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kennethreitz ce93f429a2 Add Knowledge: the vault's reference shelf, crosslinked across the site

Publish the Obsidian vault's Knowledge folder as /knowledge (881 notes,
67 folders), with a Knowledge item in the nav and footer.

- scripts/import_knowledge.py regenerates data/knowledge from the vault:
  slugged paths, folder notes as index pages, wikilinks resolved to site
  links (or plain text), callouts, highlights, and Dataview tables
  rendered statically. Personal notes are withheld via an exclusion
  list plus a privacy guard.
- tuftecms/core/knowledge.py builds a concept index from note titles and
  aliases. First mentions on ordinary pages link to their Knowledge note
  (capped, never in headings, code, links, or sidenotes); Knowledge pages
  list related notes and where they're mentioned across the site; other
  pages get a Related Knowledge block.
- Knowledge URLs join sitemap.xml (so the sweep test covers them), never
  displace existing legacy slugs, list alphabetically, and mermaid
  diagrams render client-side only on pages that have them.

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Quick reference chart for corresponding deities across pantheons	obsidian-knowledge

Greek-Roman Equivalents

Quick reference chart for corresponding deities across pantheons

Major Olympian Deities

Greek Name	Roman Name	Domain	Notes
Zeus	Jupiter	King of gods, sky, thunder	Romans emphasized Jupiter's role as state protector
Hera	Juno	Queen of gods, marriage	Similar roles, both jealous wives
Poseidon	Neptune	Sea, earthquakes, horses	Romans focused more on sea aspect
Athena	Minerva	Wisdom, warfare, crafts	Similar attributes in both cultures
Apollo	Apollo	Sun, music, prophecy, healing	Same name in both pantheons
Artemis	Diana	Hunt, moon, wilderness	Romans emphasized moon aspect more
Ares	Mars	War	Mars was far more honored; also agricultural god
Aphrodite	Venus	Love, beauty, desire	Venus also associated with gardens
Hephaestus	Vulcan	Fire, forge, metalworking	Similar roles in both cultures
Hermes	Mercury	Messenger, travel, commerce	Romans emphasized commercial aspect
Dionysus	Bacchus	Wine, ecstasy, theater	Similar wild, ecstatic nature
Demeter	Ceres	Agriculture, harvest, grain	Ceres gave us the word "cereal"

Other Important Deities

Greek Name	Roman Name	Domain	Notes
Hades	Pluto	Underworld, death	Romans less fearful of underworld deity
Persephone	Proserpina	Queen of underworld, spring	Similar abduction myth
Hestia	Vesta	Hearth, home	Vesta had unique Roman cult (Vestals)
Kronos	Saturn	Time, agriculture	Saturn's festival: Saturnalia
Gaia	Terra	Earth	Terra Mater (Mother Earth)
Uranus	Caelus	Sky	Less prominent in Roman mythology
Eros	Cupid (Amor)	Love, desire	Cupid more childlike in Roman art
Nike	Victoria	Victory	Victoria important in Roman state cult
Tyche	Fortuna	Fortune, luck	Fortuna very popular in Rome
Hypnos	Somnus	Sleep	Similar personifications
Thanatos	Mors	Death	Similar personifications

Uniquely Roman Deities

These gods had no Greek equivalent:

Roman Name	Domain	Notes
Janus	Beginnings, transitions, doorways	Two-faced god, uniquely Roman
Quirinus	Deified Romulus, Roman state	Part of Capitoline Triad originally
Bellona	War (especially bloodlust)	War goddess, companion of Mars
Terminus	Boundaries, markers	God of boundary stones
Robigus	Grain rust, blight	Agricultural protection deity
Pomona	Fruit trees, orchards	Garden goddess
Cardea	Hinges, door pivots	Domestic deity

Uniquely Greek Deities

These gods had no Roman equivalent or were much less significant in Rome:

Greek Name	Domain	Notes
Pan	Nature, shepherds, flocks	Faunus was similar but distinct
Hecate	Magic, crossroads, moon	Adopted but remained Greek in character
Iris	Rainbow, messenger	Less prominent in Rome
Morpheus	Dreams	Part of Hypnos/Somnus domain

Key Differences

Greek gods are more human-like, flawed, emotional, and embedded in personal stories. Roman gods are more abstract, civic, and focused on state religion and duty. Greek names tend to be descriptive of attributes or domains; Roman names derive from Latin roots, some adopted from Etruscan religion. Greek worship was personal, mythological, and theatrical. Roman worship was state-focused, contractual, and practical.

The two pantheons overlap on a shared core of archetypes while each keeps deities the other lacks.

flowchart TD
    G["Greek Pantheon"]
    R["Roman Pantheon"]
    G --> S["Shared archetypes"]
    R --> S
    S --> S1["Zeus / Jupiter"]
    S --> S2["Aphrodite / Venus"]
    G --> GO["Greek-only — Pan, Hecate, Iris"]
    R --> RO["Roman-only — Janus, Quirinus, Terminus"]

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