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Classical Literacy
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1. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
Hector
puerile
Medea
A.D./anno Domini
2. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
Hera/Juno
Athena/Minerva
Chaos
I (Roman numeral)
3. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Hades/Pluto
Hermes/Mercury
Hephaestus/Vulcan
finis
4. 5
Styx
labor vincit omnia
V (Roman numeral)
magnum opus
5. 1
Achilles' heel
Romulus and Remus
I (Roman numeral)
magnanimous
6. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
lapsus linguae
P.S./post scriptum
Ge/Gaea
verbatim
7. 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')
Poseidon/Neptune
rostra
per annum
Hermes/Mercury
8. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
terra incognita
Medea
Pandora
marathon
9. 10
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
cave canem
per capita
X (Roman numeral)
10. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Atlas
sedentary
et al./ et alii
cornucopia
11. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
ad nauseam
ego
aqueduct
sic transit gloria mundi
12. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
Jove
Zeus/Jupiter
Charon
Mt. Olympus
13. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
vice versa
D (Roman numeral)
p.o./ per os
Delphic Oracle
14. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
patrician
Artemis/Diana
A.M./ante meridiem
labyrinth
15. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
epic
per diem
iota
semper fidelis
16. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Hector
Cerberus
pontifex maximus
Circus Maximus
17. 'Time flies/flees'
Saturnalia
Chaos
tempus fugit
L (Roman numeral)
18. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
the Odyssey
Nike/Victoria
Athena/Minerva
Penelope
19. 50
N.B./nota bene
L (Roman numeral)
lapsus linguae
rostra
20. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
Achilles' heel
terra firma
finis
i.e./id est
21. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position
A.M./ante meridiem
Mt. Vesuvius
ex officio
apple of discord
22. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
etc./et cetera
Saturnalia
Excelsior!
Troy
23. 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
Hades/Pluto
pax vobiscum
apple of discord
consul
24. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
Priam
e pluribus unum
valedictorian
the Odyssey
25. 5
atrium
Medea
Helen
V (Roman numeral)
26. River that runs through the city of Rome
quid pro quo
via
status quo
Tiber
27. 'great work'
jovial
magnum opus
muses
apple of discord
28. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
semper fidelis
mea culpa
Minotaur
agora/forum
29. 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
Chaos
Helen
Achilles' heel
mores
30. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
via
mores
Ge/Gaea
Pompeii
31. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
rara avis
Golden Fleece
Athens/Acropolis
Penelope
32. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
mosaic
Trojan Horse
Cerberus
Delphic Oracle
33. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
cave canem
quid pro quo
atrium
satyr
34. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
satyr
Mt. Olympus
pontifex maximus
Cerberus
35. 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)
Spartacus
Pompeii
Orpheus & Eurydice
Gorgons
36. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Pegasus
persona non grata
Medea
et al./ et alii
37. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
ambrosia and nectar
et al./ et alii
Eros/Cupid
the Odyssey
38. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
plebeian
sedentary
mentor
persona non grata
39. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
i.e./id est
Carthage
status quo
sic transit gloria mundi
40. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
summa cum laude
Athens/Acropolis
Hydra
Ides of March
41. 1000
Helen
M (Roman numeral)
vice versa
pontifex maximus
42. 'All-knowing'
Demeter/Ceres
via
Colosseum
omniscient
43. 'firm ground/solid earth'
persona non grata
terra firma
Augustus
omniscient
44. Goddess of the hearth
Hades/Pluto
Hestia/Vesta
vice versa
Cyclops
45. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
Spartacus
per annum
Circus Maximus
jovial
46. 100
C (Roman numeral)
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Sisyphus
e.g./exempli gratia
47. 'per head' 'per person'
Minotaur
per capita
persona non grata
post mortem
48. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Chaos
Pan
cave canem
A.M./ante meridiem
49. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
carpe diem
Persephone/Proserpina
vice versa
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
50. 'A slip of the tongue'
lapsus linguae
Carthage
Athens/Acropolis
Parthenon
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