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Classical Literacy
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1. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
ad infinitum
in loco parentis
Etruscans
agenda
2. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Carthage
iota
3. 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
Cyclops
mores
Pax Romana
sine qua non
4. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
laurels
veni & vidi & vici
Tiber
P.S./post scriptum
5. 'After death'
Circus Maximus
i.e./id est
post mortem
Athena/Minerva
6. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Pax Romana
Hydra
Parthenon
M (Roman numeral)
7. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
i.e./id est
sine qua non
post mortem
magnum opus
8. 'Always prepared'
Caesar
Hades/Pluto
persona non grata
semper paratus
9. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
pro tempore
jovial
Perseus & Medusa
Palatine Hill
10. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Romulus and Remus
Ge/Gaea
Styx
Carthage
11. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Pegasus
ex officio
the Odyssey
puerile
12. 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
Ares/Mars
Pegasus
mosaic
Pandora
13. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Hera/Juno
persona non grata
the furies
Delphic Oracle
14. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Hades/Pluto
L (Roman numeral)
Parthenon
A.D./anno Domini
15. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
quid pro quo
Aegean Sea
Mt. Parnassus
lapsus linguae
16. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
Aphrodite/Venus
tempus fugit
Hades/Pluto
finis
17. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
Orpheus & Eurydice
Golden Fleece
Prometheus
labyrinth
18. 'per year'
Atlas
Helen
per annum
valedictorian
19. 'beware of the dog'
Penelope
labor vincit omnia
N.B./nota bene
cave canem
20. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
Theseus
aqueduct
Charon
D (Roman numeral)
21. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god
Hercules/Heracles
Punic Wars
Perseus & Medusa
Excelsior!
22. 'beware of the dog'
cave canem
Atlas
D (Roman numeral)
Mt. Olympus
23. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times
labyrinth
vice versa
Hector
A.M./ante meridiem
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)
aqueduct
Gorgons
V (Roman numeral)
Eros/Cupid
25. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
consul
Hermes/Mercury
Styx
Nike/Victoria
26. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
tribune
satyr
the Odyssey
Sparta
27. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
X (Roman numeral)
vs./versus
Odysseus/Ulysses
polytheism
28. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
in loco parentis
Sicily
ex libris
carpe diem
29. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
the Fates
polytheism
ambrosia and nectar
muses
30. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
Ides of March
ex libris
Romulus and Remus
Daedalus
31. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Medea
Apollo/Apollo
P.M./post meridiem
summa cum laude
32. 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
finis
per capita
the furies
Paris
33. 500
Ithaca
Styx
Hercules/Heracles
D (Roman numeral)
34. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times
Athena/Minerva
sedentary
Hector
per capita
35. 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
cave canem
quid pro quo
et tu & Brute?
36. The technical biological term for the human species
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37. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Athens/Acropolis
agenda
Uranus
Tiber
38. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
A.D./anno Domini
Palatine Hill
Elysian Fields/Elysium
in memoriam
39. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
Pantheon
Daedalus
Zeus/Jupiter
sub rosa
40. After midday/noon
veto
ad nauseam
toga
P.M./post meridiem
41. 1000
Hector
Uranus
M (Roman numeral)
sic semper tyrannis
42. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
Prometheus
e.g./exempli gratia
Hercules/Heracles
valedictorian
43. 'in memory of'
Tiber
per diem
Hercules/Heracles
in memoriam
44. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
veni & vidi & vici
Hermes/Mercury
status quo
via
45. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
muses
Hestia/Vesta
et tu & Brute?
Troy
46. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
D (Roman numeral)
Saturnalia
Zeus/Jupiter
terra incognita
47. 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)
Augustus
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Athena/Minerva
Gorgons
48. 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
agenda
marathon
mentor
the Fates
49. '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.
sic semper tyrannis
in memoriam
Prometheus
consul
50. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Sisyphus
ad infinitum
summa cum laude
Mt. Parnassus
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