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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






2. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






3. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






4. 'in memory of'






5. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






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






7. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






8. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






9. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






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






11. 'per year'






12. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






13. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






14. 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






15. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






16. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






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






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






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






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






21. 'beware of the dog'






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






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






24. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






25. 5






26. '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






27. Home of the Greek gods






28. Goddess of wisdom






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






30. 'seize the day'






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






32. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






33. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






35. 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






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






37. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






38. 'great work'






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






40. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






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






42. 1






43. Goddess of wisdom






44. 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






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






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






47. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






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






49. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






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