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PART IV: ROMAN GODS AND GODDESS VOCABULARY REVIEW

Match the following definitions with the terms that match them.

AB
ApolloRoman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and beauty
DianaRoman goddess of the moon and of hunting; protectress of the home
JanusRoman god of doorways, beginnings, and the rising and setting of the sun
JunoRoman queen of heaven, goddess of marriage, and protectress of women
JupiterRoman chief god, god of the heavens and weather
MarsRoman god of war and agriculture
MinervaRoman goddess of wisdom and arts
NeptuneRoman god of the sea
QuirinusRoman god of war; thought to be the spirit of Romulus, founder of Rome
SaturnRoman god of agriculture
VenusRoman goddess of love and beauty; watched over gardens
VestaRoman goddess of the hearth
VulcanRoman god of fire and metalworking
Aeneidepic poem by Roman poet Virgil that became Rome's sacred literature
LaresRoman spirits who watched over the home and were protectors of agriculture
Numinaunnamed, impersonal Roman spirit that was believed to protect the family and control certain places, things, or people
PenatesRoman spirits who protected the storerooms where food and drink were kept
CupidRoman god of love
CeresRoman goddess of the harvest or agriculture
BacchusRoman god of wine and revelry
MercuryRoman messenger of the gods


Mrs. Cooper

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