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The mythology of ancient Greece and Rome is the [[Older Than Feudalism]] source of many tropes, as well as well-known gods, heroes and monsters. An important element of [[Ancient Greece]], [[The Roman Republic]] and [[The Roman Empire]].
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For the record: the main alteration of the Romans was to rename all the characters, and produce the ''[[Aeneid (Literature)|Aeneid]]'', a [[Anvilicious|piece of imperial propaganda]] which chronicles [[Fanfic|the Romans' claim to a Trojan pedigree]] and fabricate prophecies of the rise of the Caesars (this is not to deny the ''Aeneid'''s widely recognized literary merits, just to say that it was also an [[Anvilicious]] piece of imperial propaganda).
However, contrary to common belief, Roman mythology isn't ''completely'' identical; according to Rome's own legends became closer to Greek mythology around the end of the monarchy and the foundation of [[The Republic]]. Before that, Roman mythology was ''probably'' (though records are sparse) more similar to that of their closer neighbors - the Etruscans. Take, for instance, the emphasis on complicated divination methods that were alien to the Greeks or the fact that some of their gods, such as [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|Mars]] or [[Hero With Bad Publicity|Saturn]], are largely different from their Greek counterparts. The Roman religion (the actual practice of
Essentially, think of the Roman version as a [[Continuity Reboot]] if that helps. It's not really, but it's a close enough analogy.
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