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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'unknown land'






2. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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)






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






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






10. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 'great-souled & high-minded'






17. 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.






18. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






19. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






20. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






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






22. After midday/noon






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






24. 'great work'






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






26. Writing after the body of a letter






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






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






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






30. 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')






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






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






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






34. River that runs through the city of Rome






35. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






36. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






37. 'note well' i.e. take note






38. '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






39. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






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






41. 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)






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






43. God of the sea






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






45. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






46. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






47. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






49. 'The other way around'






50. The technical biological term for the human species

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