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Classical Literacy
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1. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind
Carthage
tribune
Orpheus & Eurydice
Romulus and Remus
2. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Tartarus
Troy
aqueduct
Circus Maximus
3. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Hannibal
paterfamilias
Daedalus
in toto
4. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
cornucopia
ego
finis
Orpheus & Eurydice
5. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
etc./et cetera
Apollo/Apollo
Cyclops
veni & vidi & vici
6. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
Artemis/Diana
Sisyphus
Tartarus
Zeus/Jupiter
7. Doctor of medicine
Spartacus
rostra
per capita
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
8. 'Word for word'
verbatim
Apollo/Apollo
patrician
Hestia/Vesta
9. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
mentor
Athens/Acropolis
V (Roman numeral)
semper fidelis
10. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
errare humanum est
Carthage
Ithaca
pontifex maximus
11. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Eros/Cupid
per capita
verbatim
Delphic Oracle
12. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
Uranus
Ides of March
sine qua non
rostra
13. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
p.o./ per os
ex libris
Iliad
Atlas
14. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
per annum
terra incognita
in loco parentis
magnanimous
15. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
verbatim
cornucopia
i.e./id est
A.M./ante meridiem
16. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
valedictorian
Sisyphus
Medea
i.e./id est
17. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Perseus & Medusa
Cerberus
epic
Paris
18. Goddess of love
Aphrodite/Venus
the Fates
Hephaestus/Vulcan
sub poena
19. 'beware of the dog'
cornucopia
cave canem
satyr
jovial
20. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
in memoriam
tempus fugit
Charon
vs./versus
21. 'The end'
omniscient
iota
Caesar
finis
22. 'unknown land'
Helen
in toto
Orpheus & Eurydice
terra incognita
23. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
fresco
mentor
polytheism
24. 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
Tiber
ad nauseam
ego
Trojan Horse
25. 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
Pompeii
the Odyssey
Apollo/Apollo
Hercules/Heracles
26. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
Cerberus
ambrosia and nectar
papyrus
Tantalus
27. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Sisyphus
Pandora
Spartacus
rara avis
28. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)
iota
polytheism
e.g./exempli gratia
Gorgons
29. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
P.M./post meridiem
marathon
Arachne
D (Roman numeral)
30. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
marathon
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Chaos
N.B./nota bene
31. 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
puerile
Hydra
via
Athens/Acropolis
32. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
carpe diem
laurels
Palatine Hill
D (Roman numeral)
33. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Hermes/Mercury
Cerberus
SPQR
tribune
34. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
Nike/Victoria
valedictorian
the Fates
the Odyssey
35. 'Work conquers all'
SPQR
labor vincit omnia
terra firma
Uranus
36. 'peace be with you'
et al./ et alii
pax vobiscum
Homer
Hector
37. Home of the Greek gods
Styx
pro tempore
X (Roman numeral)
Mt. Olympus
38. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
terra firma
Penelope
Athens/Acropolis
vice versa
39. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Hermes/Mercury
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Saturnalia
mosaic
40. Market place/business center
Punic Wars
agora/forum
summa cum laude
mores
41. 'And others'
C (Roman numeral)
in memoriam
et al./ et alii
Dionysus/Bacchus
42. 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)
Caesar
fasces
Priam
cave canem
43. Goddess of victory
Palatine Hill
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Nike/Victoria
Trojan Horse
44. 5
terra incognita
rara avis
V (Roman numeral)
Etruscans
45. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
Excelsior!
Apollo/Apollo
Penelope
46. 'firm ground/solid earth'
terra firma
cave canem
Pantheon
A.M./ante meridiem
47. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
C (Roman numeral)
Mt. Parnassus
Charon
e pluribus unum
48. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
veto
terra incognita
e.g./exempli gratia
pontifex maximus
49. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Pantheon
Spartacus
pax vobiscum
et al./ et alii
50. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
Cronus/Saturn
Persephone/Proserpina
atrium
sic semper tyrannis
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