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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






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






3. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






4. Goddess of victory






5. God of war






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






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






8. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






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






10. 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.






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






12. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






13. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






14. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






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






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






18. 'And others'






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






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






22. Home of the Greek gods






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






24. 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






25. Goddess of the hunt






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






27. 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






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






29. 1






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






31. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus






32. 'Work conquers all'






33. 10






34. 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






35. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






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






37. 5






38. 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






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






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






41. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






42. 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






43. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






44. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






46. 50






47. The river surrounding the Underworld






48. 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






49. 5






50. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind







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