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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Goddess of victory






2. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






10. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






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






12. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






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






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






16. 'Word for word'






17. 'The state in which'






18. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






19. Goddess of the hunt






20. 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






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






22. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






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






25. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






26. 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.






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






28. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






29. 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






30. God of the sea






31. 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






32. God of the sea






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






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






35. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






36. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






37. 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.






38. 5






39. Goddess of love






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






41. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






42. Writing after the body of a letter






43. 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






44. Home of the Greek gods






45. 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)






46. 10






47. 'per head' 'per person'






48. 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






49. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






50. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus