Across
- 5. –site associated with Romulus, Remus, and the festival
- 8. –ancient Roman festival celebrated on February 15
- 9. –animal also sacrificed at the festival
- 11. –Latin name for the month of February
- 12. –Christian martyr associated with February 14
- 14. –cave where the she-wolf nursed the twins
- 16. –Greek god associated with wild places and linked to Lupercus
- 18. –pope who replaced Lupercalia with Saint Valentine’s feast
- 19. – major theme of the February celebration
- 23. –twin founder of Rome
Down
- 1. –Arcadian Greek wolf festival possibly connected to Lupercalia
- 2. –man who offered Caesar a crown at Lupercalia
- 3. –river into which Romulus and Remus were cast
- 4. –Roman leader who publicly refused a crown
- 6. –priests who performed the rituals of Lupercalia
- 7. –Latin word for “wolf”
- 10. –animal sacrificed during Lupercalia
- 11. –instruments of purification used during the festival
- 13. –brother of Romulus
- 15. –fertility god honored at the festival
- 17. –Roman god often identified with Lupercus
- 20. – key purpose of the whipping ritual
- 21. –king who ordered the twins thrown into the Tiber
- 22. –royal object placed on Caesar’s statues as a symbol of kingship