Walk Like an Egyptian
This was the Ancient Egyptian god of the sun and the king of the gods.
Who was Ra (a.k.a. Amun Ra)?
In Ancient Greek tradition, this was the king of the gods who resided on Mt. Olympus and wielded lightning bolts.
Who was Zeus?
This was the Ancient Roman king of the gods.
Who was Jupiter?
In Norse mythology, he was the "All Father" of all the Norse gods.
Who was Odin?
The belief in the sacred and spiritual quality of all things in the universe (both animate and inanimate, organic and inorganic) common to borh Shinto and the Shamanistic religions describes this.
What is "Animism"?
The eternal life-giving spirit which resided in each person's heart during their lifetime and so lived on after death was known as the:
What is Ka?
In Ancient Greek mythology, she was the queen of the gods.
Who was Hera?
This was the Ancient Roman queen of the gods.
Who was Juno?
In Celtic mythology, this was the god of abundance and the "Father of All" was the dwarf-like god known as this.
Who was Dagda?
Shinto is also known as "the way of the..."
What is kami?
Originally the god associated with the fertility of the Nile River Valley, he was murdered by his jealous brother Set who chopped up his body and threw the pieces into the Nile River. His wife, the goddess Isis, with the assistance of other gods retrieved and collected the pieces of his body and brought him back to life. Afterward, this god came to represent resurrection and regeneration of new life.
Who was Osiris?
She was the goddess of wisdom, and also the goddess of strategic war.
Who was Athena (or Pallas Athena)?
This was the Ancient Roman goddess of wisdom.
Who was Minerva?
In Norse mythology, he was the "trickster" god and the deceiver of mortal humans.
Who was Loki?
The religious tradition of the Lakota and Oglala Sioux peoples held that there was a universal "Great Spirit" known as...
What is Wakan Tanka?
This goddess of truth, balance and order wore an ostrich feather in her headdress. The heart of a deceased person was weighed against this feather to determine whether he was worthy of proceeding to the Afterlife.
Who was Ma'at?
This was the Ancient Greek god of war.
Who was Ares?
This was the Ancient Roman god of war.
Who was Mars?
The Norse god of thunder and fertility was known as:
Who was Thor?
In the Shinto tradition, she was considered the chief diety and represented the power of the sun.
Who was Amaterasu?
This god of embalming and cemeteries had the head of a jackal. He was the defender and protector of graves, and his job was to determine the fate of the soul of a deceased person by weighing the heart of the deceased against the feather.
Who was Anubis?
This was the Ancient Greek goddess of love.
Who was Aphrodite?
This was the Ancient Roman goddess of love.
Who was Venus?
The Celtic "priests" who were experts in rituals and cults were known as the:
Who were the "Druids"?
The religion, as well as the lifestyle and culture of the Sioux nations, centered around this animal known as Tatanka.
What are the buffalo or the American bison?