Lupercalia Verba Versa

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Across
  1. 5. –site associated with Romulus, Remus, and the festival
  2. 8. –ancient Roman festival celebrated on February 15
  3. 9. –animal also sacrificed at the festival
  4. 11. –Latin name for the month of February
  5. 12. –Christian martyr associated with February 14
  6. 14. –cave where the she-wolf nursed the twins
  7. 16. –Greek god associated with wild places and linked to Lupercus
  8. 18. –pope who replaced Lupercalia with Saint Valentine’s feast
  9. 19. – major theme of the February celebration
  10. 23. –twin founder of Rome
Down
  1. 1. –Arcadian Greek wolf festival possibly connected to Lupercalia
  2. 2. –man who offered Caesar a crown at Lupercalia
  3. 3. –river into which Romulus and Remus were cast
  4. 4. –Roman leader who publicly refused a crown
  5. 6. –priests who performed the rituals of Lupercalia
  6. 7. –Latin word for “wolf”
  7. 10. –animal sacrificed during Lupercalia
  8. 11. –instruments of purification used during the festival
  9. 13. –brother of Romulus
  10. 15. –fertility god honored at the festival
  11. 17. –Roman god often identified with Lupercus
  12. 20. – key purpose of the whipping ritual
  13. 21. –king who ordered the twins thrown into the Tiber
  14. 22. –royal object placed on Caesar’s statues as a symbol of kingship