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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 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






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






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






4. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






5. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






6. 'beware of the dog'






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






8. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.






9. 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






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






11. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






12. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






13. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 'And others'






23. 'Word for word'






24. 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






25. 'in memory of'






26. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






28. 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






29. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






30. Goddess of the hunt






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






32. God of war






33. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






34. 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






35. 'The end'






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






37. Doctor of medicine






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






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






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






41. Goddess of wisdom






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






43. 'unknown land'






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






45. 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






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






47. The technical biological term for the human species


48. 'in memory of'






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






50. 'note well' i.e. take note