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Classical Literacy
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1. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
sine qua non
Mt. Parnassus
Saturnalia
M (Roman numeral)
2. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
D (Roman numeral)
Uranus
Prometheus
cave canem
3. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
Cronus/Saturn
Helen
Hera/Juno
vs./versus
4. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
ad nauseam
Arachne
Mt. Parnassus
L (Roman numeral)
5. The male head of a Roman family
paterfamilias
Apollo/Apollo
A.D./anno Domini
ambrosia and nectar
6. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
rara avis
Mt. Parnassus
et tu & Brute?
the Fates
7. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
Sicily
Prometheus
Ides of March
i.e./id est
8. 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
in memoriam
tempus fugit
Hannibal
P.M./post meridiem
9. Goddess of the hearth
the furies
Hestia/Vesta
Hephaestus/Vulcan
via
10. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
mosaic
puerile
Hestia/Vesta
verbatim
11. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
per annum
Tartarus
Arachne
Punic Wars
12. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Hades/Pluto
Hermes/Mercury
Cerberus
Punic Wars
13. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Athena/Minerva
Jason
pontifex maximus
Demeter/Ceres
14. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church
semper paratus
pontifex maximus
Romulus and Remus
per diem
15. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
I (Roman numeral)
Parthenon
Troy
Etruscans
16. 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')
aqueduct
Spartacus
Pantheon
rostra
17. 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
valedictorian
Paris
the Odyssey
ego
18. Goddess of wisdom
cornucopia
Athena/Minerva
omniscient
et tu & Brute?
19. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Pan
Pandora
ad infinitum
magnanimous
20. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
via
Icarus & Daedalus
Artemis/Diana
Iliad
21. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
P.M./post meridiem
Saturnalia
omniscient
Charon
22. 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
Ares/Mars
Carthage
Athens/Acropolis
Iliad
23. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
e pluribus unum
mentor
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Chaos
24. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
P.M./post meridiem
Punic Wars
Athena/Minerva
in toto
25. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
Perseus & Medusa
C (Roman numeral)
Jove
Parthenon
26. 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
laurels
cave canem
Artemis/Diana
Perseus & Medusa
27. 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.
A.M./ante meridiem
Demeter/Ceres
marathon
Iliad
28. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Hestia/Vesta
polytheism
tempus fugit
Medea
29. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Pax Romana
verbatim
Romulus and Remus
A.M./ante meridiem
30. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
Aegean Sea
Etruscans
Mt. Parnassus
veto
31. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
sub rosa
Sicily
Palatine Hill
Saturnalia
32. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
P.M./post meridiem
apple of discord
Persephone/Proserpina
Arachne
33. 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
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Paris
iota
puerile
34. 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)
laurels
Pandora
Gorgons
Troy
35. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
Pegasus
Pompeii
magnum opus
Zeus/Jupiter
36. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
the furies
lapsus linguae
Circus Maximus
ambrosia and nectar
37. 'Always prepared'
semper paratus
Iliad
polytheism
Achilles' heel
38. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
agenda
Circus Maximus
puerile
the furies
39. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
Demeter/Ceres
satyr
Jove
Hydra
40. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
semper fidelis
Pegasus
Augustus
terra incognita
41. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
ambrosia and nectar
Punic Wars
Saturnalia
Persephone/Proserpina
42. 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
apple of discord
toga
magnum opus
Hestia/Vesta
43. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
Hephaestus/Vulcan
carpe diem
Mt. Parnassus
Colosseum
44. 1
Pompeii
pro tempore
I (Roman numeral)
Jove
45. 50
L (Roman numeral)
Pax Romana
terra incognita
SPQR
46. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
the Odyssey
polytheism
Iliad
plebeian
47. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Chaos
in toto
Chaos
48. 100
C (Roman numeral)
Sicily
tempus fugit
Odysseus/Ulysses
49. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
Persephone/Proserpina
toga
Zeus/Jupiter
cave canem
50. 'note well' i.e. take note
Athens/Acropolis
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
N.B./nota bene
valedictorian
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