Myth
In Greek mythology, this Titan was punished by Zeus for giving fire to humanity, leading to the creation of humans and the theft of fire from the gods?
Who is Prometheus?
This ancient Roman structure served as a central meeting place for social, political, and commercial activities, and was often surrounded by shops and stalls?
What is the Forum?
This emperor famously declared himself a god and built a grand villa in the Bay of Naples.
Who is Nero?
This form of the subjunctive is employed in one of Kirtland Society's favorite phrases, "Eamus!"
What is the Hortatory Subjunctive?
What is the Davis Library?
This is the Egyptian god of the afterlife, responsible for judging the souls of the deceased and guiding them to their eternal resting place?
Who is Osiris?
This was the Roman term for the communal meal where guests reclined on couches, typically in a triclinium, and were served courses of food and wine by slaves or servants?
What is the Convivium
This Roman philosopher and statesman was known for his work "De Natura Deorum" and was a contemporary of Julius Caesar.
Who is Marcus Tullius Cicero?
This form of the ablative is used in the sentence "Periculum Kirtlandi est mirabile lusu!"
What is the ablative of specification or respect?
Meaning "It Grows as it Goes", this phrase is the state motto of New Mexico.
What is Crescit Eundo?
In Greco-Roman mythology, this figure is often considered a bridge between the mortal and divine realms, and is known for his role as the herald and messenger of the gods, as well as the conductor of souls to the afterlife?
Who is Hermes or Who is Mercury?
This term refers to the practice in ancient Rome where powerful individuals would distribute free food and entertainment to the populace in order to gain political favor and influence public opinion?
What is "Bread and Circuses" or "Panem et Circenses"?
This legal concept, developed during the Roman Republic, allowed a magistrate to temporarily suspend a person's legal rights.
What is Interdictio?
“Cement,” “chisel,” and “scissors” are all derived from this Latin verb.
What is caedo? (Meaning to cut or to kill.)
The present iteration of Kirtland Society traces its lineage back to this shadowy group on campus, founded in 1818.
What is the Golden Branch Society?
This is the prophetic priestess that Aeneas consults at Cumae, and who also plays a pivotal role in Aeneas's journey and quest to enter the underworld?"
Who is the Cumaean Sibyl?
In ancient Rome, this term referred to the practice of placing a newborn baby before the father's feet, and it was up to him to either accept the child into the family or to reject it, which could lead to abandonment or even infanticide?
What is "expositio" or "exposure"?
This 1st century A.D. Roman general conquered Mauretania for Claudius.
Who is Suetonius Paulinus?
Although Vergil uses the word carina in his Aeneid as metonymy for ship, this is its literal translation.
What is keel?
A representation of this Roman Emperor's equestrian statue in Rome is featured on the back of Kirtland Society's merchandise.
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
In Japanese mythology, who is the radiant and powerful goddess of the sun, considered one of the most important deities in Shintoism?
Who is Amaterasu?
This Roman poet and satirist wrote a collection of poems known as "Satires," providing vivid and often humorous insights into various aspects of Roman society and daily life during the 1st century BCE?
Who is Gaius Persius Flaccus?
On this hill in ancient Rome the famous Hortī Maecēnātis were located.
What is the Esquiline?
This form of the volative subjunctive is only used with second or third person verbs.
What is the jussive subjunctive?
The key to the Latin Study is located in this city. It's not Exeter.
What is New York?