Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Rituals and Rites of Forgotten Epochs
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Across
- 1. Athenian grand festival celebrating Athena, with processions and poetic contests
- 2. Hypothetical ancient festival hypothesized to honor harvest deities
- 3. Festival from ancient Anatolia with ecstatic rites and sacred dances
- 4. Roman festivity of role reversals and liberty, marking winter solstice
- 9. Hellenistic celebration of emergence or divine manifestation
- 11. Obscure lost ritual reputedly heralding divine messages
- 13. Old Roman festival venerating the vintage and Viticulture deities
Down
- 5. Region where Akitu festival marked new year and cosmic order
- 6. Obscure Roman supplication festival to dispel disease and lethargy
- 7. Sacred feast invoking celestial forces, possibly Roman or Etruscan origin
- 8. Ceremonial observance devoted to Magna Mater, the Great Mother goddess
- 10. Ceremony linked to the high priestess of the Roman flamines
- 12. Athenian festival involving purification and offerings to Apollo
- 14. Ancient Greek festival notable for drama contests honoring the god of wine
- 15. Roman nocturnal rites to appease restless dead
Similar Crossword Puzzles
- Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
- Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
- Explore the mysteries of lost ancient festivals through this challenging crossword featuring legendary celebrations and their cultural significance.