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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






2. Goddess of the hearth






3. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






4. 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






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






6. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






7. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 500






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






16. 100






17. The male head of a Roman family






18. God of the sea






19. 'firm ground/solid earth'






20. 'Always prepared'






21. Doctor of medicine






22. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






23. 'After death'






24. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






25. 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)






26. 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






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






28. 'beware of the dog'






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






30. Goddess of wisdom






31. 1000






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






33. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






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






35. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






36. 100






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






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






39. 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






40. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






41. '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






42. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






43. God of the sea






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






45. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






46. The male head of a Roman family






47. 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






48. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)






49. 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






50. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele