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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






2. Goddess of the hunt






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






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






5. 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






6. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






7. 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.






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






9. 'in memory of'






10. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






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






12. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






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






14. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)






15. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






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






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






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






19. 'The other way around'






20. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






21. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






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






23. 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)






24. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






25. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






26. 50






27. Doctor of medicine






28. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






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






30. 10






31. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






32. 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






33. 1






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






35. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






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






37. 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






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






39. 'unknown land'






40. Goddess of wisdom






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






42. 'per year'






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






44. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






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






46. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






47. 'firm ground/solid earth'






48. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






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






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