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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Goddess of love






2. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






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






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






5. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






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






7. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






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






9. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






10. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






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






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






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






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






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






16. Goddess of victory






17. 'per year'






18. 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






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. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






21. 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






22. 1000






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






24. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again






25. 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






26. Home of the Greek gods






27. 'great-souled & high-minded'






28. 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






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






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






31. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






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






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






35. '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






36. 50






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






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






39. 'The state in which'






40. 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






41. 'A slip of the tongue'






42. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






43. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






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






46. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






47. 'unknown land'






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






49. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






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