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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






2. 'seize the day'






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






8. 'Always prepared'






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






10. 'Time flies/flees'






11. '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






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






13. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






19. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






20. 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






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






22. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






23. 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






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






25. 'per day'






26. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






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






28. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






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






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






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






32. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






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






35. Goddess of victory






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






37. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






38. Goddess of wisdom






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

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40. 'Work conquers all'






41. 'for the time being' - temporary






42. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






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






44. 1






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






46. Doctor of medicine






47. 'seize the day'






48. 'great work'






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






50. 'The other way around'







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