Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images, the links ...

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Ancient Rome unfairly has a reputation for having stolen or copied their mythology and religious traditions from the Greeks ...

Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person’s behavior, but on accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image – usually a statue ...

The chorus of this song makes the link between the many deities of Roman mythology and the planets in the night sky – Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, etc. Mercury’s ‘Mystery Tour’ takes ...

They are all thought to represent Silenus, the drinking companion of Bacchus, the god of wine. However, Silenus is usually depicted in Roman mythology as bald, and the figures from Scotland all ...

The Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! podcaster will write a retelling of the Odyssey and the Horrible Histories-esque The Little Book of Bad Myths.