Roman religions

2. Priests dedicated to specific gods, such as Mars and Quirinus.
7. of Mithras: Evidence of foreign cults
9. god of the sea
12. sun god, music god
13. to make something, usually something sacred.
15. and Omega: These first and last letters of the Greek alphabet signified Christ as the beginning and end of all things.
20. king of the underworld
24. Religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
25. Often used to disguise the cross

1. I: Emperor who legalized Christianity
3. a mortal Gorgon with snakes for hair and a gaze that turned onlookers to stone(was a priestess of Athena)
4. the study of religion
5. emperor as the chief priest
6. and Mosaics: After the Edict of Milan (313 CE), art moved to the public sphere. Massive churches (basilicas) were adorned with intricate mosaics on walls and apses
8. the belief in multiple gods
10. Pompilius: establishing many of the city's religious institutions, priesthoods, and rites.
11. Virgins: Priestesses of Vesta, responsible for maintaining the sacred fire
14. Reliefs: Wealthy Christians commissioned marble coffins with relief sculptures
16. Borrowed from pagan beliefs that its flesh did not decay
17. of Hippo: Roman religious thought towards Christianity in the late Empire
18. king of gods and men
19. Frescoes: contain some of the earliest Christian paintings
21. leader of the Greek Titans, son of Uranus
22. Symbolized the Church navigating
23. Maximus: The supreme priest of the College of Pontiffs.