Lost Tools of Learning
I am the structure of learning used by the ancient Greeks (and HCA).
What is the Trivium?
Who is Aeschylus?
I was born in Thebes but adopted by royalty in Corinth.
Who is Oedipus?
I (usually) represent the townspeople or the "conscience" of the Greek play.
What is the Chorus?
I was a stoic who really struggled with joining the movement against Julius Caesar.
Who is Brutus?
I am the MIDDLE LEVEL of the classical education structure, the stage also called "Pert."
What is the Logic stage?
I was away for a long time, but I was killed when I returned home.
Who is Agamemnon?
I was the blind prophet who knew the 411 about Oedipus.
Who is Tiresius?
I was the author of The Theban Trilogy (Oedipus & Co.)
Who is Sophocles?
I could be compared to a cat: my philosophy was "me, me, me" and "pleasure, fun, now."
What is an Epicurean?
I am a type of thinking not often taught in public education.
What is critical thinking?
I was cursed by Apollo to see the future (and the evils of the past).
Who is Cassandra?
I was a godless mom (and wife) who killed myself.
Who is Jocasta?
Who is Thespis?
I started my LONG journey home on an island.
Who is Odysseus?
I am the author of the essay "Lost Tools of Learning."
Who is Dorothy Sayers?
When I rolled out the "red carpet," it was not a warm welcome.
Who is Clytemnestra?
I was the problem Thebes was facing when the story began.
What is the plague?
I am the only town whose plays have survived from ancient times.
What is Athens?
I was the god or goddess who championed the long journey of the world's most famous traveler.
Who is Athena?
I am the other name for the Grammar stage of classical education (think bird).
What is Poll-Parrot?
I was sacrificed to the gods by my father to gain a safe journey to Troy.
Who is Iphigenia (Agamemnon's daughter)?
I am a major theme of Oedipus the King, and am referred to both spiritually and physically.
What is blindness?
I was the Greek god whose worship started the theater movement.
Who is Dionysus?
I was the father of the soldier-eating monster with one eye, so when he was blinded, I was enraged.
Who is Poseidon?