Classical Literacy Intro III
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CLASSICAL LITERACY INTRO III
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P.S./POST SCRIPTUMwriting after the body of a letter
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PANDORAout 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
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PANTHEONtemple in Rome dedicated to all
the Roman gods
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PAPYRUSa 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
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PARISwas 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
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PARTHENONtemple devoted to Athena; located
on the Acropolis of Athens
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PATERFAMILIASthe male-head of a Roman family
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PAX ROMANAthe 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of
Augustus
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PEGASUSwinged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after
Perseus cut off her head
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PENELOPEthe wife of Odysseus; a model of
faithfulness to one's husband
Penelope at the loom
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PERSEPHONE/PROSERPINAdaughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
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PERSEUS & MEDUSAPerseus killed Medusa the Gorgon
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POMPEIIa town on the western coast of
Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79
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POSEIDON/NEPTUNEgod of the sea
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POST MORTEM"after death"
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PROMETHEUStitan 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
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QUID PRO QUO"this for that," a fair trade
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ROMULUS AND REMUStwin brothers, raised by a wolf;
Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
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SEMPER FIDELIS"always faithful" - motto of the US
Marines
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SEMPER PARATUS"always prepared / ready“ – motto
of the US Coast Guard
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SPARTACUSgladiator who led an uprising of
slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
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STYXthe river surrounding the
Underworld
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SUB POENA"under penalty" - a written order for a person to come testify in
court
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SUMMA CUM LAUDE"with highest honors" - graduating from college in the highest grade
scale
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TANTALUSa king who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach, but the water and grapes pulled away
whenever he went to take drink or a bite
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TARTARUSthe Underworld; in early mythology, everyone went to Tartarus after they
died; in later mythology, only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
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TEMPUS FUGIT"time flies"
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TERRA FIRMA"firm ground/solid earth"
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TERRA INCOGNITA"unknown land"
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THESEUSAthenian prince who killed the
Minotaur
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TIBERthe river that runs through the city of
Rome
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TOGAthe garment that signified a Roman man's citizenship
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TROJAN HORSEA 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 gift of surrender). Those hidden Greeks waited until the Trojans had gone to bed, snuck out from the horse, opened the gates to Troy, and all the other Greek
soldiers came in and attacked Troy, winning the Trojan War.
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TROY
kingdom in Asia Minor that fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
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URANUSthe god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia, Mother Earth
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VALEDICTORIAN"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
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VENI, VIDI, VICI"I came, I saw, I conquered,"
famous words of Julius Caesar
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VETO"I refuse," used by the president of
the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
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VS./VERSUS"against", used to show who is up against whom in sports matches,
legal battles, etc
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ZEUS/JUPITERthe king of the gods; god of
thunder and lightning
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P.M./POST MERIDIEM"after midday," afternoon