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Anyone that think the Romans just took the Greek gods and renamed them is wrong. Though there are some simularaties that would seem strikingly similar to someone that is not intamitaley informed the Greek and Roman pantheons. Not only are the attributes that were given to the gods different but also the rituals that were performed to pay tribute to them were differnet.Joshimodo said:
The good conscience is hilarious in B&W2.MaxTheReaper said:
"And that's good, with a capital G!"
Yeah? Hence why all of my general mythology, Greek mythology and Roman mythology books state the original pantheon was copied from Greek mythos.The Black Adder said:
Also, to quote Wikipedia: "Roman mythology, or Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its main city, Ancient Rome. It can be considered as having two parts; One part, largely later and literary, consists of borrowings from Greek mythology."
The attributes of the original pantheon were identical. The offerings and ceremonies were different, but the gods themselves weren't.
Ares=Mars, Aphrodite=Venus, Hades=Pluto etc.
Why are you giving me evidence that disproves your original statement? I appreciate you going though all this effort to prove me wrong, but I don't need you to copy a page from a book. Like I said, while many gods are directly taken from the Greek Pantheon with little or no change, there are also many gods that are adapted from pre-Roman and even non-Latin dieties. Even the example that you gave me shows that they did not just rename the god. There was a seperate god that later became mixed or morphed with another god because of similarities. So therefore, they did not just rename them.Joshimodo said:
Again, you miss what I'm saying! I said that you don't have to copy a page from a book with your scanner to show that you are right. If I knew nothing about Greek and Roman mythology why would I be arguing with you? I was merely saying that your inital statement "Everyone already knows that the Romans simply took the Greek pantheon and renamed them" was incorrect because that is only true for most gods, not all of them.Joshimodo said:
Vivec. I managed to kill him once, it was awesome.
and @ Joshimundo; The Black Adder gets his name from the excellent british television series of that name. And while the Romans do have a reputation for copying many elements of other cultures (the toga, a distinctively Roman article of clothing actually originates from the Etruscans, a people from the North/Middle of Italy, while the Romans are from southern Italy), but not only did they copy many elements of other cultures (like the Greeks and Etruscans) but also improved or altered those elements to their own desires, just like their architecture, weaponry and society.
and @ Joshimundo; The Black Adder gets his name from the excellent british television series of that name. And while the Romans do have a reputation for copying many elements of other cultures (the toga, a distinctively Roman article of clothing actually originates from the Etruscans, a people from the North/Middle of Italy, while the Romans are from southern Italy), but not only did they copy many elements of other cultures (like the Greeks and Etruscans) but also improved or altered those elements to their own desires, just like their architecture, weaponry and society.