Founding Myths Review

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  1. 3. Egyptian God of death and resurrection
  2. 5. Legendary first emperor of Japan
  3. 7. Egyptian serpent god that embodied chaos and fought with Ra each night
  4. 9. Egyptian goddess of the sky and stars, she is separated from her brother/husband Geb by her father
  5. 10. ancient tombs that may have been “resurrection machines” for the pharaohs; not built by aliens
  6. 14. Roman hero who became dictator during a crisis and famously set aside power and returned to farming when the crisis was done
  7. 15. Japan has the longest unbroken line of these, the rulers and heads of state for Japan
  8. 16. An important idea in Egyptian religion, this is the idea that people can come back to life after their deahts
  9. 18. Shinto goddess of the sun who gives birth to the Japanese imperial line
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  1. 1. Latin phrase meaning “way of the ancestors,” the time-honored principles that Romans believed their founding fathers established
  2. 2. Son of Osiris and Isis, god of kingship, enemy of Set
  3. 4. Spirits and gods in the Shinto religion
  4. 6. Shinto god who created the first land by churning the sea with a spear decorated with jewels
  5. 8. Most important goddess in Egypt, helped raise her husband from the dead
  6. 11. Founder and first king of Rome
  7. 12. Called “Cincinnatus of the West,” he was an American hero who could have become king but set his power aside and returned to farming
  8. 13. Initials of a Latin phrase that summarizes the important aspects of ancient Roman society
  9. 15. Group of nine Gods worshipped in Egypt
  10. 17. Brother of Nut, the siblings are held apart by their father Shu
  11. 19. Egyptian God who tried to take over the throne, brother of Osiris