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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






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






3. 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.






4. 'Time flies/flees'






5. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






6. 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






7. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






8. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






10. 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






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






12. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






14. '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






15. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






16. 'seize the day'






17. 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






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






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






20. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






21. 'Word for word'






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






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






24. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






25. 'Work conquers all'






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






27. 'for the time being' - temporary






28. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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

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






31. Writing after the body of a letter






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






33. God of war






34. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






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






36. 50






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






38. 'Work conquers all'






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






40. 100






41. 10






42. 1






43. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






44. The norms or values of a society






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






46. 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






47. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






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






49. 50






50. 'beware of the dog'







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