Since the Greeks had spread throughout the Mediterranean and had many colonies on Italy's Lower Peninsula; many of the Greek gods, along with their art, architecture and philosophy were adopted into Roman culture.

由于希腊人已经遍布地中海，并在意大利的下半岛拥有许多殖民地，许多希腊的神，连同他们的艺术、建筑和哲学都被罗马文化所接受。