Roman God Name Generator
Olympians, Indigitamenta, cult epithets and new Latin gods
Generate Roman god names from the real pantheon and beyond: the Capitoline gods, dozens of minor numina like Cardea and Terminus, cult epithets such as Jupiter Tonans and Mars Ultor, and original Latin-style deities for your own worldbuilding.
About Roman god names
Roman religion had far more gods than the twelve Di Consentes that school lessons cover. Beside Jupiter, Juno, Mars and Venus stood a crowd of small, sharply specialised numina: Cardea for door hinges, Forculus for the door itself, Limentinus for the threshold, Robigus for wheat rust, Terminus for boundary stones, and the so-called Indigitamenta that guided a child from first cry (Vagitanus) to first steps (Abeona). Many of these names are simply the Latin word for the thing with a divine ending, which is why Roman god names sound so crisp and functional next to Greek ones.
Romans also worshipped virtues and conditions as deities with temples and coins: Pax, Spes, Fides, Concordia, Victoria, Fortuna, Salus, Libertas. And they rarely invoked a major god bare. Each cult added an epithet that fixed which face they wanted: Jupiter Tonans (the thunderer), Jupiter Stator (who halts a rout), Mars Ultor (the avenger), Venus Genetrix (ancestress of the Julian line), Diana Nemorensis (of the grove at Nemi). Provincial gods were absorbed the same way, giving Sulis Minerva in Bath and Mars Lenus on the Moselle.
This list mixes the attested pantheon, personified abstractions, cult epithets and original Latin coinages such as Noctiluca and Fulminatrix, so invented gods sit naturally next to real ones.
How to choose Roman god names
- Use an epithet to show function instead of explaining it: Jupiter Pluvius brings rain, Venus Victrix wins battles, Hercules Custos guards. For an original god, attach a Latin agent noun (-tor, -trix, -fer) the same way.
- Roman gods of concepts are usually feminine nouns (Pax, Spes, Fides, Victoria), while craft and agricultural numina are often masculine agent nouns (Occator the harrower, Messor the reaper). Follow that pattern and invented names will sound attested.
- Decide whether you want Roman or Greek. Neptune, Minerva and Bacchus are the Roman faces of Poseidon, Athena and Dionysus; mixing Jupiter with Hades in one pantheon reads as a mistake to anyone who knows the myths.
- For a household or small-town setting, reach for the minor numina (Lares, Penates, Genius, Cardea, Pales); they give everyday scenes a texture that the Olympians cannot.
- Keep spelling consistent: either classical Latin (Iuppiter, Ianus, Venus Erycina) or the familiar English forms (Jupiter, Janus). The familiar forms are safest for general readers.
Frequently asked questions
Are these real Roman gods or invented names?
Most are attested: the major gods, the Di Consentes, personified virtues, the minor numina listed by Varro and Augustine, and cult epithets found in inscriptions. A minority near the end are original Latin-style coinages such as Stellatrix and Umbrifer, built from real Latin roots so they fit beside the genuine names.
What is the Roman name for each Greek god?
Zeus is Jupiter, Hera is Juno, Poseidon is Neptune, Athena is Minerva, Ares is Mars, Aphrodite is Venus, Hephaestus is Vulcan, Hestia is Vesta, Hermes is Mercury, Demeter is Ceres, Dionysus is Bacchus or Liber, Hades is Pluto or Dis Pater, Artemis is Diana and Persephone is Proserpina. Apollo keeps the same name.
Why do some names have two words, like Jupiter Tonans?
The second word is a cult epithet, the title used in a specific temple or ritual to address one aspect of the god. Jupiter Tonans is Jupiter as thunderer, Fortuna Redux is the Fortune that brings travellers home, Juno Moneta is the Juno whose temple housed the mint. They are ideal when a story needs one particular face of a familiar god.
Which Roman gods had no Greek equivalent?
Janus, the two-faced god of doorways and beginnings, is the most famous. Others include Quirinus, Terminus, Vesta in her specifically Roman cult, the Lares and Penates of the household, and the hundreds of functional numina such as Cardea, Robigus, Consus and the Indigitamenta, which are distinctly Italian.
