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Classical Literacy

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






2. 'note well' i.e. take note






3. 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






4. Goddess of the hunt






5. 'Work conquers all'






6. 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.






7. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






9. 'per day'






10. 1000






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






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






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






14. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






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

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






17. 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)






18. 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






19. 'per head' 'per person'






20. The norms or values of a society






21. 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






22. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






23. Goddess of the hearth






24. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






25. River that runs through the city of Rome






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






27. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






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






29. 1






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






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






32. The male head of a Roman family






33. 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






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






35. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






37. 'A slip of the tongue'






38. Goddess of victory






39. 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






40. 'seize the day'






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






42. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






43. 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






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






45. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






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






48. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again






49. 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






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