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THURSDAY 11/29 QoD 1
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:03 am
by TheCalvinator24
Well, we did days of the week, so how about months.
Which mythological figure is associated with the names of following?
1. January
2. April
3. May
4. June
After what real people were the following named?
5. July
6. August
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Re: WEDNESDAY 11/28 QoD 1
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:09 am
by mrkelley23
TheCalvinator24 wrote:Well, we did days of the week, so how about months.
Which mythological figure is associated with the names of following?
1. January
2. April
3. May
4. June
After what real people were the following named?
5. July
6. August
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January -- Janus
April -- Aphrodite or Venus
May -- Maia
June -- Juno or Hera
July -- Julius Caesar
August -- Augustus Caesar
Re: WEDNESDAY 11/28 QoD 1
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:19 am
by andrewjackson
1. Janus
2. Aphrodite
3. Maia
4. Juno
After what real people were the following named?
5. Julius Caesar
6. Octavian, Caesar Augustus
Re: WEDNESDAY 11/28 QoD 1
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:21 am
by earendel
Why not?
TheCalvinator24 wrote:Well, we did days of the week, so how about months.
Which mythological figure is associated with the names of following?
1. January - Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings, also the god of doors, from which our word "janitor" comes.
2. April - Venus (possibly related to Aphrodite)
3. May - Maia, the Greek goddess of fertility
4. June - Juno, the Roman equivalent of Hera, wife of Saturn/Zeus and queen of the gods.
After what real people were the following named?
5. July - Julius Caesar
6. August - Octavian (Augustus) Caesar
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Re: WEDNESDAY 11/28 QoD 1
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:55 am
by NellyLunatic1980
1. January
Janus
2. April
Aphrodite
3. May
Maia
4. June
Juno
5. July
Julius Caesar
6. August
Augustus Caesar
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:23 am
by peacock2121
Which mythological figure is associated with the names of following?
1. January - Janus
2. April - Aphrodite
3. May - Maia
4. June - Juno
After what real people were the following named?
5. July - Julius Caesar
6. August - Augustus Caesar
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:48 am
by Odyssey
Janus
Aprilis
Maia
Juno
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:36 pm
by tlynn78
January - Janus
April - Aphrodite (Venus?)
May - Maia
June - Juno
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July - Julius Caesar
August - Augustus Caesar
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Re: THURSDAY 11/29 QoD 1
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:57 pm
by ToLiveIsToFly
TheCalvinator24 wrote:Well, we did days of the week, so how about months.
Which mythological figure is associated with the names of following?
1. January
Janus
TheCalvinator24 wrote:2. April
Probably it just comes from the Latin word
Aperire (to open). But some think it's named for Venus via her Greek equivalent Aprhodite or her Etruscan equivalent Apru. Also notably Jakob Grimm suggests it comes from a possible god or hero named Aper or Aprus
TheCalvinator24 wrote:3. May
Maia
TheCalvinator24 wrote:4. June
Juno
TheCalvinator24 wrote:After what real people were the following named?
5. July
Gaius Iulius Caesar
TheCalvinator24 wrote:6. August
Augustus Caesar
Re: THURSDAY 11/29 QoD 1
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:55 pm
by traininvain
Which mythological figure is associated with the names of following?
1. Janus
2. Aprilis
3. Maia
4. Juno
After what real people were the following named?
5. Julius Caesar
6. Augustus Caesar
THURSDAY 11/29 QoD 1 ANSWERS
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:46 am
by TheCalvinator24
Which mythological figure is associated with the names of following?
1. January
Janus
2. April
Venus or Aphrodite
3. May
Maia
4. June
Juno or Hera
After what real people were the following named?
5. July
Julius Caesar
6. August
Caesar Augustus
THURSDAY 11/29 QoD 1 POINTS
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:48 am
by TheCalvinator24
mrkelley23 15
andrewjackson 14
earendel 13
Nelly 12
peacock2121 11
Odyssey 0
tlynn78 10
ToLiveIsToFly 10
traininvain 0