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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
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1. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






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






3. 'The state in which'






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






5. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






6. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






7. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama






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






9. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






10. God of the sea






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






12. 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






13. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






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






15. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






16. '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






17. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






18. 10






19. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






20. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






21. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






22. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






23. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






24. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






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






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






27. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






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






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






30. 'seize the day'






31. Goddess of love






32. 5






33. 'The other way around'






34. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






35. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






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






38. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






39. 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






40. Goddess of victory






41. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






42. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






43. 'All-knowing'






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






45. 'The end'






46. 'Work conquers all'






47. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






48. The male head of a Roman family






49. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






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