Ancient History by Letter 'U'

The southern half of the kingdom of Egypt.

Same as Odysseus, hero of the Odyssey; King of Ithaca.

Husband of Gaea, created by her, the primordial god of the heavens.

The muse of astronomy.

A gloomy place where Romans believed your soul went after you died.

An ancient kingdom in eastern Asia Minor on the shore of Lake Van; fl. 1270-750 BCE.

A large decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.

Uppercase Y, lowercase u

A wife of Pharaoh Pepi II. Her name is also written as Wadjebten.

The first 5th dynasty king of Egypt. He started the tradition of building sun temples at Abusir. He constructed the Pyramid of Userkaf complex at Saqqara.

He is considered to be either a usurper to the throne after Teti or he could have been a son of Teti and Queen Khuit.

God of thunder, earthquake, sun and sky in Zulu mythology.

Celtic god of the blacksmiths.