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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






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






3. 500






4. 'Work conquers all'






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






6. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






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






9. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






11. 'in memory of'






12. 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






13. The technical biological term for the human species

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14. Home of the Greek gods






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






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






17. 'And others'






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






19. 5






20. 'The state in which'






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






22. 10






23. '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






24. 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)






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






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






27. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






29. 500






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






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






32. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






33. 'unknown land'






34. 10






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






36. 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






37. 'beware of the dog'






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






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






40. 'seize the day'






41. 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.






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






43. Goddess of the hearth






44. Home of the Greek gods






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






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






47. 'The end'






48. 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






49. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






50. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones







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