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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'And others'






2. 'This for that &' a fair trade






3. 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)






4. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






5. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






7. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






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






9. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god






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






11. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






12. Doctor of medicine






13. The river surrounding the Underworld






14. 'seize the day'






15. 'I'






16. 'Work conquers all'






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






18. 500






19. 'per day'






20. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






21. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






22. 'note well' i.e. take note






23. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






24. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






25. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






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






27. 'in memory of'






28. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






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






30. Goddess of victory






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






32. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






33. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






34. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






35. 10






36. 500






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 'per year'






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






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






45. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






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






47. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






49. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






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






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