greek mythology Crossword Puzzles
Sunflowers 2021-07-07
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- sunflowers are native to these land spaces
- each petal of a sunflower along the head's circumference is its own flower, appropriately called this (two words)
- seedless sunflowers may be preferred by those with this allergy due to the lack of pollen produced
- one type of category of sunflowers (that I mistakingly thought was exhaustive)
- noun describing young sunflowers tracking the sun from sunrise to sunset every day until mature
- counter category of sunflowers that grow less than a meter
- self-pollinating sunflowers will never long for familiarity with these as the next generation
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- In Greek mythology, the name of one of Apollo's loves who is turned into a sunflower after finding Apollo with another
- adept four legged creatures who are masters at harvesting seeds and nuts
- adult sunflowers all look this direction (and pollinators find them)
- despite it's namesake, not all sunflowers show this pigment
- all categories of sunflowers require this amount of light for growth
- country where the tallest sunflower has been grown (nearly 10 meters!)
13 Clues: sunflowers are native to these land spaces • counter category of sunflowers that grow less than a meter • despite it's namesake, not all sunflowers show this pigment • adult sunflowers all look this direction (and pollinators find them) • all categories of sunflowers require this amount of light for growth • ...
Guess Who? Greek Mythology 2021-09-28
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- I am a faithful and modest Titan, and a close friend and confidant of Zeus. My clay figure project for Zeus might just change the world forever...
- I am a wise yet powerful female warrior, and an expert in warfare. Do be careful not to anger me- I am not known for being merciful, especially against those who claim to be better than I...
- I'm an extremely clever man from Ancient Greece- you might have heard of my first book, The Illiad. (hint- I'm not a Greek god!)
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- I'm at the very top of the hierarchy of Greek gods. No one is as powerful as I am- and no one has quite as many affairs as me, either!
- I probably should've known better than to boast against the great Athena. Now I have a the right to weave masterpieces forever- and a few too many legs!
- No one is really sure who, or what, I am; am I a god, or just a state of nothingness? All we know is that I was the beginning of everything, the very first Greek deity to ever exist.
- I am Mother Earth, ruler of all of nature; I was one of the first deities to ever exist, along with Uranus, the heavens.
7 Clues: I am Mother Earth, ruler of all of nature; I was one of the first deities to ever exist, along with Uranus, the heavens. • I'm an extremely clever man from Ancient Greece- you might have heard of my first book, The Illiad. (hint- I'm not a Greek god!) • ...
ancient greece 2023-03-01
7 Clues: panet bush • cars on water • wen to nathins fite • a big muntin that god live • the god of water in greece mythology • the god of the underwold in greece mythology • the god of thunder and lightningin greece mythology
124 2017-03-15
20 Clues: Oxen • Pale • Lava • Beat • Penny • Greek • Italy • Salary • Sequel • Career • Palette • Tunisia • History • Pension • Luggage • Employee • Elephant • Insurance • Dinosaurs • Cultivate
Greeks 2023-06-08
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- A monstrous Greek monster that battled against the gods in the war between the gods and titans
- The god of war
- What is the large island at the bottom of the Greeks nation
- The Ancient Greek form of currency
- The queen of gods
- A famous battle location of Greece and Persia
- Famous Athenian philosopher
- What did ancient Greeks call themselves
- Alexander the _____
- What is the type of clothing the Greeks wear
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- What nation defeated us
- The type of formation spartan soldiers use
- A empire the Greeks battled against
- A Greek monster that could turn other creatures into stone
- A Greek monster that has one eye and is usually immune to fire
- The most intelligent Greek city state
- The richest city state
- What type of government was Athens first to use
- The ______ revolt
19 Clues: The god of war • The queen of gods • The ______ revolt • Alexander the _____ • The richest city state • What nation defeated us • Famous Athenian philosopher • The Ancient Greek form of currency • A empire the Greeks battled against • The most intelligent Greek city state • What did ancient Greeks call themselves • The type of formation spartan soldiers use • ...
Meter/metr, center/centr, cycl 2017-01-26
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- / One of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead(Greek mythology)
- / Circles do not have the same centre point.
- / The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- / Showing a lot of effort or determination.
- / A very strong wind that moves very fast in a circle.
- / To organize the control of a country, organization, or system so that everything is done or decided in one place.
- / A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters.
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- / Use again after processing.
- / A meter that shows mileage traversed.
