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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






2. 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






3. 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






4. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






5. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






6. 'great-souled & high-minded'






7. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






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






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






10. The norms or values of a society






11. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






12. Doctor of medicine






13. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






14. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






16. 'per head' 'per person'






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






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






19. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






20. 100






21. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






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






23. Home of the Greek gods






24. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






25. 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)






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 'All-knowing'






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






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






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






37. 'per day'






38. 'great-souled & high-minded'






39. 'Word for word'






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






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






42. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






43. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






44. 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






45. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






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






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






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






49. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






50. God of the sea