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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.

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The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

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The Romans did not adopt Greek gods. They fond that they worshiped the same gods but under different names. For example, the Roman god Mars, had been worshiped since the founding of the city (and possibly before) and when they came in contact with the Greeks, discovered that the Greek god Ares had the same attributes.

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So the Greek Myths could be understood by Roman people; and so the Greek Myths became a part of the Romans.

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Why many gods have both Greek and Roman names?

Greek mythology came first. Then the Romans came. They admired the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and copied. The Roman gods and goddesses and more disciplined and war-like. Because Greek and Roman mythology things can't have the same name, Romans changed the names.


Why did the Romans adopt Greek mythology?

Aeneas, a greek survivor of troy, fled on a ship to Rome where he founded the Roman Empire. Being a Greek, he brought the Greek gods with him but naturally they were subtley changed( different names), either by himself or by the new Roman priests.


Is Jove the Roman god the same god as Zeus the Greek god?

Yes! But they have different names because the Romans adopted all of the Greek gods into their religion but changed all of their names. Actaully Jupiter is Zeus's Roman equal


How did the Greek gods and goddsses obtain Roman names?

Because the Roman Empire was after the Ancient Greeks, they were very influenced by them. For instance, the Romans kept the Greek architecture, sort of the clothing/apparel, and the Gods. They kept the same Gods from the Greeks, but just changed their names to Latin words. But the Gods didn't stay exactly the same. Most of the Gods and Goddesses from the Romans got more aggressive due to the Empire's war-like culture. Some myths and Gods stay only unique to the Greeks, and some unique to the Romans, like the She-Wolf, Romulus, and Remus.


How were the Greek gods taken over by the Romans?

The Roman Empire came to include the whole Mediterranean area including Greece, and the Romans soon loved everything Greek, also their gods and the myths about them. The Romans just took the Greek Gods and the myths about them, Romanized their names and claimed them as their own.