Greek vs. Roman Mythology

Greek Mythology is

• Collection of stories about Gods and heroes and the natural world

• Is based of off Roman Mythology

• Mythological beliefs about gods in the city of Rome

• Is a type of yogurt

Roman Mythology is

• Beliefs about gods in the city of Rome and heavily borrowed from Greek Mythology

• Came first before Greek Mythology

• Is super different from Greek Mythology

• Beliefs based of gods, heroes and the natural world

Greek Mythology was chronicled in

• The Iliad

• The Aeneid

• The Bible

• The Tora

Roman myths were chronicled in the

• Aeneid

• Bible

• Tora

• Iliad

Nature of the Gods

• Greek Gods based off of personality traits such as love, honor and hatred

• Roman Gods based off of objects and actions

• Both Greek Gods and Roman Gods were based of personality traits

• Both Greek and Roman Gods were based off of objects and actions

Traits

• Roman Gods were given beautiful appearances with big muscles and nice hair

• Greek Gods were given beautiful appearances with big muscles and nice hair

• Roman Gods did not have physical appearance and existed only in the imagination of people

• Greek Gods did not have physical appearance and were based only in the imaginations of people

Origins

• It is unknown where Greek mythology originated from

• It is unknown where Roman Mythology originated from

• Roman mythology is borrowed from the Greeks

• Greek Mythology is borrowed from the Romans

Afterlife

• Afterlife not important to Greeks but the physical life on earth is

• Romans did good deeds on earth so they can be rewarded in the afterlife

• Afterlife not important to the Romans

• Roman Gods would come down from Heaven to mess with mortals

Role of Mortals

• Mortals were just as important as Gods in Greek Mythology

• Mortals were just as important as Gods in Roman Mythology

• Heracles was a Roman God

• Hercules was a Greek God

The Romans Conquered the Greeks and

• borrowed their culture, mythology, government and architecture

• and named all their Gods after Greek Gods

• and created a unique lifestyle different from Greeks

• the Greeks fought back and got their land back