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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






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






3. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






4. 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)






5. 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






6. 'great-souled & high-minded'






7. Goddess of the hunt






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






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






10. 'in memory of'






11. 'per head' 'per person'






12. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church






13. Market place/business center






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






15. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






16. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






17. 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






18. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






19. River that runs through the city of Rome






20. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






21. 'After death'






22. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






23. Doctor of medicine






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






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






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






27. 'And others'






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






29. 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






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






31. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






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

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33. God of the sea






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






35. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






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






37. 'The other way around'






38. 10






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






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






41. '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






42. 1






43. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






44. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






45. The norms or values of a society






46. 500






47. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






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






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






50. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)