Religion And Mythology Flashcards
Hajj
Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
Asceticism
Lifestyle without physical pleasures
Sharia
The moral code of Islam
Sikhism
Monotheistic religion found in the Punjab region
Apollo
Son of Zeus, god of sun
Ares/mars
God of war
Athena/Minerva
Warrior goddess of wisdom
Dionysus
Greek God of wine and pleasure
Pluto
Roman God of the underworld
Hera/Juno
Goddess of marriage and motherhood
Hermes/mercury
Messenger of the gods
Isis
Egyptian goddess of nature and magic; the ideal wife and mother
Osiris
Egyptian god of the underworld and dead
Ra
Egyptian sun god
Thor
Norse god of thunder and lighting
Job
Prophet in Islam
Zoroaster
Persian founder of Zoroastrianism
Asgard
Capital city of Norse gods
Styx
Greek river that divided earth from hades
Valhalla
The hall in Asgard in Norse mythology
Rid al-adha
Muslim holiday at the end of hajj
Eid ul-fitr
Muslim holiday at the end of Ramadan
Rosh hashanah
Jewish new year
Yom kippur
Holy Jewish day of atonement and repentance
Torah
First five books of the Old Testament
Mandir
Hindu temple of worship
Vihara
Buddhist monastery