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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






2. 'A slip of the tongue'






3. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






4. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






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






6. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






7. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






8. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






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






10. 'Always prepared'






11. 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






12. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






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)






14. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






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






16. 'note well' i.e. take note






17. 'Work conquers all'






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






19. 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






20. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






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






22. Goddess of the hunt






23. River that runs through the city of Rome






24. 100






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 'per head' 'per person'






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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')






37. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






38. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






39. 1






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






41. 1






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






43. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






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






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






46. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






47. The norms or values of a society






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






49. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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