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Classical Literacy

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






2. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






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






5. 'All-knowing'






6. 'unknown land'






7. 'per day'






8. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






10. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






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. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






21. 50






22. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






23. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






24. 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






25. The male head of a Roman family






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






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






28. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






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






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






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






33. Market place/business center






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






35. 'A slip of the tongue'






36. 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






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






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






39. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






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






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






43. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






44. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






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






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






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






48. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






49. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






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







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