Iliad: epic about the Trojan War Written by Homer, the blind poet

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Iliad: epic about the Trojan War Written by Homer, the blind poet

I = 1 V = 5 X = 10 Roman Numerals L = 50 C = 100 D = 500 M = 1000

Jason: sought the Golden Fleece

Jason: leader of the Argonauts In search of the golden fleece

By Jove! = By Jupiter! = O my god! Jove = Jupiter By Jove! = By Jupiter! = O my god!

Jovial = happy, blessed by Jove e.g. You are a jovial person, laughing and joking all the time.

labyrinth: maze made by Daedalus

Labyrinth: keeps the Minotaur in prison

M.D. = Medicinae Doctor = Doctor of medicine Medicina, ae

Marathon: famous run from battle Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/Katharevousa: Μαραθών, Marathṓn) is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. Marathon: famous run from battle The name of the athletic long-distance endurance race, the "marathon",[n 2] comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier and runner who was sent from Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon.

Mea culpa = through my fault (ablative of instrument) = by my fault

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa Through my fault, through my fault, Through my most grievous fault

Medusa: changes men into stone

Medusa: one of the Gorgon sisters Who all have snakes for hair

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