Roman gods

The Roman pantheon and the interpretatio romana of the Greek gods: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury. The end of the Mediterranean line of syncretism.

Proserpina

Roman counterpart of Persephone. Queen of the underworld alongside Pluto. Pomegranate iconography. In the game, a direct continuation — same mythic structure of the Descent in a Latin guise.

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Pluto

Roman counterpart of Hades. Sovereign of the underworld, consort of Proserpina. Name derives from Plouton ("the rich one") — a Greek euphemism for Hades. Public cult received only on specific ceremonial occasions.

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Venus

Roman counterpart of Aphrodite. Mythic mother of Rome through Aeneas and Julius Caesar. Receives civic-imperial veneration far beyond the sphere of love — Venus Genetrix, Venus Victrix, Venus Felix.

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