Classical lit Quarter 3 Flashcards
god who granted midas his wish
Bacchus
guardians of the sacred flame
vestal virgins
unique, an entity unto itself
sui generis
trojan princess who was never believed
cassandra
in absence
in absentia
even you Brutus? epitome of betrayal
et tu brute?
woman with snake hair whose look turned people to stone
Medusa
king of crete who kept the minotaur locked up
minos
god who cursed cassandra
apollo
kills the minotaur
Theseus
sailors of the Argo
argonauts
maze like structure that housed the minotaur
labyrinth
female graduate of a school
alumna
main temple in rome dedicated to all gods
pantheon
speaker’s platform in the forum
rostra
roman politician and enemy of caesar
pompey
master craftsman who made the labyrinth
daedalus
in the place of a parent
in loco parentis
beware of this day, beware of what may come
beware the ides of march
totally, entirely
in toto
most ornate type of column
corinthian
raped cassandra at the temple of athena
Ajax
symbol of power and authority
fasces
group of people prosecuted by diocletian
christians
basic column
doric
goddess of hearth and home
vesta
farmer/citizen, model of roman virtue, called from plow to lead army
cincinnatus
roman emperor responsible for dividing empire into East and West
diocletian
general agreement among members
consensus
half man, half bull, lived in labyrinth
minotaur
man with the golden touch
midas
woman abducted by zeus in the form of a white bull
Europa
artificial device that solves the plot of the story
deus ex machina
all of gaul is divided into
three parts
son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun
Icarus
Not of sound mind
Non compos mentis
Order of column with scrolls on the sides
Ionic
Into the midst of things
In medias res
For this purpose
Ad hoc
Much in something small
Multum im parvo
Male graduate of a school
Alumnus
