Founding Myths Review

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  1. 3. The Lady of Irontown who invited social outcasts such as prostitutes and lepers into her city
  2. 7. Shinto god who created the first land by churning the sea with a spear decorated with jewels
  3. 8. Egyptian God who tried to take over the throne, brother of Osiris
  4. 10. Son of Osiris and Isis, god of kingship, enemy of Set
  5. 11. Spirits and gods in the Shinto religion
  6. 12. Group of nine Gods worshipped in Egypt
  7. 13. 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
  8. 16. Latin phrase meaning “way of the ancestors,” the time-honored principles that Romans believed their founding fathers established
  9. 17. Shinto goddess of the sun who gives birth to the Japanese imperial line
  10. 18. ancient tombs that may have been “resurrection machines” for the pharaohs; not built by aliens
  11. 19. Initials of a Latin phrase that summarizes the important aspects of ancient Roman society
  12. 20. Founder and first king of Rome
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  1. 1. Brother of Nut, the siblings are held apart by their father Shu
  2. 2. Hero of “Princess Mononoke,” his arm was cursed when it was touched by the power of a demonic boar
  3. 4. Most important goddess in Egypt, helped raise her husband from the dead
  4. 5. Called “Cincinnatus of the West,” he was an American hero who could have become king but set his power aside and returned to farming
  5. 6. Roman hero who became dictator during a crisis and famously set aside power and returned to farming when the crisis was done
  6. 9. Egyptian God of death and resurrection
  7. 14. A female human who considers herself the daughter of the wolf god
  8. 15. Japan has the longest unbroken line of these, the rulers and heads of state for Japan