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Classical Literacy

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






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






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






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






5. 'in memory of'






6. 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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 500






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






14. '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






15. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






16. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






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






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






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






20. Goddess of the hunt






21. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






22. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






23. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






24. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






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






26. 'And others'






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






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






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






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






31. 'All-knowing'






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






33. Home of the Greek gods






34. 'beware of the dog'






35. 1






36. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






37. 1000






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






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






40. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






41. 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






42. After midday/noon






43. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






45. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






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






47. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






48. Goddess of victory






49. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






50. 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