Mythology 101

You’ll be seeing goddesses all over Italy, so here are clues to identify Who’s Who.

Venus (Goddess of Love and Beauty), is easiest to recognize, as she’s usually nude or scantily draped.

Other goddesses that made up Ancient Rome’s Big Six (Worshipped equally alongside six major gods) are:

Juno (Jupiter’s Queen and Goddess of Marriage) dressed like a soldier for her job of protecting the finances of the Romans.

Minerva (Virgin Goddess of Rome, Wisdom, and War) with her helmet and spear.

Ceres (Goddess of Agriculture, Motherhood, and Patron of Sicily) holding a cornucopia of wheat.

Diana (Virgin Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon) carrying bows and arrows, with a moon crowning her.

Vesta (Goddess of Hearth and Home) veiled, surrounded by her perpetual flame.