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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The river surrounding the Underworld






2. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






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






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






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






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






7. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






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






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






10. 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






11. The norms or values of a society






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






13. Market place/business center






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






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






16. '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






17. Goddess of the hearth






18. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






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






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






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






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






23. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






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






25. 500






26. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






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






28. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






29. 'beware of the dog'






30. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






31. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






32. 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')






33. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






34. 'Word for word'






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






36. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






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






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






39. The technical biological term for the human species

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40. Goddess of victory






41. 'Time flies/flees'






42. 'in memory of'






43. 100






44. 'I'






45. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






46. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






47. Goddess of victory






48. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






49. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






50. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War