Roman Mythology

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Across
  1. 2. a spirit
  2. 4. made of either stone or bronze in a gods image
  3. 5. Triad 3 main gods that led the 12 gods
  4. 8. influenced the Romans
  5. 12. goddess of love and beauty
  6. 13. Christians faced this while in Rome
  7. 14. protective spirit
  8. 16. Egyptian city that was badly treated
  9. 17. goddess and protector of the state
  10. 19. revolt of this place resulted in a change of Jewish faith
  11. 25. Festival of the Crossroads
  12. 27. was used by Augustus to claim he was son a god
  13. 28. poet of the 3rd century
  14. 29. god of music
  15. 30. shrine to where the spirits gathered at the crossroads
  16. 33. the practice of worshiping many gods
  17. 34. god of the forge
  18. 35. also hung on compitas and represents slaves
  19. 36. god of war
  20. 39. group of 12 gods
  21. 41. another name was Pontifex Maximus
  22. 42. priests elected for life as well as reading the signs from the gods
  23. 43. goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare
Down
  1. 1. goddess of the hunt and the moon
  2. 3. patrician appointed for life
  3. 4. watched over people and the household
  4. 6. Romans main goal was to achieve this from the gods
  5. 7. goddess of the hearth
  6. 9. goddess of agriculture and crops
  7. 10. bounded families together and to the ruler
  8. 11. 4 branches and controlled state religion
  9. 13. Christian missionary that preached in Rome
  10. 15. this item is hung on compitas
  11. 18. Maximus name that Augustus gave himself as high priest
  12. 20. banquet of the gods
  13. 21. worship an aspect of Roman religion
  14. 22. shrine to the lar
  15. 23. collection of myths of a group of people
  16. 24. head of the family
  17. 26. Jewish philosopher that wrote of bad-treatment
  18. 31. spirit of the food cupboard
  19. 32. minor priests that hold responsibility to a particular god
  20. 37. god of the sea
  21. 38. god of motion, sleep and travelers
  22. 40. god of the sky