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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






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






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






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






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






6. 'Time flies/flees'






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






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






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

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






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






12. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






13. 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






14. River that runs through the city of Rome






15. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






16. The male head of a Roman family






17. 'Always prepared'






18. 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






19. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






20. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






21. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






22. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






27. 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






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






29. Goddess of the hunt






30. 'Word for word'






31. 'All-knowing'






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






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






34. Goddess of victory






35. Writing after the body of a letter






36. 'note well' i.e. take note






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

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38. 1000






39. Goddess of the hearth






40. '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






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






42. 'The state in which'






43. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






44. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






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






46. 1






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






48. 'in memory of'






49. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






50. 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.







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