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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 50






2. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






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






4. 'peace be with you'






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

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6. Market place/business center






7. The river surrounding the Underworld






8. 'All-knowing'






9. 5






10. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






11. 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






12. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






13. 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






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






15. 'The state in which'






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






17. 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






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






19. After midday/noon






20. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






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






22. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






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






24. 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






25. 'per day'






26. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






27. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






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






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






31. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






32. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






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






34. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






35. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






36. 'for the time being' - temporary






37. Home of the Greek gods






38. 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






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






40. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






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






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






44. 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






45. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






46. '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






47. 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






48. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






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






50. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)