Roman Religion: Fate and the Gods

man Gods took the form of 'numina' (spirits). The Roman people used the idea of numina to explain the natural phenomena they saw happening all around them. They believed that everything was 'possessed' by these numina.
             As time went by, Roman religion, drawing influences from the Greeks and Etruscans, developed into a set of anthropomorphic Gods, each with their own names, genders and purposes.
             For example, here is a list of what were seen as the most p
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