- / A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals.
- / An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
- / A piece of equipment that makes a regular repeated sound like a clock, showing the speed at which music should be played.
- / tending to move toward a center.
- / Happening in cycles.
- / A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them.
15 Clues: / Happening in cycles. • / Use again after processing. • / tending to move toward a center. • / A meter that shows mileage traversed. • / Showing a lot of effort or determination. • / Circles do not have the same centre point. • / A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters. • / An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure. • ...
Winter Crossword 2024-10-30
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- A Jewish holiday that begins on Kislev 25
- A type of holly that exists in Eastern North America
- A plant that is able to withstand and has adapted to cold temperatures and Arctic environments
- A device that tells the temperature
- A description of extreme cold
- A section of the year
- A word relating to regions around the North pole
- A permanently frozen layer of soil on or under Earth's surface that constantly exists in many parts of Russia
- A type of calendar that was created with 365 days that always addressed leap years every 4 years and was made by Julius Cesear
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- A event occuring on the 21st of December marking the beginning of winter, and holds signifigance to Greek mythology
- An African-American and Pan-African holiday created in 1966
- A significant and potentially dangerous drop in body temperature.
- A condition certain animals go into during winter that renders them unconscious to preserve food
- A half of the world: Northern, Southern, Western, or Eastern
- A word coming from a verb in Sanskrit and Poli that means "to awaken" or "awakened"
15 Clues: A section of the year • A description of extreme cold • A device that tells the temperature • A Jewish holiday that begins on Kislev 25 • A word relating to regions around the North pole • A type of holly that exists in Eastern North America • An African-American and Pan-African holiday created in 1966 • A half of the world: Northern, Southern, Western, or Eastern • ...
History and Literature 2023-08-18
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- Protagonist of "The Count of Monte Cristo"
- Religiously anointing someone with oil
- An archaic word for a feeling of offense or resentment
- Movie with Morgan Freeman based on a short story by Stephen King
- President nicknamed "The Bull Moose"
- Word meaning traveling from a place to a place or by a thing, stemming from the latin word for road
- Fantasy city Boromir and Faramir are from
- Saul Goodman's real name
- Poe's detctive in stories such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter"
- Adjective named after the author of "Slaughterhouse Five"
- Horror author with fiction awards named after him
- The mines where Gandalf the Gray dies
- Roman city destroyed by fire and ash
- What the "H" stands for in HG Wells
- Frankenstein's first name
- Baggy pants named after a character created by Washington Irving
- Empire Mansa Musa ruled
- C'est la vie
- Word for something strange named dafter Don Quixote
- What the "H" stands for in HP Lovecraft
- Mesopotamian legendary king
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- Adjective named after the author of "The Prince"
- Something that can be considered Sine qua non
- Greek mythology epic by Hesioid
- Narrator of The Book Thief
- "____: Or, There and back again"
- Trojan man who starts the Trojan War by capturing Helen
- Direction away from Eden which is the title of a John Stinebeck novel
- French phrase meaning "terrible child"
- Gatsby's first name
- Man who helps Joseph of Arimathea get Jesus off the cross
- Period of Greek History after Ancient Greece, triggered by the death of Alexander the Great
- Icy; extremely cold
- Opposite of A Posteriori
- Book that got made into a play that has an exclamation mark in its name
- "Through my fault"
- The Norse god "Mr. Wednesday" is in "American Gods."
37 Clues: C'est la vie • "Through my fault" • Gatsby's first name • Icy; extremely cold • Empire Mansa Musa ruled • Saul Goodman's real name • Opposite of A Posteriori • Frankenstein's first name • Narrator of The Book Thief • Mesopotamian legendary king • Greek mythology epic by Hesioid • "____: Or, There and back again" • What the "H" stands for in HG Wells • ...
