Can you guess the Latin monster?
The English translation of the Latin monster:
sceletus
Quid est "skeleton"?
This man was cursed to continually roll a boulder up a hill.
Quid est "Sisyphus"?
This is the creature that Hercules took from the Underworld as one of his labors (but eventually returned).
Quid est "Cerberus"?
When a person died in Ancient Rome, the family would destroy all images of them to prevent their returning to haunt their relatives.
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Quid est "falsum"?
This Latin 1 verb gives us the English word "terrifying."
**try your best with spelling**
Quid est "terret/terreo"?
The English translation of the Latin monster:
versipellis
Quid est "werewolf"?
This man was cursed to never satisfy his hunger or thirst.
Quid est "Tantalus"?
Persephone/Proserpina ate this when she was kidnapped to the Underworld.
DOUBLE POINTS for the amount
Quid est "pomegranate"?
DOUBLE POINTS: 6 seeds
There was a certain group of Roman women who could be hired to mourn at a wealthy person's funeral.
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Quid est "verum"?
This Latin 1 word gives us the English word "cauldron."
Quid est "calidus"?
The English translation of the Latin monster:
draco
Quid est "dragon/serpent"?
This group that punishes the bad souls in the Underworld is made up of Allecto, Megara, and Tisiphone.
Quid est "the Furies"?
This is the region of the Underworld where average spirits spend their life (i.e. not great or terrible people).
Quid est "Fields of Asphodel"?
Mummies were common in Egypt during the Roman period, and they were often buried in pyramids.
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Quid est "falsum"?
In the English word "supernatural," "super" means this in Latin.
Quid est "above/over"?
The English translation of the Latin monster:
lemur
Quid est "(evil) ghost"?
This was the punishment for Theseus and Pirithous after they tried to kidnap Persephone/Proserpina.
Quid est "forced to sit forever on a chair in the Underworld"?
Both names of the brothers who spend half of their time in the Underworld and half of their time on Mt. Olympus.
DOUBLE POINTS: explanation of why
Quid est "Castor and Pollux"?
DOUBLE POINTS: one was mortal and the other was immortal but they decided to share
The origins of Halloween go back to Samhain, a Roman harvest festival celebrated on October 31st to honor the goddess Pomona.
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Quid est "falsum"?
The Romans did have a harvest festival for Pomona, but Samhain is Celtic.
This explains why October comes from the Latin word "octo" but it is the 10th month in the current calendar.
Quid est "Augustus Caesar added July and August"?
The English translation of the Latin monster:
striga
Quid est "witch"?
This was the punishment for the 49 Danaid sisters after they murdered their husbands.
Quid est "they had to try to gather water in leaking vessels"?
This river granted forgetfulness to spirits in the Underworld.
Quid est "the Lethe"?
When Julius Caesar's daughter Julia died, he spent a huge amount of money on public gladiatorial games.
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Quid est "verum"?
This is the Latin word, meaning, and explanation for the English derivative 'sinister'.
Quid est "sinistra means left and was considered a bad omen"?