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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






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






3. Doctor of medicine






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






5. 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






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






7. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.






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






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






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






12. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






13. 'The end'






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






15. '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






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






17. 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






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






19. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






21. Goddess of the hearth






22. Doctor of medicine






23. River that runs through the city of Rome






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






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






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






27. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






28. Writing after the body of a letter






29. Home of the Greek gods






30. 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






31. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






32. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






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






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






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






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






37. 'Time flies/flees'






38. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






39. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






40. 'great work'






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






43. 'And others'






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






45. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






46. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






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






49. 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






50. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece







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