Roman Mythology

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  1. 9. God who escorted the souls of the dead to the underworld
  2. 10. Turned into a white hilfer to avoid the wrath of Juno
  3. 11. Their death was believed to have changed the Roman government from a monarchy to a republic
  4. 15. Roman Emperor Galba believed he was a descendant of this god
  5. 16. Had a temple dedicated to them on the Campus Martius near the Circus Flaminius in Rome
  6. 19. Thrown off Mount Olympus because of their “unattractiveness” by their mother
  7. 20. Patron of the Quinquatria and the protagonist in one of the most famous stories in Metamorphoses
  8. 21. Helped save the Romans from the Gauls after being awoken by the Scared Geese of the capital
  9. 23. Stygem Formed a border between the underworld and Earth
  10. 24. Animal that asked Jupiter to give her a weapon to harm those who attack
  11. 25. Cocles Defended one of Rome’s most famous bridges, the Pons Sublicious, against Lars Persona and his invading army
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  1. 1. An incomplete 6 book poem about the mythology connecting to the Roman calendar and festivals
  2. 2. Son of Mars and Rhea Silvia who was killed over a disagreement
  3. 3. Born after Flora gave their mother a herb to give birth to them
  4. 4. Scaevola Thrusted their right hand into a blazing fire to prove their loyalty to Rome
  5. 5. Wished for the city of Rome to be built on the Palatine Hill
  6. 6. Name derived from the Latinized form of the Greek word meaning wealth
  7. 7. Mother to both Aeneas and Cupid and was born from seafoam
  8. 8. Punished to undergo 12 labors after killing his wife and children
  9. 12. Had their daughter stolen from them, creating the myth of how seasons came about
  10. 13. Regarded as the youngest and the oldest gods and begged Jupiter to allow them to remain forever a virgin
  11. 14. Often pictured wearing a goatskin and carrying a spear and shield
  12. 17. Usually depicted with two faces, and the first month of the year was named after him
  13. 18. Turned Actaeon, a hunter, into a stag and sent his hounds after him after becoming upset that he had seen them undressed
  14. 22. The only god whose name is common between Roman and Greek mythology