History of the Greek Theatre Crossword - Rajin Islam 2021-03-01
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- First great theories of dramatic art
- people who sat near the back with high ground along with judges
- something to shock the audience
- the priest of dionysius
- dancing space
- the approximate population of a wealthy city in athens
- an imitation of an action that is serious and also as having magnitude complete in itself;... in a dramatic rather than narrative form
- word derived from Thespis' name and is used to refer to actors today
- they support the plot and their motivation drives the play
- a monster sent by the goddess Hera to protect the city of Thebes
- a creature in classical mythology wwho was part mand and part goat
- song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
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- ancient greek word for a king who did not inherit their throne but had taken it
- usage of words to express a thought
- playwright that was born in 496 B.C and was honored with a position in the government
- first winner of the theatrical event
- where the major festival was held
- hut or tent that was on the side of the orchestra opposite of the audience
- the seeing space (place of seeing)
- items that helped facilitate rapid change of roles and made it easier for male actors to play female characters
- lived during the 5th century and is considered the father of Western philosophy
- means dance in green, composed of 15 men who took on identity appropriate to the play
- time period of the first recorded theatrical event
- the main character of the play called Oedipus The King
- comes from the Greek verb meaning "to do" or "to act".
- wrote the Illiad and The Odyssey
- the arrangements of the events in the play
- god of wine and fertility
- an altar
- how speech reveals characters
30 Clues: an altar • dancing space • the priest of dionysius • god of wine and fertility • how speech reveals characters • something to shock the audience • wrote the Illiad and The Odyssey • where the major festival was held • the seeing space (place of seeing) • usage of words to express a thought • First great theories of dramatic art • first winner of the theatrical event • ...
English 9 Summative Review 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ------------” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ----------" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ---------- and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ---------- of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
English 9 Summative Vocabulary ReviewSpring 2022 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
Percy List 1 2019-03-03
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- Become or cause to become soft or liquid
- Aware of and responding to one’s surroundings
- A vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
- one of the forest gods in Greek mythology who have faces and bodies like men and ears, legs, and tails like goats
- Of or relating to things that are thought to exist but that cannot be seen.
- To draw back, as with fear or pain
- Break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
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- A mythical creature made up of half a man’s body, and half a bull’s body.
- In a hurried manner; acting too quickly
- Impaired ability to learn to read.
- Wanting what someone else has and resenting them for wanting it.
- The lack of knowledge or education.
- something (such as an image, a sound, or a smell) that seems real but does not really exist and that is usually caused by mental illness or the effect of a drug
- Decrease rapidly and disappear; turn into a gas.
- Make into a powder by breaking up or to become dust.
15 Clues: Impaired ability to learn to read. • To draw back, as with fear or pain • The lack of knowledge or education. • In a hurried manner; acting too quickly • Become or cause to become soft or liquid • Aware of and responding to one’s surroundings • Decrease rapidly and disappear; turn into a gas. • Make into a powder by breaking up or to become dust. • ...
A-LC-AI 2020-09-10
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- the ancient book of sacred songs (hymns) in which Hinduism’s beliefs are based.
- references history (Religious references religion (Bible, creation, other religion or religious texts)
- references Literature (books, poems, fairy tales, nursery rhymes)
- reference pop-culture (celebrities, athletes, movies, news, politics, etc)
- life centers on friends.
- life centers on your work.
- a Hinduism belief that everyone moves in a constant cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
- the most important language of Ancient India.
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- Siddhartha Gautama came to be called the Buddha or the “Enlightened One”.
- everything around me is related with school.
- one of the religions from India; it stresses that one main force connects all of life.
- one of the religions from India; founded by Siddhartha Gautama and teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.
- a belief of both Hindus and Buddhists that the end result of all of a person’s good and bad actions will determine their rebirth.
- River a river that flows from Tibet through the Himalayas and Hindu Kush into the Arabian Sea.
- references Mythology (Greek, Roman, etc)
15 Clues: life centers on friends. • life centers on your work. • references Mythology (Greek, Roman, etc) • everything around me is related with school. • the most important language of Ancient India. • references Literature (books, poems, fairy tales, nursery rhymes) • Siddhartha Gautama came to be called the Buddha or the “Enlightened One”. • ...
Greek Mythology - The Underworld 2023-10-24
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- Goddess kidnapped by the ruler of the underworld
- The river that must be crossed to enter the underworld
- The name of the ferryman to the underworld
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- The ruler of the underworld
- The guardian of the underworld
- The tail of the three-headed dog that guards the underworld has a ____ for a tail
- ____ are often placed in the mouth or on the eyes of dead people
7 Clues: The ruler of the underworld • The guardian of the underworld • The name of the ferryman to the underworld • Goddess kidnapped by the ruler of the underworld • The river that must be crossed to enter the underworld • ____ are often placed in the mouth or on the eyes of dead people • The tail of the three-headed dog that guards the underworld has a ____ for a tail
GREEK MYTHOLOGY Crossword-elliot 2023-08-19
7 Clues: Who slayed Medusa? • Who is Mother Earth? • Who is the God of war? • Who is the god of wine-making? • Who is the Goddess of the Hearth? • Which god is half man half woman? • Who was born out of Zeus' forehead?
