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Due to his mysterious nature and association with death, Pluto was not a central figure of worship in the Roman state religion. No state festivals were held in his honor. Though this seems a strange omission, it may have represented a concession to the mystery religions, such as the Orphic Mysteries discussed above, which placed the god in high ...
Pluto was the Roman god of death. He is the Roman version of the Greek god Hades, and the brother of Jupiter (Zeus) and Neptune (Poseidon).
Pluto, the Roman god of the underworld and death, was a prominent figure in ancient mythology. Pluto is celebrated anonymously in Orphic Hymns, written in 2ND century BCE : "Pluto, magnanimous ...
The Roman authors Cicero and Ampelius both reported five different accounts of Liber’s lineage (suggesting that the god called Liber was actually five different gods): the first Liber was the son of Jupiter and Proserpina (Persephone); the second Liber was the son of Nilus, the personification of the Nile River in Egypt (according to Cicero ...
The traditional divine siblings of the Greek Zeus were likewise translated into their Roman equivalents. The Greek sea god Poseidon became the Roman sea god Neptune. The Greek Underworld god Hades (or Pluto) became the grim Roman Dis or Dis Pater (though Roman texts often simply referred to this god by the Greek name Pluto).
The Roman Gods had great influence in every sphere of society. From entreating divine inspiration at the highest levels of government to performing rituals honoring tutelary deities who assisted with the practical needs of everyday life, worship was a foundation of Roman existence.
As the god of agriculture and prosperity, Saturn was a popular god to the Roman people. The Temple of Saturn, once the treasury of Rome, is an ancient ruin that still stands in the Roman Forum.
Hades was, first and foremost, the god of death: it was he who ruled the Underworld, and indeed, his name was synonymous with the Underworld. But Hades was also a god of wealth and fertility since good things like crops and precious metals came to mortals from his underground realm. Hades was regarded as a dark, merciless god.
Statue of Asclepius, Roman copy (ca. 160 CE) after a 4th-century BCE Greek original, from the Temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus. National Archaeological Museum, Athens / Marsyas CC BY-SA 3.0 Was Asclepius a god? Asclepius was one of the few figures of Greek mythology who was worshipped as both a hero and a god.
Cupid is the Roman god of love, known for having a bow from which he shoots arrows. Cupid's arrows have the power to make people fall in love — a task asked of him multiple times by the other gods.