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Classical Literacy
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1. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Arachne
valedictorian
Atlas
Eros/Cupid
2. 'seize the day'
sic transit gloria mundi
Artemis/Diana
carpe diem
Iliad
3. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
the Odyssey
via
ex libris
e.g./exempli gratia
4. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
et al./ et alii
iota
semper paratus
muses
5. 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
Ge/Gaea
Cyclops
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Mt. Vesuvius
6. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
Theseus
vice versa
via
Charon
7. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
Orpheus & Eurydice
jovial
Arachne
sub poena
8. 'Always prepared'
A.M./ante meridiem
Athens/Acropolis
semper paratus
Jason
9. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
aqueduct
Carthage
semper paratus
Sparta
10. 'Time flies/flees'
tempus fugit
Prometheus
Priam
Spartacus
11. '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
valedictorian
M (Roman numeral)
persona non grata
Chaos
12. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Cerberus
the Fates
Saturnalia
satyr
13. 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)
et al./ et alii
epic
Priam
Hades/Pluto
14. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
toga
Golden Fleece
X (Roman numeral)
Excelsior!
15. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
p.o./ per os
Spartacus
C (Roman numeral)
Atlas
16. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Delphic Oracle
Mt. Parnassus
Uranus
Medea
17. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
etc./et cetera
Colosseum
Daedalus
Ge/Gaea
18. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Chaos
Apollo/Apollo
summa cum laude
M (Roman numeral)
19. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
terra incognita
consul
papyrus
Pantheon
20. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War
Golden Fleece
mentor
Hermes/Mercury
Charon
21. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
sine qua non
Cronus/Saturn
Iliad
Hannibal
22. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
semper fidelis
Spartacus
Ge/Gaea
cave canem
23. 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
patrician
pontifex maximus
mellifluous
Punic Wars
24. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
Perseus & Medusa
X (Roman numeral)
M (Roman numeral)
summa cum laude
25. 'per day'
Saturnalia
Palatine Hill
per diem
summa cum laude
26. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
epic
per capita
Golden Fleece
Hera/Juno
27. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
sub rosa
Jove
Mt. Parnassus
Saturnalia
28. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's
the Fates
Achilles' heel
fasces
Poseidon/Neptune
29. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
Aegean Sea
Jove
epic
jovial
30. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
Augustus
Daedalus
Circus Maximus
Minotaur
31. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
sedentary
per annum
Uranus
Golden Fleece
32. 'A slip of the tongue'
Paris
rara avis
lapsus linguae
Carthage
33. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Sicily
fresco
vs./versus
Hannibal
34. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
Sisyphus
Minotaur
p.o./ per os
35. Goddess of victory
terra firma
papyrus
Nike/Victoria
Trojan Horse
36. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
vs./versus
Artemis/Diana
agora/forum
Hermes/Mercury
37. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
jovial
Homer
Achilles' heel
Ides of March
38. Goddess of wisdom
Uranus
Pompeii
Homer
Athena/Minerva
39. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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40. 'Work conquers all'
sub rosa
labor vincit omnia
per diem
sine qua non
41. 'for the time being' - temporary
D (Roman numeral)
Hera/Juno
per annum
pro tempore
42. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
the Fates
muses
Odysseus/Ulysses
mea culpa
43. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
terra firma
in loco parentis
mentor
Circus Maximus
44. 1
paterfamilias
I (Roman numeral)
Theseus
i.e./id est
45. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Hephaestus/Vulcan
P.S./post scriptum
Styx
toga
46. Doctor of medicine
labor vincit omnia
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
mosaic
toga
47. 'seize the day'
carpe diem
semper paratus
per annum
Mt. Olympus
48. 'great work'
valedictorian
Saturnalia
P.M./post meridiem
magnum opus
49. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
atrium
Zeus/Jupiter
p.o./ per os
Homer
50. 'The other way around'
Aegean Sea
vice versa
ad nauseam
Jason
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