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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'And others'






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






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






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






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






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






7. 'A slip of the tongue'






8. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






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






10. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






11. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






12. 'firm ground/solid earth'






13. 'per head' 'per person'






14. After midday/noon






15. 'The end'






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






17. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






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






20. 'per head' 'per person'






21. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






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






23. Goddess of wisdom






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






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






26. 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






27. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






28. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






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






30. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






31. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






32. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






33. 'for the time being' - temporary






34. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






35. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 50






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






41. 'note well' i.e. take note






42. Goddess of victory






43. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






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






45. God of the sea






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






47. 'beware of the dog'






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






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






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