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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






2. 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






3. 1






4. The male head of a Roman family






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






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






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






8. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






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






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






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






12. 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)






13. God of the sea






14. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






15. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






16. 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






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






18. 'unknown land'






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






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






21. 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)






22. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






23. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






24. 'great work'






25. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






26. Goddess of victory






27. 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






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






29. 1000






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






31. 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






32. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






33. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






34. 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






35. 100






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






37. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






38. 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






39. 'Time flies/flees'






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






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






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






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






44. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






45. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






46. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






47. 'great work'






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






49. 500






50. 'Always prepared'