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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






2. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






3. 50






4. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






5. 10






6. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






7. 'Word for word'






8. God of war






9. 'Time flies/flees'






10. 'in memory of'






11. Goddess of the hearth






12. 'great-souled & high-minded'






13. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






14. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus






15. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






16. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






17. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






18. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






19. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






20. 'This for that &' a fair trade






21. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






22. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






23. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






24. 1000






25. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






26. The male head of a Roman family






27. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position






28. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






29. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






30. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






31. 1






32. 100






33. 'unknown land'






34. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






35. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






36. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






37. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






38. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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39. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again






40. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






41. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






42. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






43. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






44. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






45. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






46. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






47. 'And others'






48. 'firm ground/solid earth'






49. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






50. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'