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Greek, Roman and Norse Gods and Goddesses
| G R E E K | R O M A N | G O D O F: | NORSE |
| ******* | Janus | beginnings/endings; entrances/exits; doorways; keys |
| Apollo | Apollo | light, prophecy, healing, music and poetry | Baldur |
| Ares | Mars | war | Tyr |
| Boreas | Aquilo | the North Wind |
| Cronus | Saturn | the harvest, time |
| Dionysus | Bacchus | wine and winemaking |
| Eros | Cupid | love |
| Eurus | Vulturnus | the East Wind |
| Hades | Pluto | the underworld | Hel |
| Helios | Sol | the sun | Sól ¹ |
| Hephaestus | Vulcan | fire, metalworking, forging | Thor ² |
| Hermes | Mercury | roads, cunning, invention, commerce, theft; messenger of the gods | Hermod |
| Hesperus | Vesper | the evening star especially Venus |
| Hypnos | Somnus | sleep |
| Morpheus | Morpheus | dreams, sleep |
| Notus | Auster | the South Wind |
| Poseidon | Neptune | the sea, water, earthquakes | Njord |
| Silenus | Silvanus | the forest |
| Thanatos | Mors | death |
| Uranus | Caelus | heaven; the sky |
| Zephyrus | Favonius | the West Wind |
| Zeus | Jupiter / Jove | the heavens; king of the gods | Odin |
| G R E E K | R O M A N | G O D D E S S O F: | NORSE |
| Aphrodite | Venus | love and beauty | Freyja |
| Artemis | Diana | hunting | Skadi |
| Athena | Minerva | wisdom | Sága |
| Atropos | Morta | death - one of the three Fates - cuts the thread of life |
| Chloris | Flora | flowers |
| Clotho | Nona | one of the three Fates - spins the thread of life |
| Demeter | Ceres | grain, agriculture | Sif |
| Enyo | Bellona | war |
| Eos | Aurora | dawn |
| Eris | Discordia | discord, chaos |
| Gaia | Terra / Tellus | the earth |
| Hebe | Juventas | youth | Idun |
| Hecate | Trivia | magic, sorcery |
| Hera | Juno | marriage, women; queen of the gods | Frigga |
| Hestia | Vesta | hearth |
| Hygeia | Salus | health, cleanliness |
| Irene | Pax | peace |
| Iris | ******* | rainbows |
| Lachesis | Decima | fate - one of the three Fates - measures the thread of life |
| Mnemosyne | Moneta | memory |
| Nike | Victoria | victory |
| Nyx | Nox | night |
| Peitho | Suadela | persuasion |
| Persephone | Proserpine | queen of the underworld | Eostre |
| Selene | Luna | the moon |
| Themis | Justitia | justice and order |
| Tyche | Fortuna | fortune, luck |
Although there are a multitude of comparisons between Greek and Roman gods, the comparisons with Norse Mythology are not as exact.
For example,
¹ Helios and Sol from Greco-Roman Mythology are the gods of the Sun but in Norse Mythology, Sól is a goddess.
² Thor is usually thought of as the god of thunder. However, since Odin is ruler of the heavens, wouldn't he be the one responsible for controlling thunder and lightning?
There are many characters in Norse Mythology that have absolutely no comparison to Greco-Roman Mythology.
For example, the god Heimdallr guards the Rainbow Bridge or the Bifröst, which spans from Earth to Asgard, the mythological realm of the Norse gods and goddesses.
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