Roman Mythology

3. Roman Emperor Galba believed he was a descendant of this god
5. Punished to undergo 12 labors after killing his wife and children
6. Mother to both Aeneas and Cupid and was born from seafoam
7. Turned into a white hilfer to avoid the wrath of Juno
8. Patron of the Quinquatria and the protagonist in one of the most famous stories in Metamorphoses
13. Born after Flora gave their mother a herb to give birth to them
14. Scaevola Thrusted their right hand into a blazing fire to prove their loyalty to Rome
16. Son of Mars and Rhea Silvia who was killed over a disagreement
17. The only god whose name is common between Roman and Greek mythology
19. Animal that asked Jupiter to give her a weapon to harm those who attack
22. An incomplete 6 book poem about the mythology connecting to the Roman calendar and festivals
23. Had a temple dedicated to them on the Campus Martius near the Circus Flaminius in Rome
24. Usually depicted with two faces, and the first month of the year was named after him

1. Their death was believed to have changed the Roman government from a monarchy to a republic
2. Had their daughter stolen from them, creating the myth of how seasons came about
4. Helped save the Romans from the Gauls after being awoken by the Scared Geese of the capital
9. Thrown off Mount Olympus because of their “unattractiveness” by their mother
10. Name derived from the Latinized form of the Greek word meaning wealth
11. Defended one of Rome’s most famous bridges, the Pons Sublicious, against Lars Persona and his invading army
12. Turned Actaeon, a hunter, into a stag and sent his hounds after him after becoming upset that he had seen them undressed
13. God who escorted the souls of the dead to the underworld
15. River that formed a border between the underworld and Earth
18. Wished for the city of Rome to be built on the Palatine Hill
20. Often pictured wearing a goatskin and carrying a spear and shield
21. Regarded as the youngest and the oldest gods and begged Jupiter to allow them to remain forever a virgin