Pic - Mercury

Mercury, a Roman god of commerce, trade and so on, is also a messenger of Jupiter.

(By Clio20 / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P1030419_-_Copie_(2).JPG / CC)

In Roman mythology, the life of Larunda was a tragedy. And what a ruler Jupiter, the king of gods, was.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larunda .

Pic - Mars

Mars is the Roman god of war. And he is second in importance only to Jupiter. The month of March, which actually was the first month of every year in the earliest Roman calendar, is named for him.

(By Andrea Puggioni / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_Pyrrhus_cropped.jpg / CC)

In Roman mythology, Jupiter, the king of the gods, is also known as Jove. It appears that his beard is characteristic.

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Pic - Hecate

The triple-bodied Hecate is a Graeco-Roman goddess associated with magic, sorcery, and crossroads. And it appears that she always holds one or more torches in her hand or hands.

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Pic - Tellus (a.k.a. Terra)

(By ortygia / http://www.flickr.com/photos/roger_ulrich/4187205643/ / CC)

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Ara Pacis: Tellus Relief

From the east side of the Augustan altar of Peace (Ara Pacis) in Rome. Roman marble relief of "Tellus" (the identification is controversial). A velate female holds two babies; personifications of winds (aurai) flank her.

Date: 13-9 B.C. Set up in honor of Augustus.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/roger_ulrich/4187205643/

In Roman mythology, Tellus, a.k.a. Terra, is a goddess personifying the Earth.

By the way, I suspect that the Telus Corporation, one of the few big telecom carriers in Canada, is named after the ancient Roman goddess Tellus.

Pic - Neptune (Poseidon)

Neptune (sort of analogous to Poseidon in Greek mythology) is a Roman god of water and the sea.

(Photo by G.dallorto / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DSC00363_-_Mosaico_delle_stagioni_(epoca_romana)_-_Foto_G._Dall%27Orto.jpg / CC)

Against the backdrop of the lack of modern science, the ancient Roman people associated the sun with a god named "Phoebus" (a.k.a. "Apollo" in Greek mythology).

Well, science is a newly found layer of human beings' cognition of the universe, from the human society development perspective.

In addition, it's said that Phoebus drives around in his chariot. Well, why doesn't he fly about instead, like other gods? Because the sun is too heavy for a god to carry around?

Text and pics - Vulcan

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Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking.

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Quote: "Vulcan, the bare-assed god of the forge, is the largest cast-iron statue in the world and a beloved symbol of the city of Birmingham(, Alabama, U.S.A.)."

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Quote: "Vulcan bomber in silhouette at the Shoreham Airshow 2009."





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Vulcan is the patron God of the English steel making city of Sheffield. His statue sits on top of Sheffield Town Hall.

A Vulcan Statue located in Birmingham, Alabama is the largest cast iron statue in the world.

The word volcano is derived from the name of Vulcano, a volcanic island in the Aeolian Islands of Italy whose name in turn originates from Vulcan.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(god)#Legacy

Images - Hercules

"Hercules" is the Roman name for the Greek demigod "Heracles".

Keywords: Twelve labors of Hercules.

It seems that the gnarled club in Hercules' hand is his favorite weapon to attack and kill.

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