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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






2. 'Always prepared'






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






4. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






5. 'great work'






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






7. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






8. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






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






10. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






11. 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






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






13. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






15. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






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






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






18. 'After death'






19. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






20. 'seize the day'






21. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






22. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






23. 'The state in which'






24. River that runs through the city of Rome






25. Goddess of love






26. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






28. Home of the Greek gods






29. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






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






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






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






33. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






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






35. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 'The state in which'






41. 'Time flies/flees'






42. 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






43. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






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. Goddess of the hunt






46. 'I'






47. 'in memory of'






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






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






50. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome