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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'The other way around'






2. 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.






3. 'peace be with you'






4. 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






5. Goddess of the hunt






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 'A slip of the tongue'






11. Goddess of love






12. 'unknown land'






13. 'The state in which'






14. 'per day'






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 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






17. 'for the time being' - temporary






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






19. River that runs through the city of Rome






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






21. God of war






22. 'beware of the dog'






23. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






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






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






26. '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.






27. 1






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






29. 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.






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






31. 'per year'






32. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






33. God of the sea






34. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






35. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






36. 'I'






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






38. 'The state in which'






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






40. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






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






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






44. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






46. 'Always prepared'






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






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






49. 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')






50. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)







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