Why did the Romans rip off the Greek gods?

Their religion was very boring, so they spiced it up by adopting all of the fascinating Greek myths and pretending that their own god ( Jupiter, Juno, Venus, etc) were involved. In ancient times the Romans thought there was one set of “real gods” and that different cultures gave them different names.

Did the Trojans worship the Greek gods?

GODS who supported the Trojans were: Aphrodite, Apollo, Poseidon, and (for a while) Athena. Athena, who had a temple in Troy, decided to support Odysseus and supplied him and Epeus with the plans for the Wooden Horse; she also had her statue (the Palladion) removed from Troy by Aeneas.

Were Romans actually descended from Trojans?

Another account, set earlier in time, claims that the Roman people are descended from Trojan War hero Aeneas, who escaped to Italy after the war, and whose son, Iulus, was the ancestor of the family of Julius Caesar.

Did the Romans steal Greek religion?

The ancient Romans did not “take” or “steal” or “copy” the Greek deities; they syncretized their own deities with the Greek ones and, in some cases, adopted Greek deities into their own pantheon. This was not plagiarism in any sense, but rather simply the way religion in the ancient world worked.

Did Romans worship the god of poop?

Sterculius was the god of the privy, from stercus, excrement. It has been well observed by a French author, that the Romans, in the madness of paganism, finished by deifying the most immodest objects and the most disgusting actions.

Why did the gods hate Troy?

According to tradition that appears outside of the Iliad, Hera and Athene were angry with the Trojan Paris (and therefore all Trojans) because Paris chose Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess instead of one of them. Other divinities seem to favor one side and then another.

Why did Zeus support the Trojans?

To further complicate matters for the Greeks, Achilles’ mother, Thetis, persuaded Zeus to act on behalf of the Trojans to further avenge Achilles’ loss of Briseis. She hoped the war would end before her son could change his mind and return to the fight. Hera would not stand for her husband’s interference, however.

Are Trojans Roman or Greek?

The Trojans were people that lived in the city state of Troy on the coast of Turkey by the Aegean Sea, around the 12th or 13th Century BCE. We think they were of Greek or Indo-European origin, but no one knows for sure.

Who did the Romans worship?

The main god and goddesses in Roman culture were Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Jupiter was a sky-god who Romans believed oversaw all aspects of life; he is thought to have originated from the Greek god Zeus.

Why did the Romans not consider themselves to be Trojans?

Because the idea that they were Trojans was simply a myth. The Romans were, and always had been, an Italic people native to Western Italy. The myth of Trojan descent arose in response to the Romans’ discovery of Greek culture and the Homeric poems.

Why did the Trojans worship the Greek gods?

Helen. The Trojans worshipped Greek gods for the same reason the Russian sailors in The Hunt for Red October spoke English: that’s all (most of) the intended audience knew. I really like the idea of worshiping the Greek gods in Hellenism, but I’m seeing that they think the gods are perfect which I don’t like and is the only thing I don’t like.

What happened to the Trojans after the Battle of Lemnos?

The Trojans on Lemnos and other islands were stranded by the Greek fleet and so eventually succumbed to Greek conquest, colonization, and assimilation, as did any remnants of Anatolian Trojans who survived the Greek victory.

How did the early Romans worship their gods and goddesses?

The early Roman deities were only ideas and did not take any human form like the Greek gods and goddesses. To protect themselves from evil influences and to secure the goodwill of these powerful deities , the early Romans worshipped at simple altars, upon which they left offerings of food, wine, and incense.