Primary History - Romans - Religion. Venus & Helen of Troy - Ancient Roman Myth for Kids. As the story goes .....
Venus was probably Jupiter's daughter. So was Helen. But Helen's mother was only a mortal. Venus's mother was probably a goddess. Although that made the girls half sisters, probably, to Venus, there was no comparison. Venus - Ancient Roman Gods for Kids. Some say Venus, the goddess of love, might have been one of the daughters of Jupiter, king of all the gods.
But the truth is that nobody really knows who her father and mother were, or even if she had a father and mother. She simply appeared one day. The gods were magical. Anything could happen! Venus was married. Myths about Venus show that she could be kind or merciless. For example, if you believe the old myths, it was not a quarrel over land or goods, but was instead Venus' vanity that caused the Trojan War. Mercury - Ancient Roman Gods for Kids. Jupiter was the king of all the gods.
Mercury was his youngest son. Mercury's mother was Maia. Mercury had many talents. He could fly faster than most of the other gods, partly because of his winged sandals. He was also trustworthy. Unlike his half-brother, Ares, the god of war, whom almost none of the other gods liked very much, Mercury was very popular in the ancient heavenly world. Mercury & Apollo (powerpoint) Explore Ancient Rome Ancient Roman Gods & Goddesses Roman Games Roman Myths Roman Video Clips Roman Presentations Ancient Rome for Kids. Mars - Ancient Roman God of War for Kids. Pluto - Ancient Roman Gods for Kids. Pluto and Jupiter and Neptune were three very powerful gods.
They were also brothers. When their father, the mighty Saturn, died, and the brothers first divided up the world, Jupiter took the sky, Neptune took the sea, and Pluto took the underworld. In time, Jupiter became the king of all the gods and all the earth and everything on it and above it and, well, just everything. Neptune married happily, and remained Lord of the Sea. As for Pluto, he was content, living in the Underworld as its Lord and ruler. Pluto was NOT the lord of death. You might think Pluto would be terribly lonely, surrounded by the souls of the dead. Ceres and her daughter - Ancient Myth for Kids. Jupiter, the king of all the Roman gods, had three sisters.
Hera, his wife and sister, was the goddess of marriage and the queen of all the gods. Vesta, another of his sisters, was a much loved goddess by the woman of Rome - Vesta was the goddess of home and hearth. His third sister, Ceres, was in charge of the harvest. If Ceres was upset, the crops could die. Everyone, gods and mortals, worked hard to keep Ceres happy. As the story goes ....
Proserpine had grown into a beautiful young woman. Locked in a room in the Underworld, Proserpine cried and cried. Nearly a week went by. Meanwhile, back on earth, Jupiter was worried about the crops. Even as a baby, Mercury was great at making deals. When Mercury heard that Proserpine had eaten six pomegranate seeds, he had to think quickly. Each spring, Ceres makes sure all the flowers bloom in welcome when her daughter, Queen of the Underworld, returns to her.
According to the ancients, it's the reason for the seasons. Neptune - Ancient Roman Gods for Kids. Jupiter - Ancient Roman Gods for Kids. The Romans loved to tell stories about the magical family who ruled the heavens.
The Romans truly believed their gods could interfere in their lives, to help or hinder them. They could interfere with any living creature - gods, mortals, and even insects! According to ancient Roman myth, Jupiter was the king of all the gods. Jupiter had two brothers and three sisters. When Saturn, their father, died, the boys - Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto - divided the world up between themselves.