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Saturnia nonnumquam vocatur : uxor et soror Iovis.

quis est Iuno?

100
This is the Latin word for the back or stern of a ship.
What is 'puppis'?
100
'magno misceri murmure' is an example of this device.
What is alliteration and/or onomatopoeia?
100

This was the number (in Latin) of stags slain by Aeneas.

What is 'septem'?

100

This is a combination of 2 vowels pronounced as one syllable.

What is a diphthong?

200

est rex qui ventos in carcere tenet.

quis est Aeolus?

200

This is the Latin word for 'bee'?

What is 'apes'?

200
immitis Achilles (ungentle Achillies) is an example of this type of understatement.
What is 'litotes'?
200
A lesser god of the sea, he is one of Neptune's minions.
Who is Triton?
200

This is a foot made of one long syllable followed by 2 short syllables.

What is a dactyl?

300
regina Carthaginis est.
quis est Dido?
300
This is a Latin word for the front part of a ship.
What is 'prora'?
300
If you substitue the name 'Ceres' for the word 'grain' you are using this device.
What is metonymy?
300
Aeneas and his men set sail from this island before they were blown off course and landed in Libya.
What is Sicily?
300

Harrius Potter utebatur hoc incantamento ut inimicos exarmaret.

quid est 'expelliarmus'?

400

Est dea et soror Apollinis.

quis est Diana?

400

This is the Latin word for 'stag' or 'deer'.

Quid est 'cervus'?

400
If a captain says that he needs 'all hands on deck', he is using this device.
What is synecdoche?
400

A pair of famous sea monsters known for wrecking ships sailing through their narrow straits.

Who are Scylla and Charybdis?

400

these are 5 of the 7 letters considered 'mutes'

What is 'b,c,d,f,g,p,t'?

500
est 'fidus' amicus Aeneae.
quis est Achates?
500

These are 2 synonyms of the Latin word 'mare'?

What are 'aequor', 'pontus', 'pelagus', 'altum'?

500

This is a type of interlocking word order: ABAB

What is synchysis?

500
This is the name of the storm-bringing east wind.
What is Eurus?
500

In Latin this popular movie would probably be called 'omnia, ubique, simul'.

What is 'Everything, Everywhere, All at Once'?