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Classical Literacy

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






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






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






4. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






5. 'for the time being' - temporary






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






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






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






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






10. 'After death'






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






12. The norms or values of a society






13. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






14. After midday/noon






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. 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)






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






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






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






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






23. 'per head' 'per person'






24. 'All-knowing'






25. The norms or values of a society






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






27. Market place/business center






28. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






29. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






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






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






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






33. Home of the Greek gods






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






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






36. 'note well' i.e. take note






37. 'The end'






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






39. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






40. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






41. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






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






44. 'firm ground/solid earth'






45. The male head of a Roman family






46. 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






47. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






48. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






49. 'This for that &' a fair trade






50. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome