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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Goddess of love






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






3. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






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






5. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






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






7. '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






8. 500






9. 'for the time being' - temporary






10. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






12. 1






13. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






14. 'great work'






15. 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)






16. 50






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






18. 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)






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






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






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






22. 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






23. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






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






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






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






27. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






28. The river surrounding the Underworld






29. 'Word for word'






30. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






31. 'This for that &' a fair trade






32. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






33. 'per year'






34. 'All-knowing'






35. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






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






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






38. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






39. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






40. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






41. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






42. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






43. 1000






44. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






49. Home of the Greek gods






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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