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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






2. 100






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






4. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






5. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






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






7. 'peace be with you'






8. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






9. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






11. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






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






13. 'The end'






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






26. 50






27. 1






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






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






30. 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






31. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






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






34. Home of the Greek gods






35. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






36. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






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






38. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






39. 'And others'






40. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






42. Goddess of wisdom






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






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






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






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






47. The male head of a Roman family






48. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)






49. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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50. 'The other way around'