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Classical Literacy

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






2. 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






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






4. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






5. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






6. 'The state in which'






7. God of war






8. Goddess of wisdom






9. The male head of a Roman family






10. 500






11. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






12. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






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






14. 1000






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






16. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






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






18. 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






19. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






20. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






21. 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






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






23. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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






25. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. '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






31. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






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






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






34. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 500






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






44. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






45. The technical biological term for the human species

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46. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






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






48. 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






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






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