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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
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1. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






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






3. '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.






4. Writing after the body of a letter






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






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






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






8. 100






9. 'And others'






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






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. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






13. 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






14. 'great-souled & high-minded'






15. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






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






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






18. Goddess of victory






19. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






20. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






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






22. God of the sea






23. 'seize the day'






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






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






26. Goddess of love






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






28. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






29. 'All-knowing'






30. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






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






33. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






34. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






35. 'per head' 'per person'






36. Market place/business center






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






38. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






39. 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






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






41. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






42. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






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

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






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






46. 'This for that &' a fair trade






47. 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






48. 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






49. The technical biological term for the human species

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50. 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.