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Classical Literacy
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1. Goddess of wisdom
Sicily
Athena/Minerva
Atlas
Cerberus
2. 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
papyrus
ex officio
jovial
sedentary
3. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
iota
Circus Maximus
Delphic Oracle
Romulus and Remus
4. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Caesar
lapsus linguae
paterfamilias
Tantalus
5. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
Carthage
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Cerberus
vs./versus
6. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
M (Roman numeral)
tempus fugit
the Fates
vs./versus
7. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
Hera/Juno
mellifluous
Sparta
Atlas
8. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
iota
N.B./nota bene
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Dionysus/Bacchus
9. 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
Tantalus
laurels
toga
Excelsior!
10. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
etc./et cetera
lapsus linguae
terra firma
11. God of the sea
Odysseus/Ulysses
Poseidon/Neptune
labor vincit omnia
sic transit gloria mundi
12. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Hephaestus/Vulcan
semper fidelis
Trojan Horse
Pandora
13. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War
mea culpa
verbatim
Hades/Pluto
Helen
14. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
et tu & Brute?
Perseus & Medusa
Romulus and Remus
et tu & Brute?
15. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
Helen
Pandora
Athena/Minerva
SPQR
16. 'Word for word'
Poseidon/Neptune
Odysseus/Ulysses
verbatim
Tartarus
17. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
Poseidon/Neptune
Athens/Acropolis
Romulus and Remus
sedentary
18. 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
apple of discord
satyr
Achilles' heel
rara avis
19. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
mentor
Hercules/Heracles
in loco parentis
puerile
20. 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
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Artemis/Diana
Orpheus & Eurydice
Perseus & Medusa
21. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
Hera/Juno
verbatim
Tartarus
finis
22. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Romulus and Remus
sub rosa
Trojan Horse
Daedalus
23. 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
magnum opus
Athena/Minerva
Paris
plebeian
24. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
per capita
in loco parentis
A.M./ante meridiem
Augustus
25. Goddess of the hearth
ex officio
per capita
Pegasus
Hestia/Vesta
26. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
Pandora
mosaic
Jove
plebeian
27. After midday/noon
pontifex maximus
P.M./post meridiem
jovial
ex officio
28. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
Icarus & Daedalus
Jove
Arachne
fasces
29. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
sub poena
persona non grata
X (Roman numeral)
Ithaca
30. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
Etruscans
Elysian Fields/Elysium
veto
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
31. 'A slip of the tongue'
i.e./id est
sedentary
lapsus linguae
carpe diem
32. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
Mt. Olympus
veni & vidi & vici
Mt. Parnassus
Golden Fleece
33. 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
Gorgons
Pandora
Hercules/Heracles
plebeian
34. 'great work'
magnum opus
e.g./exempli gratia
i.e./id est
Daedalus
35. 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
Pan
Apollo/Apollo
Hercules/Heracles
Pompeii
36. 'Time flies/flees'
Ithaca
tempus fugit
rara avis
pontifex maximus
37. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Cerberus
in loco parentis
D (Roman numeral)
V (Roman numeral)
38. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite
Tantalus
Hestia/Vesta
Athena/Minerva
i.e./id est
39. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
atrium
mentor
Golden Fleece
vs./versus
40. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
A.D./anno Domini
labor vincit omnia
Aegean Sea
Medea
41. 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
Pegasus
Theseus
Trojan Horse
V (Roman numeral)
42. '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
et tu & Brute?
Zeus/Jupiter
magnum opus
laurels
43. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
Eros/Cupid
Artemis/Diana
Hera/Juno
jovial
44. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
verbatim
Hercules/Heracles
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
M (Roman numeral)
45. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
patrician
Ge/Gaea
Hannibal
Penelope
46. The technical biological term for the human species
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47. 'All-knowing'
Odysseus/Ulysses
Hades/Pluto
Pegasus
omniscient
48. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Iliad
Paris
Helen
Palatine Hill
49. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Zeus/Jupiter
Ides of March
Helen
persona non grata
50. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
per capita
Paris
muses
vice versa
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