I wander, wander, wander... Who wrote the book...
Writing 'Metamorphoses', a book about transformations and changes, still couldn't change the the fact that his father wanted him to be a lawyer, not a poet.
'In the beginning' is the beginning of this book. It describes the origins of the world, including the story of the first man and woman, Adam & Eve.
What is Genesis?
The Hebrew name for the body of law that defines Israel's relationship with God and shapes the community.
What is the Torah?
This old leader in the Iliad remembers the good old days and tells everyone constantly about his glory days. His advice is mostly wise.
Who is King Nestor of Pylos?
This couple could be considered King and Queen of the Greek pantheon.
Who are Zeus and Hera?
This Greek hero is smart and knows when to retreat in battle. However, he doesn't know how to get back home in a timely fashion.
Who is Odysseus?
When the god Vulcan makes a magical shield for Aeneas, he decorates it with important scenes from future Roman history. The shield shows these mythical twins as babies being fed by a wolf.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
In the Book of Deuteronomy we hear about several major rules. They were so important we read about them in Exodus too.
What are the Ten Commandments?
This leader came a begging to the hero Achilles to get the dead body of his son Hector returned to him. Achilles mercifully gave it back.
Who is King Priam?
Similar, but different, this couple could be considered the King and Queen of the Roman pantheon.
Who are Jupiter and Juno?
No sibling rivalry here! This pair of brothers wandered through the desert for forty years. One was prophet the other was a priest.
Who are Moses (prophet) and Aaron (priest)?
Following the flood in Ovid, these two survivors repopulate the earth by throwing stones behind them.
Who are Deucalion and Pyrrha?
Also known as the 'Tent of Meeting' in the Bible this was a portable sanctuary built by Moses following specific instructions and rules from God.
What is the Tabernacle?
In the Book of Exodus this prophetic leader commands Pharaoh "let my people go". Pharaoh doesn't listen.
Who is Moses?
'You are my sunshine my only sunshine'...This god has only one name and its the same in Greece and Rome.
Who is Apollo?
The forty years wandering in the desert were almost at an end when Moses died at 120 years old and passed his authority on to this man.
Who is Joshua?
Genesis, the Iliad, and the Aeneid all explore the relationship between human action and this larger force.
What is divine power? or What is fate/destiny?
Definite sibling rivalry here! In Genesis, these sons of Adam and Eve are at the center of the Bible's first story of murder and moral responsibility.
Who are Cain and Abel?
This Trojan survivor places duty above personal desires and becomes the model Roman hero.
Who is Aeneus?
Setting in motion the events leading to the decade long Trojan War, this goddess promised to give Prince Paris of Troy the most beautiful woman in the world, if he chose her as the fairest goddess.
Who is Aphrodite?
He wrote the Aeneid to continue where Homer's stories left off. Classical fanfiction perhaps?
Who is Virgil?
According to Virgil, Rome's origins really begin not in Italy but with Aeneus escaping the destruction of this legendary city.
What is Troy?
First described in the Book of Exodus, this housed the tablets of the covenant and symbolized God's presence among the Israelites. Indiana Jones might know where it is...
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
'Et, tu Brute?' This Roman leader was stabbed in the back by his so-called friend Brutus and other Roman senators.
Who is Julius Caesar?
These Roman household gods would protect your home, belongings, and food supply.
What are penates?