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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
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1. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






2. The norms or values of a society






3. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






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






5. 'Work conquers all'






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






7. After midday/noon






8. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






9. Goddess of victory






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






11. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






12. Goddess of victory






13. 'The other way around'






14. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






15. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






16. 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






17. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






18. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






19. 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






20. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






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






22. 'And others'






23. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama






24. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






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






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






27. 'All-knowing'






28. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






29. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






30. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War






31. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






32. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






33. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






34. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church






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






36. The male head of a Roman family






37. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






38. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






39. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






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






41. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






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






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






44. 'unknown land'






45. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






46. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






47. The technical biological term for the human species

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48. The technical biological term for the human species

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49. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






50. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation