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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 5






2. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






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






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






6. 'per day'






7. The river surrounding the Underworld






8. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






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






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






11. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






12. 'A slip of the tongue'






13. 'Work conquers all'






14. 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






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






16. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






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






18. God of the sea






19. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






20. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






21. 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.






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. 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






24. '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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. River that runs through the city of Rome






30. 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






31. 'firm ground/solid earth'






32. 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






33. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






34. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






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






36. 1






37. Goddess of the hunt






38. 'seize the day'






39. The technical biological term for the human species

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40. 50






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






42. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 'note well' i.e. take note






47. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






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






49. 'per year'






50. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position







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