Roman Gods as Myth and Language (Dei Romanorum)
Roman stories named Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Apollo, Vesta, Cupid, and Fortuna. Their tales explained civic rituals, family customs, nature, love, war, poetry, and the household hearth within Roman pagan culture.
Grades 5–8. Places and stories.
How it connects
Their names survive in planets, months, weekdays, art, and English words. Students can understand these myths without treating them as true worship: classical Christian study distinguishes created things and poetic stories from the one Creator.
Latin words that go with this card: Iuppiter, Mars, Venus, Mercurius, Apollo, Vesta, Cupido, fortuna.