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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






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






3. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






4. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






5. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






6. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






8. 'per head' 'per person'






9. 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






10. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






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






12. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






13. 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






14. 'beware of the dog'






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






16. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






18. 'in memory of'






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. 'in memory of'






24. 'peace be with you'






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






26. 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)






27. 'The state in which'






28. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






29. Writing after the body of a letter






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 'for the time being' - temporary






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






38. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






39. 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






40. 'seize the day'






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






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






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






44. 10






45. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






46. 5






47. 'Word for word'






48. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






49. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






50. 500