Alexander and Others 2025-03-14
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- Antony commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician
- a untieable knot that alexander united
- the great King that ruled the greatest conquerors
- a system of production
- alexander had a battle their
- Greek dramatist
- alexander destroyed this place
- Kingdom macedonian greek royal house which ruled kingdom of Macedon
- is a country in south asia
- new culture
- a person who inherits or has right to inherit property
- form of government characterized by the absolute rule of one person
- a ruler in ancient egypt
- a greek geographer
- silver tetradrachms silver dracums and gold stater
- second and final battle between to kings
- networks interconnected systems that facilitate the exchange of goods
- Caesar led the roman armies gallic wars
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- macedonia general under alexander the great
- a greek region ruled by alexander
- Macedonian greek general, officer and successor of alexander the great
- of Alexandria Alexandrian Museum, ancient centre of classical learning at Alexandria in Egypt
- Kingdoms of or relating to greek history culture or art after Alexander the great
- Kingdom The Ptolemaic Kingdom or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity
- antioch on the Orontes was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus
- VII Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh.
- at Alexandria one of the largest and most significant libraries in ancient egypt
- Lived in rome
- a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.
- a group of warriors standing in a square
- Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician,
- Kingdom Greek state in west asia during the hellenistic period
- II King of macedonia
- rome is the capital city of italy
- a town in west asia
- second largest city in egypt
36 Clues: new culture • Lived in rome • Greek dramatist • a greek geographer • a town in west asia • a system of production • a ruler in ancient egypt • is a country in south asia • alexander had a battle their • second largest city in egypt • alexander destroyed this place • a greek region ruled by alexander • rome is the capital city of italy • a untieable knot that alexander united • ...
FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS AND MATHEMATICIANS 2024-11-13
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- Dutch philosopher known for his work on ethics and rationalism
- British mathematician pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence
- Italian astronomer and physicist confirmed heliocentrism through his observations
- English philosopher known for his ideas on natural rights and empiricism
- Greek mathematician known for his theorem in geometry
- Greek philosopher famous for his method of questioning and dialogues
- English philosopher best known for his book "Leviathan" on political theory
- English mathematician formulated the laws of motion and gravity
- German philosopher known for his concepts of the Übermensch and eternal recurrence
- French mathematician and philosopher known for "Pascal’s Triangle" and probability theory
- Italian philosopher famous for his political treatise "The Prince"
- French philosopher famous for his wit and advocacy of freedom of speech
- Mathematician and philosopher who worked on logic and set theory
- Ancient Greek philosopher known for founding the Academy in Athens
- Scottish philosopher famous for his work on skepticism and empiricism
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- German mathematician known for contributions to number theory
- Austrian-British philosopher known for his work on language and logic
- Austrian logician famous for his incompleteness theorems
- German philosopher known for his work on ethics and metaphysics
- French mathematician famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem
- Greek mathematician known as the "father of geometry"
- British philosopher and logician known for his work on analytic philosophy
- Greek philosopher known for his philosophy on simple pleasures and happiness
- Greek philosopher a student of Aristotle known for his work on music theory
- Greek philosopher student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great
- French philosopher famous for the phrase "I think therefore I am"
- Greek mathematician and engineer famous for his principle in fluid dynamics
- British philosopher known for his work on utilitarianism and liberalism
- Greek mathematician proposed the heliocentric model of the universe
- German philosopher and mathematician co-creator of calculus
30 Clues: French mathematician famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem • Greek mathematician known as the "father of geometry" • Greek mathematician known for his theorem in geometry • Austrian logician famous for his incompleteness theorems • German philosopher and mathematician co-creator of calculus • German mathematician known for contributions to number theory • ...
Greek Review 2024-04-02
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- The name of an Athenian alliance (two words.
- What was the name of the wealthy elite in most Greek city states?
- Sparta’s government.
- What is the name of someone who lives in Athens, but was not born a citizen?
- According to the Greeks, where did the major gods live?
- Who was the patron goddess of Athens?
- Battle during the Persian War that involved a famous runner.
- Greek soldiers fought in this formation.
