Rome and Japan Review

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Across
  1. 3. The Lady of Irontown who invited social outcasts such as prostitutes and lepers into her city
  2. 4. Spirits and gods in the Shinto religion
  3. 6. The gentle forest spirit turns into this terrible creature after sunset; Ashitaka and San have to try to return its head at the end of the film
  4. 8. Hero of “Princess Mononoke,” his arm was cursed when it was touched by the power of a demonic boar
  5. 10. Founder and first king of Rome
  6. 11. Roman hero who became dictator during a crisis and famously set aside power and returned to farming when the crisis was done
Down
  1. 1. Latin phrase meaning “way of the ancestors,” the time-honored principles that Romans believed their founding fathers established
  2. 2. Shinto goddess of the sun who gives birth to the Japanese imperial line
  3. 3. Japan has the longest unbroken line of these, the rulers and heads of state for Japan
  4. 5. A female human who considers herself the daughter of the wolf god
  5. 7. Called “Cincinnatus of the West,” he was an American hero who could have become king but set his power aside and returned to farming
  6. 9. Shinto god who created the first land by churning the sea with a spear decorated with jewels
  7. 12. Initials of a Latin phrase that summarizes the important aspects of ancient Roman society