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No, the Roman deities aren't just the Hellenic ones in a new wrapper, they're distinct from each other.

In fact, many Roman gods had different functions before they syncretised (got infused) with the Hellenic pantheon! For example, Mars used to be a protector of Rome and it's agriculture before he became associated with war due to his syncretism with Ares.

Plus, many deities have existed long before the city of Rome was even founded. For example Juno and Minerva: they're originally etruscan deities going by the names Uni (Juno) and Menrva (Minerva).

And also, some deities do not have an "equivalent" in the Hellenic pantheon. For example Janus, the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. Yes, he may be similar to Khronos, but no, he's not his "equivalent" (also since he exists since etruscan times).

— PSA from a greco-roman polytheist

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Hestia meets her roman counterpart, the goddess Vesta.

Despite being seen as a virgin goddess, Hestia's roman counterpart (Vesta) was also sometimes seen as a fertility goddess. In some obscure myths, she is said to impregnate women with a fire penis that would emerge from the hearth itself.

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Happy Friday!! I've been thinking about syncretizing with Venus in my practice lately so I figured I'd dedicate this post to her since Friday is her day <3 we love you Lady Venus!!!

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To give the gods and deities offerings, do they see us as we see crows bringing them shiny things?

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If you’re finding it difficult to carve out a practice for yourself, you’re just having a normal response. We were never supposed to do this. Polytheism is not an orthodoxy that we can divert to based on dogma and texts. It’s an orthopraxy, the likes of which were always intended to be practiced by the community, the polis, with the guidance of elders and experts. Because of the march of time bringing forced Christianization, colonization, and capitalism enforcing rugged individualism, we’ve been left with little choice but to carve a tiny piece for ourselves.

We’re doing fantastic, considering we’re rebuilding from the scraps and ruins of long gone empires.

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Head of a statue of Antenociticus. He was a local god adopted by the Roman soldiers stationed at Benwell Fort along Hadrian's Wall. Giving gods a human form was a Roman practice and was rare in pre-Roman Britain.

Great North Museum, Hancock, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Beliefs & Spiritual Frameworks: •Secular Paganism •Ancestral Paganism •Feminist Pagan Spirituality •Ancestor Veneration •Ancestor Work •Spirit Work •Angel Work •Shadow Work •SASS Witchcraft & Psychomagic

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