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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






2. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






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






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






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






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






7. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






8. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






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






10. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






11. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






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






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






14. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






15. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






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






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






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






19. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)






20. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






21. 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.






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






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






24. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






25. The male head of a Roman family






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






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






28. 1000






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






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






31. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






32. 'per head' 'per person'






33. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god






34. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






36. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






44. 'And others'






45. 'And others'






46. River that runs through the city of Rome






47. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






48. 1






49. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






50. 'unknown land'