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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'The state in which'






2. 'Work conquers all'






3. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






4. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






5. 10






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






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






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






9. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






11. 1000






12. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






13. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






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






16. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






17. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






23. 'per head' 'per person'






24. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






25. '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






26. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. Goddess of wisdom






32. Goddess of the hearth






33. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






34. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






35. 'Word for word'






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






37. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






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






39. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






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






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






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






43. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






44. 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






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






46. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






47. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






48. 'The other way around'






49. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






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