{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/fun-roman-gods",
 "id": "fun-roman-gods",
 "title": "Roman Gods and Their Greek Twins",
 "category": "trivia-fun",
 "subject": "Mythology",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "Roman gods, what they ruled, and the Greek god each matches. Many planets are named after them.",
 "tags": [
  "mythology",
  "roman",
  "gods",
  "planets"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Roman god",
 "backLabel": "Greek twin and role",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Jupiter",
   "Greek: Zeus. King of the gods, sky and thunder; also the largest planet"
  ],
  [
   "Juno",
   "Greek: Hera. Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage"
  ],
  [
   "Neptune",
   "Greek: Poseidon. God of the sea; also a planet"
  ],
  [
   "Pluto",
   "Greek: Hades. God of the underworld; also a dwarf planet"
  ],
  [
   "Minerva",
   "Greek: Athena. Goddess of wisdom"
  ],
  [
   "Mars",
   "Greek: Ares. God of war; also the red planet"
  ],
  [
   "Venus",
   "Greek: Aphrodite. Goddess of love; also the bright planet"
  ],
  [
   "Mercury",
   "Greek: Hermes. Messenger of the gods; also the fastest planet"
  ],
  [
   "Apollo",
   "Same name in Rome. God of music, healing and the sun"
  ],
  [
   "Diana",
   "Greek: Artemis. Goddess of the hunt and moon"
  ],
  [
   "Vulcan",
   "Greek: Hephaestus. God of fire and forges"
  ],
  [
   "Ceres",
   "Greek: Demeter. Goddess of grain; the word 'cereal' comes from her"
  ],
  [
   "Bacchus",
   "Greek: Dionysus. God of wine and festivals"
  ],
  [
   "Vesta",
   "Greek: Hestia. Goddess of the hearth"
  ],
  [
   "Cupid",
   "Greek: Eros. God of love with a bow and arrows"
  ],
  [
   "Proserpina",
   "Greek: Persephone. Queen of the underworld"
  ],
  [
   "Saturn",
   "Greek: Cronus. God of farming; also a planet with rings"
  ],
  [
   "Janus",
   "Roman god of doors and beginnings, with two faces; January is named for him"
  ],
  [
   "Aurora",
   "Roman goddess of dawn"
  ],
  [
   "Fortuna",
   "Goddess of luck; her name gives us 'fortune'"
  ],
  [
   "Victoria",
   "Goddess of victory"
  ],
  [
   "Flora",
   "Goddess of flowers"
  ],
  [
   "Luna",
   "Goddess of the moon"
  ],
  [
   "Sol",
   "God of the sun"
  ],
  [
   "Somnus",
   "God of sleep"
  ],
  [
   "Terra",
   "The Earth goddess"
  ],
  [
   "Romulus",
   "Legendary founder of Rome, raised with his twin by a wolf"
  ],
  [
   "Remus",
   "Twin brother of Romulus"
  ],
  [
   "Aeneas",
   "Trojan hero whose descendants founded Rome in legend"
  ],
  [
   "Lares",
   "Household spirits that guarded the home"
  ],
  [
   "Pantheon",
   "A temple to all the gods in Rome"
  ],
  [
   "Which month is named for Mars?",
   "March"
  ],
  [
   "Which month is named for Juno?",
   "June"
  ],
  [
   "Which month is named for Janus?",
   "January"
  ],
  [
   "Which month honors Julius Caesar?",
   "July"
  ],
  [
   "Which month honors Augustus Caesar?",
   "August"
  ],
  [
   "Which day is named for Saturn?",
   "Saturday"
  ],
  [
   "Which day is named for the sun?",
   "Sunday"
  ],
  [
   "Which day is named for the moon?",
   "Monday"
  ],
  [
   "Colosseum",
   "Roman arena; it still stands in Rome today"
  ]
 ]
}