Gods of Roman Mythology
Introduction:
The Roman people continued to worship the early deities even after the Etruscian organization of religious practices during the seventh century AD Then the Roman gods began to increase and became somewhat similar to the Greek gods like the god Jupiter and he was like the god Zeus in the Greek gods and he is the king of the gods and the gods came Juno linked and similar to the god Hera Zeus' wife to the Greeks is the queen of the gods and the god Minerva and is similar to the god Athena the goddess of wisdom and power in Greece.
After Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva assumed the highest and supreme place in the Roman religion, the Romans erected a temple in their honor, which is called the Capitoline, which is like the Trinity, which includes the three gods in one temple, and it cost them many funds, effort, and many works until they established this temple, but it was never finished, but it ended in the century The sixth was at the hands of his grandson, and he spent so much money and hard effort until he finished his work, and from his excesses abounded by temptation and angered many of the leading aristocrats in Rome who entered into a struggle with power with the king and the king was overthrown in 510 BC before he could consecrate the temple.
After the king was overthrown, the Romans regained their city and arranged the ceremonies of honoring the temple during the celebrations, as is the case of the existence of traditional sacrifices for living sheep and bulls that were shown to the god Jupiter, so that the Romans remembered and Jupiter became the source of glory and glory to the Romans, and although there were deities Juno and Minerva who shared Jupiter In the temple and their presence in the Trinity also, but all the celebrations were directed only to Jupiter, the king of the gods at the Romans, but after the assumption of August 27 BC, Juno and Minerva were added to Jupiter in the celebrations and they were no longer treated as guests to Jupiter.
Jupiter:
The humble beginnings of Jupiter are traced back to the region of Italy and follow the Latins to the early Romans and some stones of the type of granite were preserved on the Capitol, which was worshiped by Veritrius the elder deity Jupiter.
Jupiter was the god of the sky, with its phenomena such as thunder and lightning, and he was also causing rain, which was a great contribution to irrigation of crops. The Romans and from there there was a rising class of wealthy educated Romans and it is one of the roles assumed by Jupiter.
According to his high rank and great power, Jupiter became the first and dominant Roman deity and his name was the first among the gods and he called him the king of the gods, In that it is almost as great as the god Zeus of Greece, as Jupiter was the ruler of the Roman gods, similar to Zeus, who was the ruler of the Greek gods.
Juno :
She is the second deity in the Trinity found on the Capitoline and Juno was the first Italian god to lead everything related to marriage and childbirth and was called the protection of women and was helping women in childbirth in the name of Juno Lucina and the Special Adviser and state attorney took the name Juno Regina.
After the Romans had their own group of gods, Juno became the Queen of the Gods and married Gupitor and there was a festival called Matrolinalia and his marriage year Juno was considered by people as the best time to marry in their ordinary lives similar to their gods.
Juno was also worshiped in the Temple of Monetam next to the Roman mint in Capitoline and was known in this temple as Juno Moneta and after a period of time the city of Troscan was invaded in 396 BC Queen Juno was invited and came voluntarily and deprived the Etruscans of her protection and Juno became the wife and sister of Jupiter and similarity Her greatest stories and legends like Hera are her Greek counterparts.
Minerva:
The Etruscans introduced Minerva to pomegranate in the late eighth and early seventh centuries B.C. and the third member of the Trinity was the Capitoline and was considered the goddess of all activities that depended on mental skill and was known as the gods of war and handicrafts and science and its name was associated with the name of the god Athena at Greece and there were many legends About the appearance of Minerva from the head of Jupiter and that he was wearing the shield and ready for the battle and it was Minerva who invented the trumpet in wars as well as utensils and tools and also was worshiped among the gods that included the arts of cooking and weaving.
Although Minerva had no value as deities as she did not fascinate lovers and it was known that he was completely humble it was said that a blind man happened to see her bathing in a waterway and the owl so far symbolized wisdom and it was the slogan of these gods.