Actaeon. A hunter, saw Artemis bathing She forbade him to speak and when he did… became a stag and was torn apart by wolves. ad astra per aspera. To the stars through difficulties. ad lib/ad libitum. at one’s pleasure. Adonis. god of beauty and desire in Greek myth - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Actaeon
ActaeonA hunter, saw Artemis bathingShe forbade him to speak and
when he didbecame a stag and was torn apart by wolves
1ad astra per asperaTo the stars through difficultiesad lib/ad
libitumat ones pleasureAdonisgod of beauty and desire in Greek
mythannually renewed, ever-young god of vegetationhis religion
belonged to womenloved by Aphrodite hunter
given to Persephone disguised as babyP fell in love, refused to
return himspent 1/3 of year with P, 2/3 with AphroditeKilled by
wild boar (Artemiss jealousy)AeolusGod of the windsHelped Odysseus
on voyage homeRefused help a second time, thinking him cursedHelped
Juno delay Aeneas by causing a stormaffidavitSworn statement of
facthe has declared upon fact medieval Latinone faces charges of
perjury if falseAgamemnonBrother of Menelaus, Helens husbandFather
of Orestes and ElectraKing of Mycenae (Argos)Commanded Greek forces
in Trojan War
Murdered upon return to Greece by wifes lover,
AegisthusClytemnestra?Alba LongaAncient city of Latiumsoutheast of
Rome in the Alban HillsDestroyed mid 7th-century BCE by RomeHead of
Latin LeagueRomulus and Remus descendants of royal
dynastyAmphitritesea goddesswife of Poseidonseals and dolphins her
offspringAndromacheWife of HectorWitnessed his gruesome death at
the hands of Achilles10AndromedaDaughter of King Cepheus and
CassiopeiaHad to sacrifice her, chained her to a rockPerseus saved
her from sea monster, married herars gratia artisArt for the sake
of artArt for arts sakears longa, vita brevisArt is lasting, life
is shortAtticaHistorical region of Greece (central) containing
AthenspeninsulaJuts into Aegean
Augean StablesStables owned by King AugeasHercules cleaned them,
5th laborflooded the Alpheus and Peneus to quickly and efficiently
clean themHadnt been cleaned in 30 years, 1000 cattleAugeas did not
fulfill promise of 1/10 of cattle Hercules killed himauguryWatching
the flight patterns of birds Interpreting those patterns as omens,
messages from the godsGroups/alone, sounds, direction, kind of
birdAugur= priestAve, MariaHail, MarybasilicaPublic building in
forumAlso buildings with religious purposesBeware the Greeksbearing
giftsspoken by Trojan priest, Lacoon.The Trojans did not
listenAthena sent serpents, killed him and 2 sonsSon of Priam and
Hecuba
caduceusStaff carried by HermesSymbol of commerce and
negotiationNot connected w/ medicine. Rod of Asclepius = 1 snake,
no wings
CalliopeMuse of eloquence and epic poetryOne of nine daughters
of Mnemosyne (nee MOZ i nee) and ZeusCalypsoDaughter of AtlasName =
to hideFell in love w/ Odysseus, offered him immortalityO. wanted
to go home, Zeus forced her to release him Cassandra1 of 12
daughters of Priam and Hecubagift of prophecy from Apollo; cursed
her w/ never being believedPredicted events that led to fall of
TroyCastor and PolluxTwin brothers, born of Leda and Jupiter
(swan)Brothers to HelenHastened to her rescue when Theseus and
Pirithous hauled her offCastor tamed horses; Pollux was a boxer
inseparableArgonautic expeditionCastor slain in war w/ Idas and
LynceusPollux ransomed his life for CastorsJupiter allowed them
life alternatelyConstellation of GeminiBattle of Lake
Regillus/Temple in Rome
Causa belliFor the sake of warCaveat emptor(Let the) buyer
bewarecensorTook head count in Rome to determine
taxationcf./conferTo comparechimericalExisting only as the product
of unchecked imagination; improbable; fantastically visionaryHead
of lion, body of goat, tail of dragon, breathed deadly fireChimeara
had terrorized Lycia until B. rode in on Peg. Killed
himCincinnatus520-430 BCEConsul in 460Dictator in 458 and 439Hero,
opponent of the plebsSon convicted and sentenced to death, he was
forced to live on a small farmCalled to Rome to serve as dictator
(6 mo. term) when war w/ Aequians, Sabines, and Volscii
arosePromptly resigned at end of conflict model of civic
virtueca./circaAround, used with datesCirceSorceress, daughter of
Helios. Turned Odysseus men into swineDid not work on OdysseusFell
in love with him and helped him on journey
Cleopatra VII69 Aug. 12, 31 BCLast pharaohPtolemy dynasty1 child
w/ Caesar, Caesarion3 children with Mark AntonyAligned w/ MA in 44
BCE to oppose Octavians rule Lost to Octavians forces at Battle of
ActiumBoth C and MA committed suicideCaesarion murdered at
Octavians orderEgypt = Roman province, AegyptusCogito ergo sumI
think therefore I amconcatenationA joining togetherHello, + World =
Hello, WorldString operation of computer programming, + is the
concatenation operatorCatena = chainConstantineEmperor, 306-337
CEHe and Licinius, co-emperor, issued Edict of Milan, 313religious
tolerance in Empire Imperial residence at Byzantium = New
RomePeople called it Constantinople, capital of Eastern Roman
Empire for over 1000 yearsFounder of E. Roman EmpireCorpus
delictiBody of crimeCrime must be proven to have happened before a
conviction of said crime can occurDuh?corrigendaSomething that must
be correctedcosmosOrderly, harmonious systemAntithesis of
chaosPythagoras the first philosopher to use the term in reference
to the universeCum grano salisWith a grain of saltCupid and
PsychePsyche made Aphrodite jealous.Venus ordered Eros, her son, to
punish her but he fell in love.Married her secretly, condition that
he only visit her in the darkshe discovered his identity, Aphrodite
punished herEventually forgiven and welcomes on Mt.
OlympusCurriculum vitaeCourse of lifeAka, a resumeDe
factoConcerning the factin practicePeople obeying a contract as
though there were a law enforcing itDe jureconcerning the lawin law
vs. in practicePractice may exist but may not necessarily be
followeddefenestrationThe act of being thrown out a
windowDemosthenesAthenian statesman and orator384-322 BCEOpposed
Macedons expansionAttacked Phillip II for plans for southern
expansionLeader of uprising against Alex the GreatCommitted suicide
to avoid being murdered by supporters of Antipater, Alexs
successorOne of 10 greatest Attic oratorsDeucalion and PyrrhaWarned
by father Prometheus that Zeus would punish mortals with a floodHe
and wife, P, built a huge shipRepopulated world by throwing stones
which formed new men and women
