Primo (at first), natura ab viris adorabatur. Antequam (afterwards), viri et feminae deos et deas laudabant. Tum (Then) animas naturae laudabant. Animae naturae timebantur. Viri rogabant: De quo luna (moon) venit (comes)? De quo sol (sun) venit (comes)? Quid est causa fulminis (of lightning) et tonitrus (of thunder)? Dei et deae creabantur; hoc modo (in this manner) explanationes (explanations) inveniebantur (were found).
Explanation:
First, nature was loved by men, Afterward, men and women praised gods and goddesses. Then spirits praised nature. Nature was feared by spirits. Men asked: By what does the moon come? By what does the sun come? What is the cause of lightning and of thunder? They were created by gods and goddesses; in this manner explanations were found.
I would say that C. antique is the best answer. Since the Latin root antico means old and antique means something that is old, it is the closest in root because if you separate antique into Latin, the -que ending signifies "and" so it is literally "and old."
