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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






2. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






3. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






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






5. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






6. God of war






7. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






8. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






9. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






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






11. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






12. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






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






14. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.






15. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.






16. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






17. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






18. 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






19. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






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

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21. 'After death'






22. 50






23. 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






24. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






25. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






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






27. 100






28. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






29. 10






30. God of the sea






31. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






32. 'After death'






33. 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






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






35. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






36. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






37. 'The state in which'






38. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






39. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






40. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






41. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






42. The male head of a Roman family






43. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






44. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






45. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






46. Goddess of victory






47. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






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






49. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






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