Classical or Greco-Roman mythology usually refers to the mythology, and the associated polytheistic rituals and practices, of Classical Antiquity. Originally cognate but still markedly different, Roman religion converged with Greek religion during Hellenism, to the point of near identity. See It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Classical antiquity. ... // The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. ... Polytheism stevenis gay, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. ... A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value, which is prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community. ... It has been suggested that Greco-Roman be merged into this article or section. ... The term Hellenistic (established by the German historian Johann Gustav Droysen) in the history of the ancient world is used to refer to the shift from a culture dominated by ethnic Greeks, however scattered geographically, to a culture dominated by Greek-speakers of whatever ethnicity, and from the political dominance...

• Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion.
• Roman mythology and Ancient Roman religion.

// Greek mythology consists in part in a large collection of narratives that explain the origins of the world and detail the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Religion in ancient Rome combined several different cult practices and embraced more than a single set of beliefs. ...

See also

• Greek deities and their Roman and Etruscan counterparts for a tabular comparison of deities.