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Roman Mythology


The ancient Greek and ancient Roman religion was the belief in gods.
They had similar beliefs, but also vast differences. They came from each other
and gave their people a form of morality. It was composed of many meaningful
gods and goddesses that all played a part in the everyday life of the average
Roman and Greek person of that time.
They believed in something called polytheism. It is the belief of many
gods; each given a personality, function, relationship to each other through
family, and to be the subject of many myths and legends that were to be told for
many of years to come. They were to become the basis for a religion that would
last for hundreds of years and would yield thousands of followers to believe in
the made stories of these enchanted people or gods as they were called. (
Grolier)
The Roman mythology was to consist of twelve to thirteen main gods.
Each having a function in the life of the everyday Roman that would require some
sort of......

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