Greek Gods with Roman Names · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Same Gods, New Names

History · Ancient Greece & Rome · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What was the Roman name for the Greek goddess Athena?

    • Juno
    • Minerva
    • Venus

  2. What was the Roman name for the Greek god Zeus?

    • Jupiter
    • Neptune
    • Mars

  3. The Romans gave the Greek gods new, Latin names.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Why do Zeus and Jupiter count as the same god?

    • Because the Romans took the Greek god and just gave him a new name
    • Because the Romans copied how Zeus looked but gave him a new personality
    • Because Jupiter was the son of Zeus

  5. Hera was the Greek queen of the gods. What was her Roman name?

    • Minerva
    • Neptune
    • Juno

  6. The fact that the Romans used Greek gods with new names shows that Rome was strongly influenced by Greek culture.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea. If you saw a Roman statue labeled "Neptune" holding a trident, what would that most likely tell you?

    • It is a totally different god who also happens to like tridents
    • It means the Romans got the story wrong
    • It is the Roman version of Poseidon, since Neptune is Poseidon's Roman name

  8. Leo says, "The Romans invented Mars, and later the Greeks copied him and called him Ares." What is wrong with Leo's idea?

    • Nothing is wrong, Leo is right
    • It has the order backwards: the Greek god Ares came first, and the Romans renamed him Mars
    • Mars and Ares are actually two different gods with different jobs
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Same Gods, New Names W1-mt_FDKd7I79JZ-s1

  1. Minerva · Athena, goddess of wisdom, became Minerva when the Romans renamed her.
  2. Jupiter · Zeus, king of the Greek gods, became Jupiter, king of the Roman gods.
  3. True · The Romans kept the same gods but called them by Latin names instead of Greek ones.
  4. Because the Romans took the Greek god and just gave him a new name · The Romans did not change who the god was, only what he was called.
  5. Juno · Hera became Juno. Minerva was Athena's Roman name, and Neptune was Poseidon's.
  6. True · Borrowing an entire set of gods is a big sign that Rome admired and copied Greek culture.
  7. It is the Roman version of Poseidon, since Neptune is Poseidon's Roman name · Neptune is simply the Roman name for Poseidon, so the same sea god and the same trident carry over.
  8. It has the order backwards: the Greek god Ares came first, and the Romans renamed him Mars · The Greek gods came first. The Romans borrowed them and gave them Latin names, not the other way around.
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