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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






2. Market place/business center






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






4. River that runs through the city of Rome






5. Goddess of the hunt






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






13. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church






14. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama






15. Writing after the body of a letter






16. 'great-souled & high-minded'






17. The male head of a Roman family






18. 'Word for word'






19. God of war






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






21. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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






23. 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






24. 500






25. 'beware of the dog'






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






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






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






29. 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)






30. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






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






32. 'in memory of'






33. 'The end'






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






35. 1000






36. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






37. River that runs through the city of Rome






38. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






39. 'peace be with you'






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






41. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






42. 'per day'






43. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






44. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






45. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






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






48. 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






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






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