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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. '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






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






3. 'peace be with you'






4. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






5. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






6. Doctor of medicine






7. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






8. 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






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






10. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






11. 'for the time being' - temporary






12. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






14. '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






15. 'Word for word'






16. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






17. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






18. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






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






20. Writing after the body of a letter






21. 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






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






23. 'in memory of'






24. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






25. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






27. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






28. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






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






30. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






31. 'After death'






32. 'seize the day'






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. 1000






35. 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






36. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






37. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






38. 'All-knowing'






39. 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






40. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






41. Goddess of the hearth






42. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a






43. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






45. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






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






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






48. 'Work conquers all'






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






50. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece







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