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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






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






3. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






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






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






7. Doctor of medicine






8. 'Word for word'






9. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






11. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Goddess of love






19. 'beware of the dog'






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






21. 'The end'






22. 'unknown land'






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






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






28. 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)






29. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






35. 'Work conquers all'






36. 'peace be with you'






37. Home of the Greek gods






38. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






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






40. Market place/business center






41. 'And others'






42. 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)






43. Goddess of victory






44. 5






45. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






46. 'firm ground/solid earth'






47. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






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






49. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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







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