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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
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1. 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






2. 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)






3. 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






4. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






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






6. The norms or values of a society






7. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






8. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






9. 'for the time being' - temporary






10. 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






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






12. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






13. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






14. '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






15. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






16. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






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






18. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






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






20. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






22. 'note well' i.e. take note






23. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






24. The technical biological term for the human species

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25. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






26. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






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






28. 'All-knowing'






29. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






30. 5






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






32. 'peace be with you'






33. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






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






35. 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






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






37. Market place/business center






38. 'per year'






39. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






40. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






42. 'firm ground/solid earth'






43. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






45. 'Work conquers all'






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






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






48. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






49. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






50. 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