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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
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1. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






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






3. 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)






4. 'in memory of'






5. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






6. 'unknown land'






7. 1






8. 'Work conquers all'






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






10. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 'The end'






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






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






21. 'The state in which'






22. 'Time flies/flees'






23. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






24. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






25. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






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






27. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






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






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






30. Market place/business center






31. 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






32. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






33. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






35. The male head of a Roman family






36. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






43. 1000






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






45. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






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. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






49. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






50. 'I'