Home›Roman Deities›ArchetypeBrowse ByArchetypeThis page groups deities by the recurring mythic archetype they represent, a pattern such as a trickster, a sky father or a mother goddess that shows up across unrelated mythologies. Wikipedia traces the idea to Carl Jung's psychology, describing an archetype as "an inherited unconscious predisposition, behavioral trait or tendency ('instinct') shared among the members of the species." Browsing this way lets a visitor see which gods from very different cultures still fill the same underlying role.FactsLearn MoreArchetypeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe gods of Roman public and household religion, a tradition defined more by correct performance of rite and by divine function than by narrative. Rome's major gods were progressively identified with Greek ones and much of the myth attached to them is Greek; the archaic priesthoods, the festival calendar and figures such as Janus and Vesta are where the native religion is clearest. 2AttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedAttested from the sixth century BCE in inscriptions and in the archaic festival calendar; the public cult ended with the imperial legislation of 391 to 392 CE. 2Veneration TodayWell-attestedThe public cult was ended by law in late antiquity; no continuous worship survives. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDeities 1Learn MoreThe gods of Rome This group holds the deities of ancient Roman religion. Roman worship began with native Italic and household gods and a strong sense of divine functions and rites, and over time identified its major gods with those of Greece, adopting much of Greek myth in the process. The browser will find the Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, along with Mars, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and the rest of the Olympian equivalents, as well as distinctively Roman figures such as Janus, the two-faced god of doorways and beginnings, and Vesta of the hearth. The entries note the Greek counterpart of each syncretised god.ArchetypeFilter Results12 entriesPantheonAllGreek (1)Roman (12)Domain / FunctionAllAgriculture and harvest (3)Beauty (1)Childbirth (2)Commerce and wealth (1)Cosmic order and truth (1)Craft, metalwork and smithing (2)Dance and theatre (1)Death (1)Divine messenger (1)Fate and time (1)Fertility and generation (2)Fire (1)Guide of the dead (1)Healing and medicine (1)Justice, law and oaths (1)Kingship and sovereignty (2)Love and desire (1)Marriage and the household (1)Moon (2)Motherhood (1)Music and poetry (1)Primordial being (1)Prophecy and divination (1)Protection and guardianship (1)Rivers, lakes and springs (1)Sea and ocean (1)Seafaring and fishing (1)Sky (2)Storm and thunder (1)Sun (2)The hunt (1)The underworld (1)Travel, roads and boundaries (1)Vegetation and forests (1)War and battle (2)Wilderness and wild animals (1)Wine and intoxication (1)Wisdom and counsel (1)GenderAllFemale (5)Male (9)Era Attested Start YearAll-700 (1)-600 (5)-500 (4)-493 (1)-300 (2)-200 (1)-182 (1)90 (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (12)HistoricityAllLegendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (1)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (12)Planetary FaceAllChiron (1)Juno (1)Jupiter (1)Mars (1)Mercury (1)Moon (1)Neptune (1)Pluto (1)Saturn (1)Sun (1)Uranus (1)Venus (1)Child OfAllJuno (1)Jupiter (3)Leto (1)Maia (1)Zeus (1)TheologyAllPolytheistic: many gods (12)Worshipped InAllAncient Greek Religion (1)Roman Religion (12)Archetype GroupAllEgo Type (4)Self Type (4)Soul Type (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareThe CaregiverArchetype2 entriesThe CreatorArchetype1 entryThe ExplorerArchetype1 entryThe HeroArchetype2 entriesThe InnocentArchetype1 entryThe JesterArchetype1 entryThe LoverArchetype1 entryThe MagicianArchetype2 entriesThe OrphanArchetype1 entryThe RebelArchetype1 entryThe RulerArchetype2 entriesThe SageArchetype2 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Deities2. The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 4th editiontier 1Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth and Esther Eidinow (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2012s.v. religion, RomanView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.