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| Peace of the Gods, the whole of Roman religion as based on this. As long as all Gods received their due rituals and sacrifices they would remain loyal and helpful to the community. |
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the worship of many gods, division of power and responsibility between the Gods, each God specialized in Roman life
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grew out of the rights performed by local families, provide benefits for the communities of the whole. Religion became associated with politics and society so they could attain the favor of the Gods, No state action is undergone before making contact with the Gods. basis of the religion was that gods and spirits were responsible for natural phenomenon. It was religion without theology, and individuals belief system had no part in this religion, civic Gods, thus cult of emperors becomes a part of Roman state religion. Was not static, absorbed Gods from other cultures.
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| descriptive word or phrase accompanying the the God or Goddess. used in religion to describe the god’s essence or role ex Jupiter optimus maximus |
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| the God’s appeared and looked like humans and had human traits on a grander scale |
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| objects left in sacred places |
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| oldest male in charge of the family, in charge of religion life etc |
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| the lesser everyday priesthood that tend the temples |
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| days in which it was not permitted to conduct legal business, pontiffs determined these dates |
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| the days when it was permitted to conduct legal business, also determined by the pontiffs |
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| the priest positions that controlled the state religion, like determining the days of festivals etc. |
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| a college of priests authorized to read and interpre signs from the gods, from such events as watching the flight of birtds, the practice of augury. The auspices were taken before any major event. Augurs were elected for life and highly trained |
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| Father of the Gods and Men, everything good, fate itself was suboordinate to him and he had 33 different epithets of him. Part of Capotoline triad |
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| God of health poetry, and music, prophet, sun. was an important to Augustus |
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| Fertility, mother of Aeneas, hence was one of the founding Goddesses of Rome. Represented universal motherhood. |
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Wife of Jupiter, managed all important times in a woman’s life. such as marriage. Her temple is on the Capotoline hill. Part of the Capotoline Triad.
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God of the Sea, Posiedon in greek religion. Also God of horses.
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| Athena in the Greek religion. Goddess of strategic war, power, wisdom, crafts. Aslo part of the Capotoline Triad |
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| huntress, wild nature and wood and protected women in child birth |
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Goddess of the hearth, was worshipped inside the home as well as by the state, no cult statue but was rather represented by a flame and the vestal virgins presided over her in the state religion.
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| Messenger God, granted trade, abundance, and commercial success. |
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Demeter in Greek religion, goddess of the Earth, harvest etc.
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| personification of the Rome State, came to Rome during Hadrians period. |
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| Vital to Romans bcause is the God of Victory and commerce and might, mortal who became immortal |
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| the king of all sa cred things, elected for life, in charce of carrying out various state sacrifices |
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| spirits of dead ancestors, the family spirit |
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place or shrine in the house where daily offerings were made to the lares
lar familiaris: the lares of the family, represented individual religion of the family, protected the house.
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| mystery cult, represented fertility and loving mother, avenged death, power of creation and re-birth |
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| mystery cult, from asia minor from the 7th C BC. little is known and people were apart of it were sworn to secrecy |
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| Mithraism only open to men, slaying bull, hunt kill a divine bull, toroctamy, central part of the religion. promised a nice afterlife |
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| underground location where the baptism and ritual of the cult of Mithras would take place |
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just one god, based in Jerusalem, natural and moral law, strict rules of how to worship. were allowed to worship and tolerated because they were such ancient people
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| early christians considered Jewish with cult, strictly monotheistic. there was a choice that had to be made between religion and state therefore they were prosecuted |
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| becoming a god after one dies, intricate part of the Cult of the Emperors, for example Julius Caesar was the 1st emperor diefied after death. |
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| becoming a god after one dies, intricate part of the Cult of the Emperors, for example Julius Caesar was the 1st emperor diefied after death. |
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| the process of becoming deified, usually the senate decided. |
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| annual festivals on fixed dates |
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| festivals whose dates were set annually by the priests and magistrates |
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| irregular holidays proclaimed by consuls, praetors, or dictators for things like celebrating a victory. |
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