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Classical Literacy

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






2. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






4. Goddess of the hunt






5. 'note well' i.e. take note






6. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






7. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






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






9. 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






10. Goddess of love






11. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






12. 'Always prepared'






13. 'And others'






14. Doctor of medicine






15. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






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






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

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18. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






20. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






21. 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






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






23. 'Time flies/flees'






24. 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






25. God of the sea






26. Doctor of medicine






27. 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






28. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






29. 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






30. 10






31. 'great work'






32. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






33. 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






34. Goddess of love






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






36. 100






37. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






38. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






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






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






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






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






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. 1






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






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






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






48. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






50. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)







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