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Classical Literacy
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1. Goddess of love
Pantheon
sedentary
terra incognita
Aphrodite/Venus
2. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
in toto
pontifex maximus
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
atrium
3. 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
sub rosa
Hydra
Jove
patrician
4. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Sisyphus
fasces
Pegasus
Achilles' heel
5. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
terra incognita
satyr
Pax Romana
6. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
ambrosia and nectar
Nike/Victoria
sic transit gloria mundi
Caesar
7. '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
valedictorian
Caesar
Styx
Atlas
8. 500
semper fidelis
sub rosa
D (Roman numeral)
Sparta
9. 'for the time being' - temporary
pro tempore
veni & vidi & vici
Pax Romana
Charon
10. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
C (Roman numeral)
Augustus
Iliad
Delphic Oracle
11. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
D (Roman numeral)
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
M (Roman numeral)
Penelope
12. 1
I (Roman numeral)
Ares/Mars
semper fidelis
Tantalus
13. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Pegasus
e.g./exempli gratia
Colosseum
A.M./ante meridiem
14. 'great work'
Poseidon/Neptune
magnum opus
Saturnalia
Pegasus
15. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)
Priam
X (Roman numeral)
X (Roman numeral)
Hydra
16. 50
Spartacus
L (Roman numeral)
cornucopia
Aphrodite/Venus
17. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Odysseus/Ulysses
Icarus & Daedalus
sic semper tyrannis
epic
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)
the Odyssey
Gorgons
Sicily
Perseus & Medusa
19. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
veni & vidi & vici
atrium
Sicily
patrician
20. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Hermes/Mercury
Ares/Mars
Hades/Pluto
Sicily
21. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
A.D./anno Domini
mentor
the Odyssey
puerile
22. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her
sic transit gloria mundi
Cerberus
Paris
Spartacus
23. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
apple of discord
Hannibal
Sparta
Poseidon/Neptune
24. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
terra incognita
Charon
Delphic Oracle
ad nauseam
25. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
agora/forum
in loco parentis
L (Roman numeral)
Pegasus
26. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Daedalus
mea culpa
Athens/Acropolis
Atlas
27. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Aegean Sea
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Theseus
Colosseum
28. The river surrounding the Underworld
Cyclops
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Troy
Styx
29. 'Word for word'
fasces
verbatim
Aegean Sea
etc./et cetera
30. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Pantheon
mosaic
rostra
C (Roman numeral)
31. 'This for that &' a fair trade
omniscient
Persephone/Proserpina
Chaos
quid pro quo
32. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
semper paratus
consul
Pegasus
veto
33. 'per year'
Ge/Gaea
Aphrodite/Venus
per annum
Hermes/Mercury
34. 'All-knowing'
plebeian
toga
ad nauseam
omniscient
35. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
summa cum laude
Pegasus
Persephone/Proserpina
Pax Romana
36. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
et al./ et alii
rara avis
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
pax vobiscum
37. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
Aphrodite/Venus
terra firma
p.o./ per os
Golden Fleece
38. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
Zeus/Jupiter
labyrinth
SPQR
ex officio
39. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
Golden Fleece
etc./et cetera
Romulus and Remus
A.D./anno Domini
40. 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
carpe diem
the Fates
L (Roman numeral)
Pax Romana
41. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
Perseus & Medusa
e.g./exempli gratia
Theseus
quid pro quo
42. 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
quid pro quo
SPQR
Priam
Icarus & Daedalus
43. 1000
M (Roman numeral)
atrium
mentor
magnanimous
44. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Ithaca
polytheism
Cronus/Saturn
vs./versus
45. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
etc./et cetera
post mortem
valedictorian
mea culpa
46. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her
ex libris
Paris
fasces
Apollo/Apollo
47. 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
Pompeii
apple of discord
Tiber
semper fidelis
48. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
P.M./post meridiem
fresco
veni & vidi & vici
via
49. Home of the Greek gods
tempus fugit
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
the Odyssey
Mt. Olympus
50. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
in toto
Achilles' heel
Tiber
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