If the Roman culture existed today how many gods would there be and what would they be for?

Question

Name at least one.

Answer 1

Lotto, robust, jolly god of chance and fortune.
Retalia, goddess of lawyers and victimization.
Id, youthful god of modern entertainment.
Spree, mercurial god of retail and impulse buying.
Alt, absorbed god of shortcuts and electronic miniaturization.
>And some familiar ones perhaps:
Zeus, god of energy supply and demand
Artemis, goddess of feminists
Athena, goddess of national security
Eris (Strife/Discordia), goddess of politics
Hermes, god of information technology (an interpreter who bridges the boundaries with strangers, Wikipedia)
Argos, god of news reporters
Apollo, god of medical research and ethics

Answer 2

Well, St. Paul whose original Jewish name was Saul introduced the concept of Zeus son of Apollo into Christianity to destroy it within; so to answer your question, it would have to be 3, the son, father and holy ghost. I'm not sure if the Roman culture had this or if it was only the Greeks but it usually is a family style pagan mythology. The reason for this being, to be different than Muslims and not worship just One God.

Answer 3

Probably millions. Though if you look at their major gods and goddess', such as Zeus, Aphrodite, etc... they came from other cultures. They also borrowed from the cultures they conquered. So I'm sure there would be just as many Gods as there are now.

And strange, Constantine being the Emporer that made Christianity A (note... A) state religion, he was a Pagan. ^_^

Answer 4

Seeing as how Christianity was the state religion at the end of the Roman Empire, there would only be one.

Answer 5

Just as many as there are today. The culture would have still evolved the same. People would still believe what they choose and others would move into the empire etc

Answer 6

The ancient Romans had deities for each household, for plots of land, for the protection of the society, for protection during birth, for help during war, etc. They literally had hundreds of deities.

Answer 7

Well, if you're talking about Roman mythology, which pretty much absorbed the gods of Greek mythology after they conquered Greece, then here's a partial list for your edification:

SATURN - the god of agriculture; identified with the Greek 'Cronus' [or 'Kronos'].
[SATURNALIA - the feast of Saturn held at Rome in mid-December and marked by wild reveling and licentious abandon.]
JUPITER - the god ruling over all other gods and all men; identified with the Greek 'Zeus'; also called 'Jove'.
JUNO - the wife of Jupiter, queen of the gods and goddess of marriage; identified with the Greek 'Hera'.
JANUS - the god of portals and of beginnings and endings, usually depicted as having two faces looking at opposite directions.
AESCULAPIUS - the god of medicine; identified with the Greek 'Asclepius'.
APOLLO - the god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine and later of the sun.
BACCHUS - the god of wine and revelry; identified with the Greek 'Dionysus'.
CERES - the goddess of grain and harvest; identified with the Greek 'Demeter'.
CUPID - the god of love, son of Venus; identified with the Greek 'Eros'.
DIANA - the goddess of the hunt, virginity and the moon; identified with the Greek 'Artemis'.
LUNA - the goddess of the moon; identified with the Greek 'Selene'.
MARS - the god of war; identified with the Greek 'Ares'.
MERCURY - the messenger of the gods; the god of commerce, eloquence, and skill, and patron of travellers, merchants and thieves; identified with the Greek 'Hermes'.
MINERVA - the goddess of wisdom and invention; identified with the Greek 'Athena'.
PLUTO - the god of the dead.
NEPTUNE - the god of the sea; identified with the Greek 'Poseidon'.
VENUS - the goddess of love, spring bloom and beauty; identified with the Greek 'Aphrodite'.
VULCAN - the god of fire and metallurgy...

Hope that's more than plenty for today's lesson. LOL. Enjoy!

Peace be with you!

Answer 8

You see it in Christianity today, each church that does not like a certain teaching, make up thier own.

so you would have a god for gay love ( men) gay love (female)
a god for man/boy, a god for computers a god for , well get the idea)

Answer 9

Microsoficus

The god of the internet. His millions of tiny tenticles carry the information we send all around the world.

His mortal enemy: Macintosidius

Answer 10

Don't know how many gods they had altogether, but I know it was quite a lot. Let's bring back worship of Bacchus, god of wine! ^_^