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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'Work conquers all'






2. 'unknown land'






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






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






5. 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.






6. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






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






9. 'peace be with you'






10. 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.






11. 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






12. 'great-souled & high-minded'






13. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






14. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






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






16. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






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






18. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






19. 'peace be with you'






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






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






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






30. After midday/noon






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






32. '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






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






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






35. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






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






37. '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






38. 10






39. 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)






40. Writing after the body of a letter






41. 500






42. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






44. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






45. 'The state in which'






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






47. 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






48. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






49. The norms or values of a society






50. 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







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