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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






2. 'Word for word'






3. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






4. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






5. The male head of a Roman family






6. The male head of a Roman family






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






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






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






10. Goddess of victory






11. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






12. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






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

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14. Goddess of wisdom






15. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






20. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






21. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






23. 1






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






25. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War






26. 'A slip of the tongue'






27. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






28. 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






29. 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.






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






31. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






33. 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






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






35. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






36. 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






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






38. God of war






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






40. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






41. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






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






43. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






45. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






46. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






47. 'per day'






48. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






49. 5






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