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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






2. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






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






4. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






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






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






7. 'per head' 'per person'






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






9. 'Work conquers all'






10. 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






11. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






12. The river surrounding the Underworld






13. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






14. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






15. 50






16. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






17. Writing after the body of a letter






18. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






19. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






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






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






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






24. The river surrounding the Underworld






25. God of war






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






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






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






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






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






31. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






32. 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






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






34. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






35. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






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






37. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus






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






39. Goddess of love






40. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






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






43. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






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






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






47. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






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






50. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite







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