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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






2. 'per head' 'per person'






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






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






5. 'Always prepared'






6. 'All-knowing'






7. 'Time flies/flees'






8. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






10. Goddess of victory






11. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






13. Goddess of the hunt






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






15. '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






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






17. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






18. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






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






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






21. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






22. 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






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






24. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






25. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






26. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






27. 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






28. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






29. After midday/noon






30. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






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






32. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church






33. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






34. 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)






35. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






36. After midday/noon






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






38. The male head of a Roman family






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






40. Goddess of the hearth






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






42. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






43. 'unknown land'






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






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






46. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






47. 'in memory of'






48. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






49. 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






50. 'Work conquers all'







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