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All 500 Roman god names
A: 43 names
- Abeona
- Abundantia
- Acca Larentia
- Adeona
- Aeneas Indiges
- Aequitas
- Aerarius
- Aesculanus
- Aesculapius
- Aestiva
- Aestus
- Aeternitas
- Aether
- Agrestina
- Aius Locutius
- Amor
- Angerona
- Angitia
- Anna Perenna
- Annona
- Antevorta
- Apiana
- Apollo
- Apollo Actiacus
- Apollo Belenus
- Apollo Grannus
- Apollo Medicus
- Apollo Palatinus
- Apollo Soranus
- Apollo Sosianus
- Aquilo
- Arcanus
- Ardens
- Argentinus
- Ascensus
- Attis
- Audacia
- Aurifex
- Aurora
- Auspex
- Auster
- Autumnalis
- Averruncus
B: 6 names
- Bacchus
- Belisama
- Bellona
- Bona Dea
- Bonus Eventus
- Bubona
C: 27 names
- Caelestis
- Caelus
- Camenae
- Candelifera
- Cardea
- Carmenta
- Carna
- Castor
- Catius
- Ceres
- Ceres Legifera
- Ceres Mater
- Cernunnos
- Chaos
- Cinxia
- Clementia
- Cloacina
- Concordia
- Conditor
- Constantia
- Consus
- Convector
- Coventina
- Cunina
- Cupid
- Cura
- Cybele
D: 29 names
- Dea Caelestis
- Dea Dia
- Dea Roma
- Dea Syria
- Dea Tacita
- Decima
- Deverra
- Di Consentes
- Di Indigetes
- Di Inferi
- Di Novensiles
- Di Superi
- Diana
- Diana Aventina
- Diana Lucifera
- Diana Nemorensis
- Diana Tifatina
- Diana Trivia
- Diana Venatrix
- Dies
- Dirae
- Dis Pater
- Disciplina
- Discordia
- Dius Fidius
- Diva Drusilla
- Divus Augustus
- Divus Julius
- Domiduca
E: 6 names
- Edusa
- Egeria
- Egestas
- Empanda
- Epona
- Eurus
F: 41 names
- Fabrilis
- Fabulinus
- Fama
- Fames
- Fauna
- Faunus
- Faunus Lupercus
- Favonius
- Fecunditas
- Felicitas
- Feronia
- Ferrifer
- Fessona
- Fides
- Fides Publica
- Flora
- Floralis
- Fluvialis
- Fons
- Forculus
- Fortuna
- Fortuna Barbata
- Fortuna Brevis
- Fortuna Equestris
- Fortuna Huiusce Diei
- Fortuna Mala
- Fortuna Muliebris
- Fortuna Primigenia
- Fortuna Publica
- Fortuna Redux
- Fortuna Respiciens
- Fortuna Virilis
- Fraus
- Frondator
- Fructifer
- Frugifer
- Fulgora
- Fulgur
- Fulminatrix
- Furor
- Furrina
G: 8 names
- Genius
- Genius Augusti
- Genius Loci
- Genius Populi Romani
- Glacialis
- Granifer
- Gratiae
- Gregalis
H: 17 names
- Herbaria
- Hercules
- Hercules Custos
- Hercules Invictus
- Hercules Magusanus
- Hercules Musarum
- Hercules Olivarius
- Hercules Saxanus
- Hercules Victor
- Hesperus
- Hiemalis
- Hilaritas
- Honos
- Hora Quirini
- Hortensis
- Hostilina
- Hygieia
I: 15 names
- Ianuaria
- Ianus Bifrons
- Ianus Geminus
- Ianus Pater
- Ignifer
- Imperatrix
- Imporcitor
- Indulgentia
- Insitor
- Intercidona
- Inuus
- Invidia
- Isis
- Iterduca
- Iustitia
J: 44 names
- Janus
- Janus Clusivius
- Janus Patulcius
- Juno
- Juno Caelestis
- Juno Caprotina
- Juno Curitis
- Juno Lacinia
- Juno Lucina
- Juno Martialis
- Juno Moneta
- Juno Opigena
- Juno Populona
- Juno Pronuba
- Juno Regina
- Juno Sororia
- Juno Sospita
- Jupiter
- Jupiter Ammon
- Jupiter Anxur
- Jupiter Capitolinus
- Jupiter Conservator
- Jupiter Custos
- Jupiter Dolichenus
