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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
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1. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Goddess of love






9. 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






10. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






12. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






13. 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






14. The river surrounding the Underworld






15. 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






16. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






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






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






19. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






20. 'This for that &' a fair trade






21. 'peace be with you'






22. 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






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






24. 5






25. 50






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






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






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






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






30. 'All-knowing'






31. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






32. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






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






34. 100






35. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






36. '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






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






38. 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






39. '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






40. 'per year'






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






42. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






43. 'A slip of the tongue'






44. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






45. 'Time flies/flees'






46. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






48. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






49. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






50. After midday/noon