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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Doctor of medicine






2. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






3. 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






4. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






5. 'Always prepared'






6. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






7. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






8. 5






9. 10






10. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






11. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






12. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






13. 'The other way around'






14. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






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






16. 'firm ground/solid earth'






17. 'beware of the dog'






18. 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






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






20. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






21. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






22. After midday/noon






23. 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






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






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






26. The technical biological term for the human species

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






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






29. River that runs through the city of Rome






30. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






31. 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)






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






33. 50






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






35. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






36. Writing after the body of a letter






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 'A slip of the tongue'






42. Goddess of wisdom






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






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






45. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






46. 'After death'






47. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






48. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






49. '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






50. The river surrounding the Underworld







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