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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






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






3. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






4. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






5. 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






6. Doctor of medicine






7. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again






8. 'unknown land'






9. Goddess of love






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






11. 5






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






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






14. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






15. 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)






16. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






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






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






19. Goddess of wisdom






20. 'Time flies/flees'






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






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






23. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






24. 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)






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






26. 'Time flies/flees'






27. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






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






31. 'for the time being' - temporary






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






33. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church






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






35. The norms or values of a society






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






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






38. '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






39. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






40. 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






41. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






42. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






44. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






45. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






46. 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






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






48. The technical biological term for the human species

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49. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






50. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her