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Classical 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
Augustus
Parthenon
Paris
muses
2. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Augustus
Cronus/Saturn
vs./versus
Theseus
3. 500
Tartarus
ad nauseam
Spartacus
D (Roman numeral)
4. 'Work conquers all'
V (Roman numeral)
labor vincit omnia
ambrosia and nectar
Pantheon
5. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
consul
ex libris
ego
terra incognita
6. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
vice versa
Tantalus
Athena/Minerva
Hades/Pluto
7. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
Ariadne
Spartacus
in loco parentis
ambrosia and nectar
8. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
Prometheus
Nike/Victoria
atrium
mentor
9. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
terra firma
Athens/Acropolis
iota
Iliad
10. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
muses
I (Roman numeral)
Romulus and Remus
plebeian
11. 'in memory of'
Prometheus
Iliad
in memoriam
Orpheus & Eurydice
12. 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
Dionysus/Bacchus
Cyclops
Artemis/Diana
p.o./ per os
13. The technical biological term for the human species
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14. Home of the Greek gods
Hestia/Vesta
Mt. Olympus
Cerberus
Cyclops
15. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Mt. Vesuvius
consul
e.g./exempli gratia
Parthenon
16. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
Pax Romana
Pegasus
toga
carpe diem
17. 'And others'
agenda
et al./ et alii
Artemis/Diana
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
18. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
finis
Charon
Hector
19. 5
V (Roman numeral)
P.S./post scriptum
lapsus linguae
Jason
20. 'The state in which'
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
labyrinth
puerile
status quo
21. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
polytheism
Dionysus/Bacchus
Punic Wars
e.g./exempli gratia
22. 10
Theseus
aqueduct
X (Roman numeral)
Pandora
23. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing
p.o./ per os
Uranus
Hermes/Mercury
et tu & Brute?
24. 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)
Ides of March
tribune
Ares/Mars
Gorgons
25. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Apollo/Apollo
pro tempore
persona non grata
sic transit gloria mundi
26. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Prometheus
Carthage
Pompeii
Ge/Gaea
27. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
N.B./nota bene
Odysseus/Ulysses
Eros/Cupid
Theseus
28. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Augustus
Saturnalia
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Daedalus
29. 500
aqueduct
terra incognita
D (Roman numeral)
Trojan Horse
30. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
agora/forum
Hestia/Vesta
semper fidelis
mores
31. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Demeter/Ceres
agenda
consul
paterfamilias
32. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Punic Wars
Hermes/Mercury
Spartacus
et tu & Brute?
33. 'unknown land'
Hephaestus/Vulcan
papyrus
Pandora
terra incognita
34. 10
fasces
Augustus
mellifluous
X (Roman numeral)
35. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
ad nauseam
Achilles' heel
Parthenon
magnanimous
36. 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
Chaos
the Fates
Tantalus
Achilles' heel
37. 'beware of the dog'
cave canem
Hydra
Hermes/Mercury
labor vincit omnia
38. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
Colosseum
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
per capita
patrician
39. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
vs./versus
Ge/Gaea
Trojan Horse
sine qua non
40. 'seize the day'
Nike/Victoria
mores
carpe diem
sub poena
41. 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.
Pantheon
marathon
SPQR
Ge/Gaea
42. 'note well' i.e. take note
carpe diem
Hannibal
N.B./nota bene
Tiber
43. Goddess of the hearth
semper fidelis
Hestia/Vesta
mores
laurels
44. Home of the Greek gods
Charon
in toto
I (Roman numeral)
Mt. Olympus
45. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
papyrus
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Sparta
Ge/Gaea
46. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
Ariadne
veto
errare humanum est
jovial
47. 'The end'
finis
rara avis
vs./versus
status quo
48. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a
X (Roman numeral)
Spartacus
Demeter/Ceres
Trojan Horse
49. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Golden Fleece
laurels
Ides of March
Colosseum
50. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
Dionysus/Bacchus
Ge/Gaea
Delphic Oracle
sic transit gloria mundi
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