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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






2. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus






3. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Doctor of medicine






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






12. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






13. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






14. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






15. 'per head' 'per person'






16. 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)






17. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






18. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






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






20. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






21. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






22. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Market place/business center






28. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






29. 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






30. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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






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






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






34. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






35. Goddess of love






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






37. 'Work conquers all'






38. 5






39. 'The end'






40. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






41. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






42. '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






43. The technical biological term for the human species

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44. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again






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






46. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






47. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






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






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






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