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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Goddess of wisdom






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






3. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






9. 'After death'






10. God of war






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






12. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






14. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






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






16. The male head of a Roman family






17. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






19. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






20. 'per day'






21. 'All-knowing'






22. Home of the Greek gods






23. 100






24. 'per year'






25. 'A slip of the tongue'






26. 'I'






27. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






28. Doctor of medicine






29. The male head of a Roman family






30. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






31. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






33. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






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






35. 'great work'






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






37. 'After death'






38. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)






39. 'seize the day'






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






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






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






47. 'This for that &' a fair trade






48. 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.






49. Goddess of wisdom






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







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