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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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1. 'Always prepared'






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






3. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






4. 'beware of the dog'






5. 'per year'






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






7. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






8. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






9. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.






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






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






12. 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






13. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






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






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






16. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






17. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






18. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






19. Goddess of love






20. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






21. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






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






23. 'great work'






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






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






26. Doctor of medicine






27. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.






28. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






29. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






30. God of war






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






32. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






33. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






34. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






35. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






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






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






38. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






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






40. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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41. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






42. After midday/noon






43. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






44. '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.






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 'Time flies/flees'







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