were the major goddess. Here are some minor goddesses.
Persephone~Goddess of the underworld, and springtime.
Nike~Goddess of Victory
Nemesis~Goddess of Revenge
Iris~Goddess of the rainbow
There are countless Greek goddesses, but nobody knows all of them.
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Poseidon is a male and therefore a god. Other examples of greek gods are Zeus, Hades, and Apollo. Female "gods" are called goddesses.
Did Rome believe in gods?
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Why did the Romans used the Greek gods but changed their names?
The 'Roman Names' were worshiped and known to the Romans before the Greek; when the Greek people were conquered, their gods and goddesses were incorporated into the Roman gods and goddesses; so it is that it is near impossible to now tell the difference between the two. That, by the way, was a common practice of the Romans, adopting the gods and goddesses of the people they conquered/ruled.
How did Pluto get to become a roman god?
The Romans adopted the the Greek gods as their own, giving them new names. Pluto's Greek name is Hades. Roman astronomers later gave the planets the names of their gods and goddesses.
