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Aurora
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Bacchus
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God of wine.
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Cerberus
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Guardian of the gates of Hades.
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Ceres
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Goddess of the earth, grain (hence the word cereal) and of harvests.
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Coelus
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God of Heaven.
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Cupid
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God of Love. More ...
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Diana
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Goddess of hunting, the moon, and of nature.
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Dis
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God of the underworld.
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Faunus
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God of fields and shepherds.
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Flora
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Goddess of flowers. (Hence the words flora, florist.)
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Janus
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God of of beginnings. He was resposible for the New Year and the Seasons. Contrast with the god Termini, god of boundaries.
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Juno
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Queen of the gods and the wife of Jupiter.
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Jupiter
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The Supreme God and the ruler of Heaven.
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Liber
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Another name for Bacchus, the god of Wine.
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Luna
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Goddess of the moon.
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Mars
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The God of War.
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Mercury
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The messenger of the gods.
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Mors
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God of Death (note the derivation: mortitian, mortify)
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Neptune
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God of the Seas
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Nox
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Goddess of Night
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Orcus
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God of the underworld.
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Picus
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God of fortunetelling, and foreseeing the future.
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Pomona
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Goddess of gardens and fruit trees.
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Proserpina
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Goddess of the underworld.
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Psyche
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Goddess of the soul. She was united with Cupid.
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Salacia
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Goddess of the oceans.
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Saturn
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Roman equivalent of the Greek god Cronus.
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Somnus
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God of sleep.
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Venus
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Goddess of love and beauty.
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Vesta
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Goddess of the hearth. The Vestal Virgins were dedicated to this goddess.
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Victoria
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Goddess of Victory.
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