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Carthago-libya wrote:

I see a number of flaws with this.

The "foremost demigod", Jesus Christ is Bacchus? The drunk satyr? Really?
Are we talking about the same biblical Esther? The one married to a Persian?
I feel it would be more appropriate for Saint Peter to be Charon, I feel that meets his role better.
Vulcan is hardly Satan.

Do we really need to match up every single figure of the Roman pantheon to a Biblical figure or Saint? I feel like we can just leave some, considering how tough it is to match them up.

I think it fits on a much better level than you'd expect. Dionysus was the last of the Greek Olympians to ascend, and Vesta/the Virgin Mary gave up her throne for him. I think the Marriage at Cana is one of Jesus's more memorable miracles, and the idea of water into wine, as well as the deep symbology of wine as blood in the Last Supper, sells this idea for me. As for Bacchus himself, he wasn't a satyr (I will give you the drunken part). But in regard to that, there's no reason why the pantheon can't adjust itself to fit better. Ares was a bloodthirsty maniac in Greek myth, such as the Trojan War, but became a celebrated god in the Roman tradition. I can't see a reason why Bacchus likewise can't change.

Biblical Esther, the greatest of the Israelite Queens, yes. The one who saved her people from genocide by bravely confessing to her husband that she herself was a Jew and that if he wanted to kill them all, he'd have to kill her too. The queen of Persia, a country renowned for its peacock symbolism, and a country that has provided countless other gods for the Roman pantheon, such as Mithras. Yes, I think we're talking about the same Esther.

The Keeper of the Keys to Heaven. I suppose you're right in that regard. However, I too much enjoy the parallel between Saints Peter and Andrew, the two brothers, and Pluto and Neptune, also two siblings, to make that sacrifice.

To be honest, I haven't given any of the bottom six much thought. I just wanted to put it out there. That's why you have total randoms like the Widow of Zarephath. Of course we don't need every single one to have a parallel. But I definitely think we should try to match them up as much as possible. I particularly enjoy Delilah-Aphrodite and Virgin Mary-Vesta, for example.