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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'per head' 'per person'






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






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






4. The river surrounding the Underworld






5. 'Time flies/flees'






6. 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






7. Goddess of the hunt






8. 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






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






11. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






12. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






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






14. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






16. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






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






19. 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






20. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






21. 100






22. 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






23. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






24. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






25. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






26. 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






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






28. 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.






29. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






30. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






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






32. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






33. The technical biological term for the human species

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






35. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






36. 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






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






38. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






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






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






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






42. '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






43. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






44. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






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






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






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






48. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






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






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