Roman Gods quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What multi-headed beast guards the gates to the Roman underworld?

   Answer: Cerberus

   Why: In Virgil's Aeneid, the Sibyl subdued the fierce guardian by tossing him a cake laced with honey and sedatives.

2. 2 Medium

   In Roman mythology, why does Neptune hold a trident?

   Answer: To stir seas and shake the earth

   Why: In Ovid the trident strikes the earth and looses the flood; in Virgil it heaves Troy's walls off their foundations.

3. 3 Hard

   Which Roman deity was responsible for nocturnal thunder?

   Answer: Summanus

   Why: Jupiter owned daytime thunder, Summanus the night; each 20 June Romans offered him summanalia, wheel shaped cakes of flour, milk and honey.

4. 4 Easy

   Which calendar month was named in honour of the Roman god Mars?

   Answer: March

   Why: March was the very first month of the ancient Roman calendar because military campaigns resumed after winter.

5. 5 Medium

   In Roman mythology, why did Juno throw Vulcan from heaven?

   Answer: He was born ugly and lame

   Why: Raised by the nymph Thetis, the cast-out child became the gods' master smith: his golden throne clamped shut on Juno until Bacchus brought him home.

6. 6 Hard

   Which Roman goddess of sacred springs had a sacred grove on the Janiculum?

   Answer: Furrina

   Why: Furrina kept her own priest, the flamen Furrinalis, and a feast on 25 July; her Janiculum grove survives in the gardens of the Villa Sciarra.