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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






2. 'The other way around'






3. 'I'






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






5. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






6. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






8. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






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






10. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






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






12. 'per year'






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






14. 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






15. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






16. Home of the Greek gods






17. 'great-souled & high-minded'






18. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






19. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






20. Goddess of the hearth






21. 'seize the day'






22. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






23. 'great work'






24. Doctor of medicine






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






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






27. 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






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






29. The norms or values of a society






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






31. 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






32. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






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






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






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






37. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






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






39. 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






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






41. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






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






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






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






45. 'All-knowing'






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






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






48. 'peace be with you'






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






50. 'for the time being' - temporary






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