Jupiter held many similarities to Zeus, he was also the over seer of all the things that other gods did, and he would make sure they followed what they were supposed to be doing as well, if they did things he disapproved of he would punish them. Jupiter was also the king of all gods, Jupiter became king of all gods after his father Saturn passed away. He would also punish mortals for any wrong doings as well. Zeus also saw over mortals, he would reward mortals when they were kind and fair. Zeus was the ruler over all gods, and in becoming this he ensured that the gods performed actions as they were thought to and any misdeeds would be punished. Zeus seemed to represent the major parts of nature that are in balance with one another. Zeus also had a flying horse by the name of Pegasus, Zeus would fly on Pegasus and have him hold his lightning bolts, and he would have a trained eagle retrieve these bolts as well. Zeus was king of all gods he had many magical power such as throwing lightning bolts, he could also create natural phenomena with air and sky, he could create massive storms, thunder and lightning, extreme darkness and much more with just his hands. Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades are almost mirror images of the Roman Gods called Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto. There are three common gods that initially stuck out, which are the brothers of the Greek mythology known as Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. When looking through the many gods and goddesses that there are between both the Greek and Roman Mythology, it became clear that almost every one of them reflected a counter part in the opposite set of mythology. That is where Greek Mythology begins (“Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Creation Myths,” 2016). Cronus eventually had children with his wife Rhea, whom eventually would bear a son that would over come Cronus, this child was Zues, who became the King of all Gods. Gaia eventually mated with Uranus and then gave birth to Titans. Also born out of Eurynome, was Gaia, called Earth or Mother Earth. Eurynome gave birth to Eros after coupling with Ophion, a powerful snake. Greek Mytholgy bagan with a story explaining creation, in the beginning Chaos, which was a void that was ruled by the god Eurynome. The myths were not only made to solve problems or make sense of events that were taking place. Greek mythology did not follow events in history to make them fit and to make sense. A creation story for Roman mythology could not be found, however there were a similar set of beginning brothers by the name of Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto. Novensiles were gods that were more obscurely found in other religions, and also applied to Roman gods (“Roman Mythology, Crystalinks,” 2016). Indigetes were gods that were not adopted from other religions. There are two classes of gods in Roman Mythology, the first is indigetes, and secondly novensiles. Gods in Roman mythology represented distinctly the practical needs of every day life, also gods whose names were invoked to carry out every day activities like harvesting and more. In many works writeen by roman writers we see that they employed Greek beliefs to fill in the gaps that were present in the current Roman traditions. Roman tradition was to create stories that are full of historical significance, legends, myths, focusing on the rise of Rome. Roman mythology focuses more on ritual, augury, and institutions rather than theology or cosmogony. The stories we find in Roman mythology are often centered around politics, and morality. Roman mythology tends to be made up of stories that paint a grand portrait of how Rome set its foundations. Roman gods tended to be anthromophic, however they did not show as much dramatice emotion as the Greek gods did. Many Roman gods and goddesses were derived from Greek mythology.
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