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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Goddess of love






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






3. 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






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






5. 'seize the day'






6. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






7. '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






8. River that runs through the city of Rome






9. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






10. 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






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






12. Home of the Greek gods






13. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






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

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15. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






16. God of war






17. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






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






19. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






20. 'beware of the dog'






21. 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






22. 'Always prepared'






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






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






25. 'per head' 'per person'






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






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






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






29. 'per year'






30. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






31. 'per head' 'per person'






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






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






34. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






35. 'great-souled & high-minded'






36. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






38. 'seize the day'






39. 'per day'






40. 'Always prepared'






41. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






43. 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






44. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






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






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. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






48. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






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






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