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Classical Literacy

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






2. 'All-knowing'






3. 'per head' 'per person'






4. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






5. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






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






7. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






8. Goddess of wisdom






9. God of the sea






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






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






12. 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






13. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






14. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






15. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






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






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






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






19. 'per day'






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






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






22. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






23. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






24. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 5






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






33. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






39. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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

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






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






43. 'great-souled & high-minded'






44. 'for the time being' - temporary






45. 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






46. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






47. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






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






49. 1






50. 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