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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'And others'






2. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






3. After midday/noon






4. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






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






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






7. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






8. 10






9. Goddess of love






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






11. 100






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






13. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






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






15. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






16. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






17. 'Time flies/flees'






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






19. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.






20. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






21. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






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






23. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






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






25. The norms or values of a society






26. 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






27. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






28. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






29. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






30. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






31. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






32. 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






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






34. 1






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






36. 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






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






38. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






39. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






40. 'Always prepared'






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






42. 'Always prepared'






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






44. 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')






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






46. Doctor of medicine






47. 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






48. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






49. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






50. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court







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