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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Goddess of the hunt






2. The male head of a Roman family






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






4. 'Always prepared'






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






6. 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






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






8. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






9. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






10. River that runs through the city of Rome






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Goddess of victory






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






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






18. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






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






20. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






21. The norms or values of a society






22. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






23. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






24. 'And others'






25. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






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






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






28. 'beware of the dog'






29. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






30. 'The other way around'






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






32. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






33. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.






34. The technical biological term for the human species

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






36. After midday/noon






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






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






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






47. 'in memory of'






48. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






49. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






50. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace







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