- Suggested laws for the assembly.
- Battle during the Persian war that was made into a movie about Sparta.
- Where did the Greeks go to find insights about the future?
- Who was the Athenian leader during the Golden Age of Athens?
- What was the pythia?
- What was Athens most important import?
- Who was the alleged author of the great Greek epic stories of the Iliad and Odyssey?
- During a Greek play what did all the actors wear?
- Greek warship.
- Important Athenian export.
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- What do Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle have in common?
- On what peninsula would you find Sparta?
- What were the two warring sides during the Persian War?
- One of the Fates
- Where laws were voted on in Athens.
- A narrow Isthmus in Greece.
- Sea WEST of Athens
- Famous Spartan leader.
- Sea battle during the Persian War.
- What was the name of the market place in most Greek cities?
- What was Sparta surrounded by on three sides?
- Who was the causes of the Trojan War?
- Greek foot soldier
- Where would you find helots?
- On what hill would you find the Parthenon?
- Sea EAST of Athens
- What was the name for an ancient Greek city state?
- Another important Athenian export.
- What was the most famous temple in Athens?
- What type of self-government did Athens have?
- What is the most simple type of Greek column?
39 Clues: Greek warship. • One of the Fates • Sea WEST of Athens • Greek foot soldier • Sea EAST of Athens • Sparta’s government. • What was the pythia? • Famous Spartan leader. • Important Athenian export. • A narrow Isthmus in Greece. • Where would you find helots? • Suggested laws for the assembly. • Sea battle during the Persian War. • Another important Athenian export. • ...
The Trojan War 2023-01-13
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- The strongest hero that ever lived.
- Daughter of Priam; prophetess who was never believed.
- Greek god of the sun and supporter of the Trojans.
- the name of the mountain behind Troy.
- Greek goddess of wisdom and chief supporter of the Greeks.
- Son of Priam and chief Trojan hero.
- Wife of Hector.
- Oldest of the Greek heroes.
- ambitious hero who tricked Odysseus into joining the war.
- Greek god of the underworld.
- The kingdom of Menelaus.
- King of Troy with 50 sons.
- brother to Agamemnon; first husband to Helen.
- killed by Hector; beloved friend of Achilles.
- Daughter of Agamemnon; sacrificed to the gods.
- sacred image of Athena that stood in the citadel of Troy; stolen by Diomede and Odysseus.
- King of Mycenae who prompted Menelaus to go to war.
- Wife of Priam and queen of Troy.
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- King of the gods
- River running near to Troy.
- Greek god of the sea and supporter of the Greeks.
- Wife of Agamemnon and later his murderer.
- Only Trojan prince to survive the war; destined to found a new Troy.
- island kingdom of Odysseus.
- Son of Priam and seducer of Helen.
- Queen of the gods; chief supporter of the Greeks.
- Wisest of the Greek heroes.
- Greek goddess of beauty and chief supporter of the Trojans.
- Trojan prophet who deserts Troy to the Greeks.
- Greek god of war and supporter of the Trojans.
- The goddess who threw an enchanted apple labeled "for the fairest".
- the river of the underworld in which Achilles was dipped by his mother.
- Sea goddess and mother to Achilles.
- Wife of Menelaus who ran off with Paris.
- son of Peleus and Thetis; the greatest Greek hero.
- home of the gods.
- Trickster who persuaded the Trojans to accept the wooden horse.
- A nation of women fighters.
38 Clues: Wife of Hector. • King of the gods • home of the gods. • The kingdom of Menelaus. • King of Troy with 50 sons. • River running near to Troy. • island kingdom of Odysseus. • Wisest of the Greek heroes. • Oldest of the Greek heroes. • A nation of women fighters. • Greek god of the underworld. • Wife of Priam and queen of Troy. • Son of Priam and seducer of Helen. • ...
Mythology Stories 2012-11-18
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- King in Thessaly, son of Lucifer
- Favorite companion of Jupiter
- Titan who sided with Zeus in the war with the Titans
- race First race created by Prometheus and Epimetheus
- Horse that sprung from the Medusa's blood when Perseus killed her
- Born from darkness and death
- Had wife named Eurydice, had gift of music
- God who helped Bellerophon get Pegasus
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- Monster with one enormous eye
- Stung and killed by a viper on her wedding day
- Father of zeus
- Son of the Sun god
- Powerful ruler of Crete
- First love of Apollo
- Gifted young sculptor of Cyprus
- Tree Daphne was changed into by her father
16 Clues: Father of zeus • Son of the Sun god • First love of Apollo • Powerful ruler of Crete • Born from darkness and death • Monster with one enormous eye • Favorite companion of Jupiter • Gifted young sculptor of Cyprus • King in Thessaly, son of Lucifer • God who helped Bellerophon get Pegasus • Tree Daphne was changed into by her father • Had wife named Eurydice, had gift of music • ...
