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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






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






3. 'per head' 'per person'






4. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






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






6. 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






7. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






8. 'beware of the dog'






9. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






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






11. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






12. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






14. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






15. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






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






17. 'for the time being' - temporary






18. 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.






19. 'This for that &' a fair trade






20. '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






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






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






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






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






25. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






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






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






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






29. 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)






30. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






31. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






32. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






33. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






34. 100






35. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






36. Writing after the body of a letter






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






38. 'seize the day'






39. 'After death'






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






41. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






42. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






43. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






44. 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






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






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






47. 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')






48. God of the sea






49. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






50. 'Word for word'







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