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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






2. '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.






3. 'A slip of the tongue'






4. 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






5. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






6. Home of the Greek gods






7. 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






8. 'peace be with you'






9. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






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






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






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






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






14. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






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






16. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






17. 100






18. God of war






19. Goddess of wisdom






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






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






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






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






24. 50






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






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






27. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






28. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






29. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






31. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






32. 'Time flies/flees'






33. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






34. 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






35. After midday/noon






36. 10






37. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






38. 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)






39. 'per day'






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






41. 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






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






43. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a






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






45. Doctor of medicine






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






47. 1000






48. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






49. 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)






50. God of the sea