Outisde Reading Post 1: Roman Gods

In class, we have been reading all about the Greek gods. I thought it would be interesting to learn about Roman gods, and see the similarities and differences. I read an online piece called Roman gods and goddesses, and it gives and overview of what the Romans considered their gods to be like. Like the Greek gods, the Roman ones were very powerful. But the biggest difference was that their gods were faceless and formless. Some of their gods were Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Vesta, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercurius, Neptunus, Volcanus, and Apollo. These twelve were the main gods, some of them parallelling with the Greek gods. Both the Greeks and Romans made statues of their gods. Overall, the Roman and Greek gods were similar, with only a few differences that set them apart. I think reading about this and expanding my knowledge on Gods and Goddesses was worth it, because I was able to know of another side of it than what we had learned about in class.

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Andrea's First Blog

Hey! I'm Andrea L. and this is my blog spot. Throughout the year I will be reading short pieces of writing like newspaper articles, other websites, or magazine articles. Then I will review it and relate it to things or make connections. I may think some articles may be worth reading, but some I may not give such a good review. I will be posting about every week, so let me know what you think!

Andrea L.