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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Goddess of wisdom






2. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






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






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






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






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






7. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






8. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






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. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






11. God of the sea






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






13. 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






14. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






16. 'Word for word'






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






18. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






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






20. 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






21. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






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






23. 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






24. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






25. Goddess of the hearth






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






27. After midday/noon






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






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






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






31. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






33. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






34. 'great work'






35. 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






36. 'Time flies/flees'






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. '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






43. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






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






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






46. The technical biological term for the human species

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47. 'All-knowing'






48. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






49. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






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






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