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

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

3. Jason: sought the Golden Fleece

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

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

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

7. labyrinth: maze made by Daedalus

8. Labyrinth: keeps the Minotaur in prison

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. Medusa: changes men into stone

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