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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. '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






2. 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






3. 'Time flies/flees'






4. 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






5. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






6. 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.






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






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






9. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






10. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






11. 10






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 'beware of the dog'






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






19. The technical biological term for the human species

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






21. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






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






23. God of war






24. 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')






25. 500






26. 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






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






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






29. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






30. The male head of a Roman family






31. The norms or values of a society






32. 'firm ground/solid earth'






33. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a






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






35. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






36. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






37. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






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






47. 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






48. The norms or values of a society






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






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







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