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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






2. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






3. Home of the Greek gods






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






5. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






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






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






8. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






9. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






10. After midday/noon






11. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






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






13. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






14. '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






15. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






17. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






18. 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






19. Goddess of love






20. 'I'






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






22. Writing after the body of a letter






23. 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






24. The technical biological term for the human species

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






26. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






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






28. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






29. Goddess of wisdom






30. 'The other way around'






31. 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






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






33. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama






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






35. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.






36. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






37. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






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






39. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






40. '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






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






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






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






44. The male head of a Roman family






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






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






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






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






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






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