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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






2. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






3. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus






4. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






5. 'After death'






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






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






8. 'Always prepared'






9. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






10. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






18. 'per year'






19. 'beware of the dog'






20. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






21. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god






22. 'beware of the dog'






23. 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






24. 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)






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






26. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






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






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






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






30. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






31. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






32. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






33. 500






34. 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






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






36. The technical biological term for the human species

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






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






39. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






40. After midday/noon






41. 1000






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






43. 'in memory of'






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






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






46. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






47. 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)






48. 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






49. '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.






50. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






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