Did you know that it's only pronounced Hercules in the Roman myths? The Romans changed lots of different names when they adopted the Greek myths, including Heracles, which means the glory of Hera, even though Hera hated him. When Hera was switched to Juno the Romans also switched Heracles to Hercules, which just meant glory or warrior instead of glory of Hera. Roman mythology is an interesting topic that's worth more studying because of its impact on our world, the differences between the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses, and how the Romans worshiped the gods. The first reason we should spend more time studying Roman Myths is its impact on our world. The Roman gods and a few Rulers had a big effect on naming the planets and months. Many Roman deities or gods and goddesses have planets named after them. For example Venus Neptune Pluto Jupiter Mercury Mars Saturn and many more. Earth is one of the few planets not named after a Roman deity but if it was it would be named Terra or Gaea. There are also several months named after Roman deities, for example, Juno for June Janus for January Mars for March, and several others as well. July and August were also named after Roman rulers, Julius Caesar and Augustus. Another reason we should spend more time studying Roman myths is the differences between the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. This is interesting because even if you don't think they are much different from each other they really are, and so are their follower's perspectives on the deities along with how they worship the gods Some several gods and goddesses are only Roman, Janus, Terminus, and Bellona. The Romans thought any good or bad things in their lives were because of certain gods' moods, like for example if your boat flipped while you were on your way to Sicily Neptune might be upset at you, but if you won a fight or battle there Mars might be being kind to you. Most Roman gods are almost the same as their Greek counterparts but with different names, appearances, and personalities, for example, Juno wears a goat skin cloak but her Greek counterpart doesn't. Another example is Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep in the Greek myths he slept a lot but his Roman form, Somnus killed anyone who fell asleep at work, so don't fall asleep at a Roman school. Apollo's name was one of the few that didn't get switched to a Roman name, this is because they didn't want to risk making him mad, and he was the health god and they didn't want to risk getting sick or hurt and not being able to get healed. The final reason we should spend some more time studying Roman myths is how the Romans worshiped the gods. This is an interesting topic because you can understand why the Romans paid so much attention to the gods and made sure they were happy. The Greeks thought it was impossible to be like a God or Goddess, but the Romans, on the other hand, aspired to be like the gods. The gods were depicted as barely caring about Roman people so everyone paid tribute and took part in rituals to make sure the gods weren't mad at them, Greeks on the other hand, still had holidays and temples for them but they were gods and were depicted as being more involved with mortals. How Roman myths impact our lives, the differences between the Roman and Greek deities, and how the Romans worshiped them make Roman myths a topic worth more study. Now you know more about how the Romans aspired to be like the gods and how different the deities were, it's also important to note how much of an impact it has on our world today. This is important to learn because most people don't know the difference between the Roman and Greek deities and the difference between Hercules and Heracles, and it's an overall interesting topic.
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