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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






2. 'The other way around'






3. 'peace be with you'






4. The norms or values of a society






5. 'beware of the dog'






6. 'seize the day'






7. 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






8. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






9. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 'After death'






21. 'per day'






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. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






24. 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






25. Goddess of love






26. '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






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






28. 'I'






29. 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.






30. Writing after the body of a letter






31. 'for the time being' - temporary






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

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






34. 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






35. 'Word for word'






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






37. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






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






40. '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






41. 50






42. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






43. 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)






44. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






45. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






46. Goddess of victory






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






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






49. 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






50. 'per head' 'per person'







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