Roman Religion

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  1. 3. This is the sister of Apollo, she is the goddess of the Hunt.
  2. 4. Pluto (god of the underworld) is similar to which Greek god?
  3. 7. The 12 gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion mainly paralleled Greek ________
  4. 8. In order to attain dinnertime offerings a portion of every meal was thrown into a _______
  5. 11. God of motion, sleep and travelers.
  6. 12. At the Festival of Crossroads the woolen ______ would depict family members
  7. 14. Each god also had an altar or temple which people would go for prayer and perform ________ or offerings
  8. 15. Each god had an image that was usually shown as a _______ built in bronze or stone.
  9. 16. Requests and prayers were often presented to gods as a trade. If the god did what was requested it would be called the ___________
  10. 22. Approval from the gods did not determine a person to have a _________ moral behavior
  11. 25. This man appointed himself as the chief priest and used the appearance of Halley’s Comet to claim that he was, himself, the son of a god.
  12. 26. A word defined as a banquet of the gods.
  13. 28. Mercury: god of trade and the _______ of the gods
  14. 30. In the Roman religion everything in Nature was thought to be inhabited by _______
  15. 32. Vesta was the goddess of the _______ and oversaw the care of sacred objects in the temple.
  16. 35. Neptune: god of the ______ also the second most powerful god.
  17. 36. The group of the major ____ gods were known as what?
  18. 38. This goddess (whose Greek name is Aphrodite) is the goddess of love and beauty.
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  1. 1. Minerva: goddess of craft and _______
  2. 2. The vestal virgins lived at the Temple of _____ in Rome.
  3. 5. Another term for the Festival of Crossroads
  4. 6. Mars: god of _______ his Greek name is Ares.
  5. 8. Vulcan: god of _____ a symbol to recognize this god is through fire.
  6. 9. At the Festival of Crossroads the woolen ______ would depict slaves
  7. 10. A word defined as “something that binds.”
  8. 13. The number 12 was taken from the _______, who also worshipped a main group of 12 gods.
  9. 17. The Romans had a __________ religion meaning they worshiped many gods
  10. 18. the first ______ gods are known as the Capitoline Triad.
  11. 19. Food cupboards had their own spirits called what?
  12. 20. When requests and prayers were presented to the gods as trade and the worshipper promised to do a particular thing in return it was called the ________
  13. 21. Jupiter: Protector of the _______
  14. 23. By gaining the blessing of the gods the Romans also gained _________ for themselves.
  15. 24. In Rome, this religious group of people often suffered appalling prosecutions.
  16. 27. The religion placed a strong necessity on religious ___________.
  17. 29. Families had a protective spirit called a _________
  18. 31. Bacchus: god of _______ and wine production
  19. 33. This Jewish philosopher wrote of brutal treatment in Alexandria Philo
  20. 34. Who is the god of light, healing and archery?
  21. 37. Juno: Protector of __________