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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 'per year'






7. 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






8. Writing after the body of a letter






9. 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






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






11. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






12. After midday/noon






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






14. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






15. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






16. 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






17. 1






18. The male head of a Roman family






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






20. 'After death'






21. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






23. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






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






25. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






26. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






27. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






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






29. Doctor of medicine






30. 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.






31. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






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






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






34. After midday/noon






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






36. 100






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






38. 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.






39. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






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






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






42. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






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






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






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






46. Market place/business center






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






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






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






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