- Jupiter Elicius
- Jupiter Feretrius
- Jupiter Fulgur
- Jupiter Heliopolitanus
- Jupiter Invictus
- Jupiter Lapis
- Jupiter Latiaris
- Jupiter Liber
- Jupiter Lucetius
- Jupiter Optimus Maximus
- Jupiter Pistor
- Jupiter Pluvius
- Jupiter Sabazius
- Jupiter Stator
- Jupiter Terminus
- Jupiter Tonans
- Jupiter Ultor
- Jupiter Victor
- Juturna
- Juventas
L: 29 names
- Lactans
- Laetitia
- Lanifica
- Lar Familiaris
- Lares
- Lares Compitales
- Lares Permarini
- Lares Praestites
- Lares Viales
- Larunda
- Larvae
- Laverna
- Lemures
- Letum
- Levana
- Liber
- Liber Pater
- Libera
- Liberalitas
- Libertas
- Libitina
- Limentinus
- Lua Mater
- Lucifer
- Lucifera
- Lucina
- Luctus
- Luna
- Luperca
M: 49 names
- Magna Mater
- Maia
- Manes
- Mania
- Marica
- Mars
- Mars Belatucadrus
- Mars Camulus
- Mars Cocidius
- Mars Gradivus
- Mars Invictus
- Mars Lenus
- Mars Loucetius
- Mars Pater
- Mars Quirinus
- Mars Silvanus
- Mars Ultor
- Mars Victor
- Mater Larum
- Mater Matuta
- Matutinus
- Mefitis
- Mellifer
- Mellonia
- Memoria
- Mena
- Mercurius Arvernus
- Mercurius Cissonius
- Mercurius Sobrius
- Mercury
- Meridianus
- Messia
- Messor
- Metus
- Minerva
- Minerva Capta
- Minerva Medica
- Minerva Victrix
- Miseria
- Mithras
- Moles Martis
- Montivagus
- Morbus
- Mors
- Morta
- Munificentia
- Murcia
- Muta
- Mutunus Tutunus
N: 18 names
- Natura
- Nehalennia
- Nemetona
- Nenia
- Neptune
- Neptunus Equester
- Nerio
- Nivalis
- Nobilitas
- Noctiluca
- Noctivaga
- Nocturnus
- Nodutus
- Nona
- Nortia
- Nox
- Numeria
- Nundina
O: 10 names
- Obarator
- Oblivia
- Occator
- Oleifer
- Ops
- Ops Consiva
- Ops Opifera
- Orbona
- Orcus
- Ossipago
P: 39 names
- Pales
- Pallor
- Panifex
- Parcae
- Pastoralis
- Patelana
- Patientia
- Paventia
- Pavor
- Pax
- Pecunia
- Pellonia
- Penates
- Perfica
- Pertunda
- Peta
- Picumnus
- Picus
- Pietas
- Pilumnus
- Pluto
- Pluvius
- Pollux
- Pomifer
- Pomona
- Porrima
- Portunus
- Postvorta
- Potina
- Prema
- Priapus
- Procella
- Promitor
- Proserpina
- Providentia
- Prudentia
- Pudicitia
- Pudor
- Puta
Q: 3 names
- Quies
- Quirinus
- Quirinus Pater
R: 10 names
- Radicina
- Rediculus
- Reparator
- Robigus
- Roma
- Romulus Quirinus
- Rorarius
- Rosmerta
- Rumina
- Runcina
S: 43 names
- Salacia
- Salus
- Salutifer
- Sancus
- Sapientia
- Sarritor
- Saturn
- Saturnia
- Saturnus Pater
- Scientia
- Securitas
- Segetia
- Seia
- Sementina
- Semonia
- Senectus
- Sentia
- Sequana
- Serapis
- Silvana
- Silvanus
- Silvanus Agrestis
- Silvanus Domesticus
- Sirona
- Sol
- Sol Indiges
- Sol Invictus
- Somnifer
- Somnus
- Sortilega
- Spes
- Spicifera
- Spiniensis
- Stata Mater
- Statanus
- Stellatrix
- Stellifer
- Sterculius
- Strenua
- Subigus
- Subruncinator
- Sulis Minerva
- Summanus
T: 13 names
- Taranis
- Tartarus
- Tellus
- Tellus Mater
- Tempestas
- Terminus
- Terra Mater
- Textrix
- Tiberinus
- Timor
- Tonitrua
- Tranquillitas
- Tutilina
U: 2 names
- Ubertas
- Umbrifer