HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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How did the early Romans change the Greek gods they adapted?
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They provided them with Roman names.
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They gave them very different abilities.
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They changed their roles in their religion.
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They combined Zeus and Aphrodite.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Romans spoke and used a different language, and many of the name changes reflect that. For example, Jupiter roughly means “god-father” in Latin, making it a much more appropriate name than “Zeus” which lacks inherent meaning in Latin.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans identified their own gods with those of the ancient Greeks-who were closely historically related in some cases, such as Zeus and Jupiter-and reinterpreted myths about Greek deities under the names of their Roman counterparts.
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