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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The technical biological term for the human species

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






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

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






5. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position






6. Goddess of wisdom






7. 'A slip of the tongue'






8. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






9. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






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






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






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






13. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






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






15. God of war






16. 'great-souled & high-minded'






17. 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






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






19. '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






20. 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






21. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






22. 'beware of the dog'






23. 'The state in which'






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






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






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






27. 'per year'






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






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






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






31. 'note well' i.e. take note






32. 'And others'






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






34. 50






35. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






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






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






38. Market place/business center






39. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






40. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






42. 'peace be with you'






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






44. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






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






47. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






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






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






50. Goddess of victory