Expert: Irulan Serena - 3/16/2006

Question
What are all of the gods and creatures of roman mythology?

What are famous myths of Roman Mythology?

Why did they name the planets after the Roman gods?

How did Roman Mythology come to be(who created it, why it was created, when was it created, how was it created)?  

Answer
Below you will find links which will help you find the answers to your questions.

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Irulan


What are all of the gods and creatures of roman mythology?

Roman Mythology

www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/8991/roman.html

Encyclopedia Mythica: Roman mythology.
The available articles in the Roman mythology area.

www.pantheon.org/areas/ mythology/europe/roman/articles.html  

What are famous myths of Roman Mythology?

ROMAN MYTHS
Roman gods alphabetical order • Roman myths • Encyclopedia on Gods • Myths as Religion • Roman Gods and Goddesses. Along your way write down any gods you ...

www.montana.edu/webquest/ languagearts/grades6to12/holler/


Why did they name the planets after the Roman gods?

No sure response for this question, b ut am assuming it was to honor the Roman gods as well as some Roman generals and emperors since some of the months were named after generals not gods.

How did Roman Mythology come to be(who created it, why it was created, when was it created, how was it created)?

Roman mythology was syncretized from Greek mythology.  Read the myth of Aeneas whose descendants were  the founders of Rome.

Aeneas, Romulus and Remus: The "founding myths" of all great ...
Behind the myths: There is no independent evidence that Aeneas ever reached the shores of Latium (or that he ever existed, for that matter). ...

www.mmdtkw.org/VFoundMyths.html -


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