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The Roman Gods Greece - Rome Roman gods No distinct “personalities” Easy to “adopt” Greek pantheon & “convert” names/entities Roman “gods” Numina “Powers” or “Wills” Will-power? No stories told about Numina Honored for “simple acts of everyday life” Similar to Demeter & Dionysus Numina Lares (Lar) Spirit of an ancestor Penate(s) Gods of the hearth Guardians of the storehouse Numina “family” gods (not universal/public) Never worshipped in temples Only in the home Offering @ each meal shared Numina Terminus Guardian of Boundaries Significant in an empire that stretches across a continent! Saturn Originally one of the Numina Protector of the Sowers and the Seed Ops (wife) Harvest Helper Saturn Later… Roman “Cronus” Ops “became” Rhea Saturnalia Winter festival No war, equality, giving of gifts Janus ALSO originally one of the Numina “the god of good beginnings” that are “sure to result in good endings” Chief temple – Rome (ran E – W) “Two faced” god (young – old) Doors of the temple “closed only when Rome was at peace” 3 times in 700 years (!!)