Mythology Crossword 2016-10-04
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- Roman name is Eros
- Queen of the Gods
- Musical and known for his lyre
- Jupiter loved her so much that he took care of her crops
- Three-headed dog that guards the underworld
- Goddess of wisdom and known for weaving
- Born from Crono's
- Jupiter favors her and gives her gifts
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- Son of Cronos and Rhea
- Him and his father had a war
- Makes land and sea creatures
- God of wine, festivity, and madness
- Born very ugly so Hera threw him off a cliff
- Very smart even when he was a baby and made the lyre
- Athene made her really ugly
- God of war and courage
16 Clues: Queen of the Gods • Born from Crono's • Roman name is Eros • Son of Cronos and Rhea • God of war and courage • Athene made her really ugly • Him and his father had a war • Makes land and sea creatures • Musical and known for his lyre • God of wine, festivity, and madness • Jupiter favors her and gives her gifts • Goddess of wisdom and known for weaving • ...
Mythology Crossword 2016-10-04
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- Sister of Apollo; goddess of the moon, young maidens, and the hunt
- goddess of wisdom, useful arts, and mistress of strategy
- 3 headed dog
- Symbol is a 3 pointed trident
- Where the gods and their thrones are
- Parents were Terra and Caelus; had 1 eye
- Made Hera jealous by hanging out with Jupiter
- Killed Minotaur
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- Monster with bulging eyes, swollen tongue, yellow fangs, snake hair, and claws
- King of gods
- River that formed a boundary between the overworld and underworld
- ruled the dead; had a 3 headed dog
- Married to Pluto
- pulled the sun across the sky in a chariot of gold during the day
- Married Eros
- goddess of love and beauty
16 Clues: King of gods • 3 headed dog • Married Eros • Killed Minotaur • Married to Pluto • goddess of love and beauty • Symbol is a 3 pointed trident • ruled the dead; had a 3 headed dog • Where the gods and their thrones are • Parents were Terra and Caelus; had 1 eye • Made Hera jealous by hanging out with Jupiter • goddess of wisdom, useful arts, and mistress of strategy • ...
Norse Mythology 2020-09-04
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- king of the norse gods
- loki's child, giant wolf
- norse name for earth
- loki's child, giant snake
- norse heavenly mead hall
- a mortal hero of norse mythology
- norse name for the end of the world
- loki's child, goddess of the dead
- norse poets
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- maidens who chose among the dead
- book that is the source of norse myths
- 1/2 god, 1/2 frost giant, god of mischief
- norse god killed by mistletoe
- norse god of thunder
- norse god's enemies
- why the chief god lost his eye
16 Clues: norse poets • norse god's enemies • norse name for earth • norse god of thunder • king of the norse gods • loki's child, giant wolf • norse heavenly mead hall • loki's child, giant snake • norse god killed by mistletoe • why the chief god lost his eye • maidens who chose among the dead • a mortal hero of norse mythology • loki's child, goddess of the dead • ...
Mythology Notes 2024-01-17
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- Zeus gave Pandora the box as a ? present.
- In "What is a Myth?" Gods never die. They are ?
- The only thing left in Pandora's box.
- Prometheus, a titan, was known as the ? of mankind.
- Pandora was molded to look like this goddess.
- In "Creation" he was the first ruler of all things.
- The rule of Cronus was called the ? age.
- The king of all gods.
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- In "Love and the Soul" this young girl loved Cupid.
- Jove hurled this at Phaethon at the out of control chariot.
- Medusa's hair was actually this.
- He wanted to drive the horses of the sun.
- The special food of the gods is called ?
- These are stories created to give values to persons, places and things
- He gave Perseus a helmet to go fight the gorgon Medusa.
- In "Love and the Soul" she's Cupid's mom.
