Who Were the Harpies in Ancient Greece and Rome?
In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...
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The God Jupiter depicted in sculpture
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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Primary Music KS2: Romans - 6. Roman gods and goddesses
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 ...
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A typical Roman temple
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 ...
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Roman statuette of Silenus
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 ...