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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'unknown land'






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






3. '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






4. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






5. 'for the time being' - temporary






6. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






8. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






9. 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






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






11. Writing after the body of a letter






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






13. Home of the Greek gods






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






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






16. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






17. 50






18. 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






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






20. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






22. 100






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






24. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






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






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






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






28. 'beware of the dog'






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






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






31. God of the sea






32. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






33. River that runs through the city of Rome






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






35. 'All-knowing'






36. Doctor of medicine






37. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






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






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






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






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






42. 'in memory of'






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






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






45. 'The state in which'






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






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






48. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






49. 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.






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







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