16 Clues: The king of all gods. • Medusa's hair was actually this. • The only thing left in Pandora's box. • The special food of the gods is called ? • The rule of Cronus was called the ? age. • Zeus gave Pandora the box as a ? present. • He wanted to drive the horses of the sun. • In "Love and the Soul" she's Cupid's mom. • Pandora was molded to look like this goddess. • ...
Simple Mythology 2022-02-05
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- The Queen of the Greek Underworld
- The wife of Jupiter
- The husband of Penelope of Ithaca
- The wolf destined to kill Odin at Ragnarok
- The Greek Hero who raped Cassandra of Troy
- The wife of Usir
- The Shinto goddess of the sun
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- The Greek goddess of love and passion
- The Chinese supreme ruler of Heaven and the first emperor of China.
- The Queen of the Roman Underworld
- The Mesopotamian goddess of war and sexual love
- The mother of Aphrodite in the Iliad
- The feathered serpent god from Mesoamerica
- The Norse god of the wind, seafaring, fishing, and the hunt
- The slayer of the monster Grendel
- The wife of Oedipus
16 Clues: The wife of Usir • The wife of Jupiter • The wife of Oedipus • The Shinto goddess of the sun • The Queen of the Roman Underworld • The Queen of the Greek Underworld • The husband of Penelope of Ithaca • The slayer of the monster Grendel • The mother of Aphrodite in the Iliad • The Greek goddess of love and passion • The feathered serpent god from Mesoamerica • ...
Norse Mythology 2025-11-13
16 Clues: a giant wolf • a Marvel movie • the god of war • the day of Thor • immortal people • the tree of life • the day of Frigg • the god of light • the realm of gods • a PlayStation game • the realm of humans • the goddess of love • the god of mischief • the end of the world • the day of Odin/Woden • the paradise of warriors
Mythology Vocabulary 2025-12-01
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- Goddess of revenge and punishment
- An unhealthy focus or fixation on something or someone
- Excessive pride in one’s appearance
- What Narcissus saw in the water and fell in love with
- Goddess of love and beauty
- First ruler of the universe; father of the Titans
- Deep pit where the Titans were imprisoned after the war
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- Weapon used by Kronus to defeat Uranus
- Group of gods who defeated the Titans and ruled the universe
- Nymph cursed to only repeat the words of others
- Man who fell in love with his own reflection
- Powerful children of Uranus and Gaea
- A prediction about the future that Kronus feared
- Titan who overthrew Uranus and swallowed his children
- King of the gods; led the Olympians in the war against the Titans
- Mother Earth; wife of Uranus
16 Clues: Goddess of love and beauty • Mother Earth; wife of Uranus • Goddess of revenge and punishment • Excessive pride in one’s appearance • Powerful children of Uranus and Gaea • Weapon used by Kronus to defeat Uranus • Man who fell in love with his own reflection • Nymph cursed to only repeat the words of others • A prediction about the future that Kronus feared • ...
Norse Mythology 2026-05-19
16 Clues: Giant Wolf • God of War • Home of Hel • World Serpent • Dragon Slayer • The Allfather • God of Thunder • God of Mischief • Queen of the Dead • Home of the Aesir • Home of the Giants • Home of the Humans • Goddess of Marriage • Gold Hoarding Dragon • Goddess of Fertility • Created by all the Aesir and Vanir
Ancient Greece 2023-10-02
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- An ancient Greek philosopher.
- A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class.
- War A war lasting from 431-404 B.C. in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies.
- A Greek city-state.
- of Macedonia The kind of Macedonia from 359-336 B.C.
- A government controlled by its citizens.
- Seafaring and trading people that lived on the island of Crete.
- War Multiple wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century.
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- A Greek philosopher and polymath.
- A Greek philosopher from Athens.
- Civilization A fusion of ancient Greek world with that of western Asian, Northeastern African, and Southwestern Asian.
- A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields.
- the Great An ancient Macedonia ruler and one of history's greatest military minds.
- Greek speaking people that migrated into the mainland after the destruction of the Mycenaean civilizations.
- A Blind storyteller of Greece.
- An Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.
16 Clues: A Greek city-state. • An ancient Greek philosopher. • A Blind storyteller of Greece. • A Greek philosopher from Athens. • A Greek philosopher and polymath. • A government controlled by its citizens. • of Macedonia The kind of Macedonia from 359-336 B.C. • Seafaring and trading people that lived on the island of Crete. • ...
