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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






2. 'Time flies/flees'






3. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






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






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






6. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






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






8. 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






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






10. God of war






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






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






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






14. Writing after the body of a letter






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






16. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






17. 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






18. Goddess of victory






19. 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






20. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






21. 'for the time being' - temporary






22. Doctor of medicine






23. 'Work conquers all'






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






25. 50






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






27. 1






28. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






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






30. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






31. 'beware of the dog'






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






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






34. The male head of a Roman family






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






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






37. 'peace be with you'






38. '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






39. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






40. 500






41. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






42. 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






43. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






44. Writing after the body of a letter






45. 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')






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






47. 'And others'






48. 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






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






50. 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