Greek legends
The queen of the Greek gods is
(Bonus points for her Roman name)
Hera
(Juno)
The Roman Empire was preceded by the Roman
Republic
Ra, the most powerful Egyptian god, was god of this
The sun
This Aztec god of rain and storms was the recipient of child sacrifices
Tlaloc
How did poor romans obtain food?
Rations from the government
The brave Ethiopian princess Andromeda married this Greek demigod
Perseus
The Romans believed that Aeneas led their ancestors to the shores of Italy from this city
Troy
This woman, Thor's niece, ruled over the Norse underworld
Hel
Xipe Totec was the god of this season
Spring
Celtic gods are worshipped by Celts, the original inhabitants of (name one country; three possibilities)
Wales
Ireland
Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths, was unhappily married to this goddess
(Bonus points for her more moral Roman counterpart)
Aphrodite
(Venus)
This is the only major god who had the same name for the Romans as he did for the Greeks
Apollo
This Egyptian fertility goddess was Osiris' sister-wife
Isis
Tlaloc's wife Chalchiuhtlicue was goddess of this
Fresh water
Julius Caesar fought in Gaul from this 58 BC to this year
50 BC
This god, known to the Romans as Bacchus, oversaw alcohol, parties, and "good times"
Dionysus
Name three groups of people whose refusal to recognize Roman gods was seen as a threat to Rome's authority
Christians
Jews
Celtic pagans
This Egyptian goddess ruled over sky, the Heavens and the cosmos
Nut
What did Mayans believe the very first humans were made from?
Mud
This man was the most famous of Caesar's assassins, and is shown somewhat sympathetically in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar
Brutus
(Marcus Junius Brutus)
The Greeks believed that their gods lived atop this mountain
Mount Olympus
If Caesar is to be believed, imposing Roman paganism on the Celts and Gauls delivered them from this barbaric religious practice
Human sacrifice
During Ragnarok, Thor is fated to use this to kill the evil serpent Jörmungandr
His hammer Mjölnir
In the Mayan creation myth, what were women made from?
Reed
Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Marcus Licinius Crassus formed what group?
The first triumvirate