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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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2. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






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






4. 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






5. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






7. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






8. Goddess of the hunt






9. 'seize the day'






10. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






11. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






12. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






13. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






14. River that runs through the city of Rome






15. 'After death'






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






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






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






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






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






21. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






22. 'The end'






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






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






25. Market place/business center






26. After midday/noon






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






28. 50






29. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






30. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






31. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






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






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






35. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






36. 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






37. 'All-knowing'






38. 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.






39. 'I'






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






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






42. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






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






45. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






46. 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






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






48. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






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







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