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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






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






3. 5






4. After midday/noon






5. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






12. 'The other way around'






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






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






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






16. The river surrounding the Underworld






17. 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.






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






19. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






20. 'per head' 'per person'






21. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






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






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






24. 'per day'






25. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






26. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






27. God of the sea






28. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






29. 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






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






31. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






32. 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.






33. The technical biological term for the human species

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34. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






36. Goddess of love






37. 'great work'






38. Goddess of wisdom






39. Market place/business center






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






41. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






42. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






43. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






44. 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






45. '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






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






47. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






48. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






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