Roman Mythology

9. / God who escorted the souls of the dead to the underworld
10. / Turned into a white hilfer to avoid the wrath of Juno
11. / Their death was believed to have changed the Roman government from a monarchy to a republic
15. / Roman Emperor Galba believed he was a descendant of this god
16. / Had a temple dedicated to them on the Campus Martius near the Circus Flaminius in Rome
19. / Thrown off Mount Olympus because of their “unattractiveness” by their mother
20. / Patron of the Quinquatria and the protagonist in one of the most famous stories in Metamorphoses
21. / Helped save the Romans from the Gauls after being awoken by the Scared Geese of the capital
23. Stygem / Formed a border between the underworld and Earth
24. / Animal that asked Jupiter to give her a weapon to harm those who attack
25. Cocles / Defended one of Rome’s most famous bridges, the Pons Sublicious, against Lars Persona and his invading army

1. / An incomplete 6 book poem about the mythology connecting to the Roman calendar and festivals
2. / Son of Mars and Rhea Silvia who was killed over a disagreement
3. / Born after Flora gave their mother a herb to give birth to them
4. Scaevola / Thrusted their right hand into a blazing fire to prove their loyalty to Rome
5. / Wished for the city of Rome to be built on the Palatine Hill
6. / Name derived from the Latinized form of the Greek word meaning wealth
7. / Mother to both Aeneas and Cupid and was born from seafoam
8. / Punished to undergo 12 labors after killing his wife and children
12. / Had their daughter stolen from them, creating the myth of how seasons came about
13. / Regarded as the youngest and the oldest gods and begged Jupiter to allow them to remain forever a virgin
14. / Often pictured wearing a goatskin and carrying a spear and shield
17. / Usually depicted with two faces, and the first month of the year was named after him
18. / Turned Actaeon, a hunter, into a stag and sent his hounds after him after becoming upset that he had seen them undressed
22. / The only god whose name is common between Roman and Greek mythology