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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






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






3. 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.






4. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






5. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






6. 10






7. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






8. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






9. The norms or values of a society






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 'great-souled & high-minded'






18. 5






19. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






20. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






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






22. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






23. Goddess of victory






24. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






25. 'Always prepared'






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






27. 'The state in which'






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






29. 1000






30. Market place/business center






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 100






37. 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






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






39. Goddess of love






40. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






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






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






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






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






45. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






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






47. Doctor of medicine






48. 'beware of the dog'






49. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






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