Rome Flashcards
Roman name for Athena
Minerva
Roman name for Hestia
Vesta
Roman name for Demeter
Ceres
Roman name for Persephone
Proserpine
Roman Eluses Triad
Ceres, Proserpine, Bacchus
Capitoline Triad
Minerva, Jupiter, Juno
Roman-exclusive gods
Ianus - God of doorways
Roma - personification/protector of Rome
Lares & Penates - protective spirits (not quite gods)
Roman vs Greek sacrifice
Roman - quid pro quo, only done when you want something in return
Greek - traditional, done regularly without expectation of anything specific in return
Pontifex
primary repository of religious knowledge
types of priests in Rome & their duties
Pontifus Maximus - head of the pontifex
Flamen - priest who served specific diety
Haruspex - inspected entrails of sacrficed animals
Augur - determines the will of the gods by the behaviour of animals
Lares
spirits that protect home & family