what are 2 similarities between the ancient rome and ancient greece religion?

Answer 1

The majority of their gods and heroes were the same, only known under different different names. Some exceptions to this are Janus, who was exclusively a Roman god, and Apollo, who had the same name in both cultures. Many of the myths are the same as well.

Answer 2

The practices are similar -- for example the Ancient Greek cities had a central hearth dedicated to Hestia and Rome had a temple dedicated to her counterpart Vesta which also was a "central" hearth for Rome (It was believed that if the fires of Vesta went out that dire consequenses would occur).

There was also a similar understanding of oracles. Both the Oracle at Delphi and the Sybils of Rome were older women whose prophecies were considered to be definative.

The Gods of Greece were syncretized with Latin deities in the formation of the Roman Gods, but many of the sacrificial practices were similar -- despite the differences that are found by a careful comparison of the two.

This is reflected in the modern reconstructionist religions of Hellenismos/Olympianism and Religio Romanum (Which ARE different religions to those of us who practice them)

Answer 3

Both used the same pantheon of deities, the Romans simply gave them more Roman names (Accept for Apollo, which for some reason they didn't change).

The legends and stories of gods and heroes were also much the same, albeit with roman names, and occasionally place names as well.

Both built temples of similar nature (acutally the Romans almost directly copied the Greecian acrhetecture as they, like many of the time, felt that the Greeks were the pinnacle of education, philosophy and civilization.)

Both cultures believed in a strong body/soul split holding to the idea that the body was at best a useless vehicle of the soul and at worst its absolute enemy.

Both believed that the gods intereacted with humanity on an occasinally personal level even taking human form to mix with them unknown.

Answer 4

1: Both ancient.
2: Both Mediterranean.

3: The Romans saw the Greek Gods and liked what they saw so 'borrowed' them and changed the names. Thus, Aphrodite became Venus and so on.

Answer 5

Well, seeing as both had multiple religions, it depends upon which ones you are talking about. I assume you mean the Olympians, in which case there wasn't too much difference. Venus was more maternal than Aphrodite, that's about all I can think of off the top of my head.

Answer 6

the romans adopted the greek pantheon when they conquered greece..some of the stories changed and the names changed because of the language change from greek to latin

Answer 7

The same gods by different names. The same stories.