Can you name the Greek Gods by Roman counterpart? by foo3000

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Greek Gods by Roman counterpart Quiz

by foo3000

Created Jan 10, 2010 in Religion
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	ddt:	Jan 11th, 2010 at 03:41 GMT	1 point
	May I suggest also allowing more faithful transcriptions like Dionysos and Hephaistos? They're after all Greek names, and it's lame then, IMHO, to use latinized versions of their names.

	magister:	Jan 11th, 2010 at 15:58 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz, and you even stumped me with Salacia. In any case, you've got an extra p in Proserpina, and as ddt pointed out, there should be more options for several of the gods. In addition to ddt's suggestions, Herakles is acceptable and Athena sometimes ends up Athene. However, ddt is incorrect since Dionysos and Hephaistos are still Latinized, since they aren't written in ancient Greek.

	Smitten:	Jan 13th, 2010 at 06:10 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz. While ddt and magister argue about the spelling of Heracles, and which is more right, let me just say that technically neither are; Heracles was not a god. He was a demigod that was lifted to Mt. Olympus after his death. Other than that, really awesome quiz.

	magister:	Jan 13th, 2010 at 16:07 GMT	1 point
	@Smitten: Heracles does go through a clear apotheosis and becomes a god, much more beyond the hero-cult surrounding other heroes. He is often equated as a god of strength. While he was a demigod in human life, he certainly ends up as a god.

	Hotrodjimmy:	Jan 25th, 2010 at 16:08 GMT	1 point
	Herakles should definitely be accepted for Heracles. I'd argue for his inclusion into this list, but the actual correct spelling has to be accepted as well as the "c" form. The ancient Greek language didn't have the letter "c", and the Greek form of his name should be allowed, as well as the latinized version of his Greek name (if that makes any sense!).

	magister:	Jan 27th, 2010 at 01:43 GMT	1 point
	For that matter, the Greeks didn't have a letter for H either, aside from an aspiration mark, but that's going a little far, I would think.