Ancient Roman Mythology (Classic World Masterpieces)

The gods of ancient Rome were not anthropomorphic at first, but had many characteristics of animism and fetishism. Later, under the influence of the Etruscans and Greeks, the Romans also began to give their gods human forms and build temples for them. With the Romans' conquest of the Greek immigrant areas in the southern part of the Italian Peninsula and their expansion into the Balkans, the Romans' contact with Greek culture became increasingly closer. Greek mythology was introduced to Rome, and Roman mythology quickly became enriched. Roman gods inherited the images and legends of Greek gods, and there was a process of confusion between Roman gods and Greek gods. Roman Jupiter, Yuno, etc. Were confused with the Greek gods headed by Zeus. During this process of confusion, the appearance of the Roman gods changed greatly.