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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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.






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






3. 'After death'






4. 500






5. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






6. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






7. '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






8. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






9. 'After death'






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






11. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






12. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






13. 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






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






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






16. '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






17. 'Work conquers all'






18. 'This for that &' a fair trade






19. Goddess of the hearth






20. 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






21. 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






22. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






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






24. 'per day'






25. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






26. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






27. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






28. After midday/noon






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






30. 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






31. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






32. 'great work'






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






34. 'seize the day'






35. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






36. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






37. '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.






38. River that runs through the city of Rome






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






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






41. 'note well' i.e. take note






42. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






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






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






45. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.






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






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






48. 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






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






50. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment