Greek Gods with Roman Names

Description

Understand that the Romans adopted the Greek gods but gave them new names — Zeus became Jupiter, Hera became Juno, Ares became Mars, Athena became Minerva, Poseidon became Neptune, Aphrodite became Venus — and that this shows how deeply Rome was influenced by Greek culture

Mastery Evidence

• ✓ Match at least four Greek gods to their Roman names
• ✓ Explain that the Romans took Greek gods and gave them Latin names
• ✓ Say that this borrowing shows Rome was strongly influenced by Greek culture