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Article: Greek names of the ancient deities and their Roman equivalents.(MUSINGS)
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- Calliope
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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FIRST TRY IT YOURSELF, THEN ASK FOR GOD'S HELP, FOR GOD AIDS THE PERSON WHO TRIES.
--from Hippolytos by the fifth-century B.C. playwright Euripides
ZEUS, HERA, APOLLO--you've heard the names many times and the tales as well. But have you wondered why Zeus is Zeus in one myth and Jupiter in another? How about the relationships among the gods, so many of whom are said to be close relatives of Zeus? Perhaps you've also wondered if the gods ever had problems of their own. Look no further for your answers. The Muse Calliope knows them well, for Zeus was her father, and she is eager to tell you the "real" story about her ...