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quis est?
misc.
vocabulary
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varia
100
Est canis ingens qui inferos custodit.
quis est Cerberus
100
The river on which the gods make their most binding oaths.
What is Styx?
100
One of the names of the god of the underworld.
What is Pluto or Dis?
100

'ferrum' is metonymy for this Latin noun commonly used by 'milites'.

What is a 'gladius' or 'ensis'?

100

Something that holds up a 'tectum'.

What is a 'murus'?

200
Est navita qui animas trans flumen vehit.
Quis est Charon
200

This was Aeneas' ticket into the underworld. Double the points if you can give the Latin!

What is the golden bough (ramus aureus)?

200
In Latin this is referred to by the proper nouns Erebus, Tartarus, and Orcus
What is the underworld?
200
Commonly found in Roman desserts was the ingredient 'mel', a word meaning this.
What is 'honey'?
200

On TV's the 'apprentice' Donald Trump became known for this catchphrase which could be rendered in Latin as 'dimissus es!'

What is 'You're fired!'

300
Est vates vel sacerdos quae Aeneam ad inferos ducit.
Quis est Sibylla?
300
Cerberus' necks bristle with these.
What are snakes (colubri)?
300
In Latin Charon's job title could be any of these three.
What is 'navita', 'portitor', 'gubernator'?
300
The Latin noun 'portitor' comes from this verb (Latin and English)
What is 'portare' (to carry)?
300

The 'spoils of Honor' (Latine) awarded to victorious generals under certain conditions.

Quid est 'spolia opima'?

400
Est uxor Plutonis. Graeci eam Persephonen vocant.
quis est Proserpina?
400
The souls of the unburied must linger on the shore for this many years (give the Latin).
What is 'centum'?
400
Vergil refers to some souls as 'inhumatae' which means this.
What is 'unburied'?
400
'puppis' is synecdoche for this common Latin noun.
What is 'navis'?
400

the 2 gates out of the underworld were made of these materials. Double the points if you can give the Latin!

What is horn and ivory? (cornea, eburnea)

500
Est gubernator mortuus cui Aeneas occurit in inferis
quis est Palinurus?
500
In the underworld Dido shuns Aeneas and rejoins this man, her former husband.
Who is Sychaeus?
500

Not Styx! This is the river of forgetfulness (oblivion!).

What is Lethe?

500
A snack for Cerberus. A small cake.
What is an 'offa'?
500

Prime real estate within the underworld: the place where heroes hang out.

Quid est Elysium?