Mythology
Mythology makes up for a rather large part of Latin literature, for the gods and goddesses were the Romans' way of explaining physical events (e.g. The sun rose and set everyday because Apollo drove the sun across the sky in his chariot). Mythology takes an interesting role in Latin, and is definitely worth the study.
Here is a list of a few Roman God and Godesses complete with characteristics and symbols which they are related.
Story of Creation
This is the story of how the Romans percieved the world came into exisitence. Romans believed everything began in a chaotic, disorder, and out of that chaos came Gaia and Uranus.
Story of Aeneas
Click the link above to read the story of Aeneas. Aeneas is the mythical hero from the Aenid. Aeneas' story follows us all the way to Rome...
The Titans
The story of The Titans and the mythological Golden Age, from birth to the depths of tartarus.
The Olympians
The story of the Olympians and how the managed to be eaten by their father, survive, and oversee the world as gods.
