Mythology Monday
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Ad infinitum
to infinity
What is the verbal form of venire in line 13?
infinitive
What is the case, number, and use of convivae in line 1?
nominative, plural, subject
was (verb)ing
Who killed Achilles?
Paris
Festina lente
Make haste slowly
What is the verbal form of ambulans?
present passive participle
What is the case, number, and use of haec in line 11?
accusative, plural, direct object
What is the name of the three-headed dog in the Underworld?
Cerberus
Who was the King of Sparta during the Iliad?
Menelaus
Persona non grata
a person who is not welcome
What is the person, number, tense, and voice of bibitur in line 7?
3rd, singular, present, passive
What is the case, number, and use of porcum in line 9?
accusative, singular, object of a preposition
What does festina lente mean?
Make haste slowly
What was the name of the giants that destroyed 11 of Odysseus' ships?
The Laestrygonians
Contendimus ad summa
We strive for the top, or, We march to death
What is the person, number, tense, and voice of dedicabitur in line 6?
3rd, singular, future, passive
"et circum porcum glires quos Aurelia emerat" (lines 9-10). What is the antecedent?
glires
What were the two paths Odysseus had to choose between in the Underworld?
Scylla and Charybdis
What famous phrase did Laocoon say?
"I trust not the Greeks, even bearing gifts!"
Ad astra per aspera
through the hardships to the stars
What is the person, number, tense, and voice of auferunt?
3rd, plural, present, active
What case does occurri take in line 15?
dative
Who sent the snakes to kill Laocoon?
Apollo