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Classical Literacy
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1. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
atrium
sedentary
labyrinth
Cyclops
2. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
Athena/Minerva
papyrus
Perseus & Medusa
X (Roman numeral)
3. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
V (Roman numeral)
Styx
Spartacus
mentor
4. Goddess of the hunt
P.M./post meridiem
via
in memoriam
Artemis/Diana
5. 'note well' i.e. take note
Tantalus
Palatine Hill
N.B./nota bene
X (Roman numeral)
6. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
semper paratus
semper fidelis
Aegean Sea
omniscient
7. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Prometheus
Augustus
ex officio
marathon
8. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
mentor
Sicily
puerile
Styx
9. 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
fasces
sub rosa
sub poena
Hercules/Heracles
10. Goddess of love
Iliad
Hannibal
Aphrodite/Venus
veni & vidi & vici
11. 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
Zeus/Jupiter
Hector
Romulus and Remus
Caesar
12. 'Always prepared'
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
semper paratus
vs./versus
ad nauseam
13. 'And others'
ad infinitum
ego
iota
et al./ et alii
14. Doctor of medicine
the Odyssey
fasces
Zeus/Jupiter
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
15. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
semper paratus
fresco
Carthage
Augustus
16. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Persephone/Proserpina
sedentary
Delphic Oracle
Ides of March
17. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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18. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Cronus/Saturn
Sicily
Pantheon
C (Roman numeral)
19. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
sub poena
labyrinth
magnanimous
laurels
20. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
semper paratus
fasces
Eros/Cupid
Pegasus
21. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus
the Odyssey
ex libris
Etruscans
Cyclops
22. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
in loco parentis
post mortem
Athena/Minerva
plebeian
23. 'Time flies/flees'
A.D./anno Domini
tempus fugit
jovial
papyrus
24. 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
sine qua non
pontifex maximus
Sicily
Theseus
25. God of the sea
apple of discord
magnanimous
Poseidon/Neptune
quid pro quo
26. Doctor of medicine
N.B./nota bene
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Jove
C (Roman numeral)
27. 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
D (Roman numeral)
Cronus/Saturn
Sisyphus
Achilles' heel
28. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
Persephone/Proserpina
veni & vidi & vici
Homer
29. 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
Chaos
Athens/Acropolis
cornucopia
omniscient
30. 10
X (Roman numeral)
C (Roman numeral)
Paris
verbatim
31. 'great work'
Sisyphus
Prometheus
Persephone/Proserpina
magnum opus
32. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
Sisyphus
Trojan Horse
N.B./nota bene
Hades/Pluto
33. 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
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Punic Wars
Tantalus
Hercules/Heracles
34. Goddess of love
Saturnalia
Theseus
post mortem
Aphrodite/Venus
35. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
via
terra incognita
Cronus/Saturn
pontifex maximus
36. 100
sic transit gloria mundi
Jason
C (Roman numeral)
pro tempore
37. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Uranus
Aphrodite/Venus
lapsus linguae
pro tempore
38. 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
status quo
rostra
papyrus
the Odyssey
39. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
the furies
Artemis/Diana
et tu & Brute?
semper paratus
40. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Tiber
Sparta
ego
Carthage
41. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
Mt. Parnassus
valedictorian
sic transit gloria mundi
aqueduct
42. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
summa cum laude
Ge/Gaea
P.S./post scriptum
Athens/Acropolis
43. 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
labor vincit omnia
mea culpa
toga
Orpheus & Eurydice
44. 1
Delphic Oracle
Tantalus
Ides of March
I (Roman numeral)
45. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
Achilles' heel
in toto
Odysseus/Ulysses
fasces
46. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
polytheism
sub rosa
vice versa
summa cum laude
47. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
fresco
satyr
pro tempore
agora/forum
48. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Mt. Vesuvius
verbatim
terra firma
ex libris
49. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
L (Roman numeral)
mosaic
terra incognita
summa cum laude
50. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
Zeus/Jupiter
Aphrodite/Venus
jovial
Hydra
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