Greek and Roman gods are often mixed up and mistaken for one and other. Greek and Roman’s have the same baseline of gods with the same meaning or powers as one and other, but there are still some big differences between the two empires.

Names 

Roman Gods are often based on Greek Gods With different names and traits. For instance, the Greek God of the sea Poseidon his Roman name is Neptune the Roman god of the sea. Another reason Greek names and Roman names are different is, Romans are named after non-living things that did not have gender, ware as Greeks Gods are more based on humans so their names have a gender.  

Time Period

   Greek and Roman gods did not exist at the same time, the Roman gods and goddesses rose after the Greek. The Greek empire existed 700 years before the Roman empire, although the Greek empire didn’t have an exact date of which it was founded. The Roman empire rose 1000 years after the Greek empire had fallen. 

Physical Appearances

    Another major reason Greeks and Romans are different is their physical appearances. Greek’s appearances are often based on the myths of the gods. Greek myths would give them strong characteristics that emphasize their beauty and power than human characteristics.  These characteristics make them known for their beauty. Roman gods on the other hand were not based on their characteristics like the Greek’s were. Therefore, Roman gods are less known for their beauty and appearances than the Greek gods.

Nature/Personality

   The personality of Greek and Roman gods are very different. For example, Greek Gods are more based on human emotions, such as Love, Hatred, Anger, Happiness, Joy. While other Greek Gods are based on the environment, such as Hades controls the underworld, Poseidon controls the ocean/water. Roman, however, are deities and instead of being based on the human personality, they are more like objects than people.

Afterlife

   The afterlife for humans during the time of the Roman empire and the Greek empire were very different from today’s theories about the afterlife. Greek’s thought that when their subjects pass on rather than the occurrence of the afterlife rather than significance a physical life on earth. The Roman afterlife is a little different than the Greek afterlife. When the subjects of the Roman empire if the mortal did exceptional on earth they are reported to live among the gods as an immortal.