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 Wicca has always incorporated the concept of dual deities, the god and goddess, the ying and yang. There is the Sun God, but the name of the sun god differs depending on the culture you were in - Roman, Greek, Egyptian, etc. Some deities have more than one name even in the same cultural setting, such as Jupiter is also known by Jovis. Calling the deity by either of these names is correct and is permitted.

Below are some of the deities that may be used in rituals and wiccan spell casting that come from Roman times. These profiles are given with the sex, color, animal or plant correspondence, notes on the deity, and the zodiac correspondence. That information can be useful to decide which deity should be used.

Ceres
Female, color - gold, Plant - grains
Notes: Goddess Demeter in Greece, she is sometimes confused with her daughter Kore.

Coleus
Male, color - gold, Animal - hawk
Notes: Sun god, synthesis of Ormazd and Zeus

Diana
Female, color - Blue and Silver, Animal - deer
Notes: Lunar goddess, Artemis. sometimes Selene too

Flora
Female, Color - pink, Plant - all flowers
Notes: Goddess of flowers, Beltane, sometimes Persephone

Fortuna
Female, color - none, Animal - none
Notes: Goddess of luck, Tyche.

Hypnos
Male, color - blue, Plant - poppy
Notes: Roman version of Somus, god of sleep and healing

Jovis/Jupiter
Male, color - gold, Animal - eagle
Notes: Literally "Zeus Pater: Father Zeus, Father of Gods.

Juno
Female, Color - red, Animal - peacock
Notes: Roman version of Greek goddess Hera, goddess of marriage, retribution, fairplay, fiery and temperamental.

Mars
Male, color - black and red, Animal - bull and wolf
Notes: Roman version of Greek god Ares, god of war, and brutality of tactics, who takes his sacrifices from blood spilled in war and gets beaten by Athena.

Mercurius
Male, Color - red, Animal - Falcon
Notes: Mercury, Lord of children, news, also commerce, inspiration

Neptune
Male, Color - Blue, Animal - dolphin
Notes: Roman version of Poseidon, Lord of the seas.

Pluto
Male, color - black, Animal - dog
Notes: Roman version of Hades, Lord of the underworld. God of honor and the cessation of pain.

Rhea
Female, color - brown, Animal - all
Notes: Replaced Gaea, later adopted the characteristics of Cybele.

Triformis
Females, color - gold, Plant - trillium
Notes: The triple goddess. Also used to incorrectly describe Hecate.

Venus
Female, Color - gold, Animal - dove
Notes: Roman version of Aphrodite. Goddess of love, also a lesser goddess of sea and war

Vesta
Female, color - gold, Animal - none
Notes: Goddess of Fire, keeper of the sacred flame.

Vulcanus
Male, color - gold, Animal - none
Notes: Fire, volcanoes, later smithing and steel