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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Writing after the body of a letter






2. 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






3. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






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






5. 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






6. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






7. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






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






9. 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






10. The technical biological term for the human species

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11. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






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






13. 'This for that &' a fair trade






14. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






15. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






16. 'Word for word'






17. 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')






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. 'The state in which'






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 'This for that &' a fair trade






26. 'beware of the dog'






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






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






29. 1000






30. 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)






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






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






33. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






34. 'peace be with you'






35. 1






36. 'Time flies/flees'






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






38. 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






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






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






41. The river surrounding the Underworld






42. Goddess of victory






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






44. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






46. 'per day'






47. God of war






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






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






50. The male head of a Roman family







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