Essentially, Roman mythology is a little bit like a Continuity Reboot of Greek mythology. The Roman religion (the actual practice of worshipping the gods in question) was also extremely different from the Greek one, dealing more with human representatives of the remote gods rather than stories of the gods themselves. The former was a nymph-like goddess of flowers and spring (most similar to Chloris), and the latter was a goddess of war variously identified as Mars' wife or sister (most similar to Enyo). While the Romans generally tried to identify their deities with the Greek ones, there were a few Roman/Italic ones for which no exact Greek equivalent could be found, e.g. Or the fact that some of their gods, such as Mars (his Greek counterpart Ares is a dumb brute, while Mars is a highly competent badass) or Saturn, are largely different from their Greek counterparts. Take, for instance, the Roman emphasis on complicated divination methods that were alien to the Greeks (of which augury-reading the future from the behavior of birds-is merely the most famous). That said, Roman mythology was probably (though records are sparse) influenced by that of the neighboring Etruscans, while Greek mythology was probably influenced by their Near Eastern neighbours in Anatolia and Mesopotamia. Ancient Greek and Roman religions descend from a common Proto-Indo-European religion, hence the similar characters not only to each other but also Norse Mythology and Hindu Mythology. However, contrary to common belief, the Roman version isn't completely identical to the Greek one Rome's own legends became closer to Greek mythology around the end of the monarchy and the foundation of the Republic. The mythology of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome is the Older Than Feudalism namer of many tropes, in addition to well-known gods, heroes and monsters.Ĭlassical mythology is also known as "Greco-Roman Mythology", or just as "Greek Mythology" by people who don't think the Romans contributed much or who take the two mythologies separately.
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