A | B |
Diana | goddess of hunting and the moon |
Minerva | goddess of war and wisdom |
Juno | queen of the gods and goddess of marriage and childbirth |
Pluto | god of the Underworld |
Jupiter | king of the gods and god of the sky/weather |
Apollo | god of the sun, music, prophecy |
Neptune | god of the sea |
Mercury | god of travel, messenger god |
Vulcan | god of fire |
Mars | god of war |
Bacchus | god of wine and drama |
Venus | goddess of love |
Ceres | goddess of grain |
Vesta | goddess of the hearth |
Faunus | god of nature (aka Pan) |
Cupid | god of love |
Janus | god of beginnings and doorways (2 faces) |
Mt. Olympus | home of the gods |
Daphne | turned into a tree to escape Apollo |
Orpheus | went to the underworld to get his wife Eurydice back |
Arachne | was turned into a spider after a weaving contest with Minerva |
Rhea Silvia | mother of Romulus and Remus |
Cerberus | 3 headed dog that guards underworld |
Cyclops | one eyed monster blinded by Ulixes |
Medusa | snake haired Gorgon whose face turned people to stone |
Minotaur | half man half bull, killed by Theseus |
The Trojan horse | The Greeks hid inside of it |
Pegasus | winged horse who helped a hero kill a monster |
Hercules | completed twelve labors, such as the lion and hydra |
Jason | sought the golden fleece |
Ulixes | Greek hero, took 10 years to travel home after the Trojan war |
Achilles | greatest Greek hero from the Trojan war |
Hector | greatest Trojan fighter |
Helen | was stolen by a Trojan from her husband |
circus maximus | site of chariot races |
colosseum or amphitheater | site of gladiatorial contests |
forum | marketplace |
basilica | law court |
curia | senate house |
via appia | went from Rome to Brundisium |
via sacra | sacred way, went through the forum |
seven | hills of Rome |
thermae | baths |
palatine hill | first hill of Rome, home of shepherds |
domus | rich person's city home |
insula | apartment building |
villa rustica | farmhouse |
villa urbana | separate house and farm |
casa | general term for house |
atrium | central hall in house |
cubiculum | bedroom |
triclinium | dining room |
peristylium | garden |
culina | kitchen |
ientaculum | breakfast |
prandium | lunch |
cena | dinner |
toga praetexta | purple border, worn by senators and children |
toga virilis | all white toga of manhood |
toga candida | very white toga that someone wears if they are running for office |
tunica | garment worn by all people |
stola | dress |