SWR Vocabulary and Roots Weeks 1-5 2022-05-16
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- Self-confidence
- The ability to learn or understand something quickly.
- Anxious or fearful
- Very strange or odd
- To make more noticeable
- Greek for light
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- Repetition of the same sounds
- Giving attention to something
- To have great ambition; to desire strongly
- Enemy or opponent
- An explanation of something by comparing it to something similar.
- Greek for measure
- Greek for turning
- Greek for write or draw
- Greek for far away, distant
15 Clues: Self-confidence • Greek for light • Enemy or opponent • Greek for measure • Greek for turning • Anxious or fearful • Very strange or odd • Greek for write or draw • To make more noticeable • Greek for far away, distant • Repetition of the same sounds • Giving attention to something • To have great ambition; to desire strongly • The ability to learn or understand something quickly. • ...
Star Pattern 2019-08-07
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- One of the brightest and most recognizable constellation in the night sky
- A star above the Earth’s Axis
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- A distinct pattern formed by a group of stars.
- A tool used to determine where stars appear in the sky
- One of the most known constellation that lies in the celestial equator. It is named after a mythical hunter from the Greek mythology
5 Clues: A star above the Earth’s Axis • A distinct pattern formed by a group of stars. • A tool used to determine where stars appear in the sky • One of the brightest and most recognizable constellation in the night sky • One of the most known constellation that lies in the celestial equator. It is named after a mythical hunter from the Greek mythology
Classical Greece 2023-01-23
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- goddess of love
- Greek military formation
- column with leaf-like design
- powerful beings before the gods
- ruler of the underworld
- government of Athens
- god of the sea
- king of the gods
- location of Greek plays
- metal commonly used by Ancient Greeks
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- multicultural empire that attacked Greece
- goddess of war and wisdom
- government of Sparta
- most basic type of Greek column
- universe before creation: nothingness
- Greek religion
- column with a circular design at the top
- Athenian form of punishment
18 Clues: Greek religion • god of the sea • goddess of love • king of the gods • government of Sparta • government of Athens • ruler of the underworld • location of Greek plays • Greek military formation • goddess of war and wisdom • Athenian form of punishment • column with leaf-like design • most basic type of Greek column • powerful beings before the gods • universe before creation: nothingness • ...
Romans and Greeks 2021-02-11
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- In 776 B.C.E, about three thousand years ago, the first ________ Games took place.
- Ancient Greek ______ were intertwined into Greek society from the beginning.
- Ancient Romans had many pets including, dogs, ferrets, small ________, blackbirds.
- and _______ were known for establishing Roman civilizations.
- Most Roman education was based around _____ traditions.
- The Greeks loved to ____,They believed that it was one of the best ways you could spend your time.
- Greek ____ were designed to keep their residents cool during the hot summers and keep them warm in winter.
- Rome was found on the coast of the middle of _____.
- Roman ___ was inspired by Greek, Roman artists often focused on gods and goddesses
- One of the things that made Greeks lives enjoyable was music and _____.
- Greek ______ were very important in their history.
- While the Romans were a Republic, the Greeks were a ______
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- ________ was an important part of Roman society and culture.
- Wall ________ were some of the most famous art works that were done in Ancient Greece.
- The Greeks loved their ____, especially dogs!
- Romans invented something called Roman _____
- Both the Romans and Greeks focused their art on important ______ figures.
- For thousands of years, humans wrote without any letters. They simply drew ________.
- _____ were a very important part of the Ancient Roman times. Adults and children loved playing them.
- Nobody knows what Greek _____ sounded like but to Romans it was an important part of history.
20 Clues: Romans invented something called Roman _____ • The Greeks loved their ____, especially dogs! • Greek ______ were very important in their history. • Rome was found on the coast of the middle of _____. • Most Roman education was based around _____ traditions. • While the Romans were a Republic, the Greeks were a ______ • ...
Theatre I Crossword Puzzle 2024-09-25
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- plays where character represented things like "Friendship" and "Death"
- the Greek god of drama
- six-line playlets
- defiance of the gods of rules
- movable stages
- cycle plays where people perform one part at a time, one town at a time
- the most well-known playwright of the Elizabethan time
- statues used for scenes of torture and death
- type of Greek genres: comedy, tragedy, and ____ plays
- spectators who stood in the pit below the stage
- Greek theatre festival
- part of Greek stage that was the circular performance space
- became the most important city in Europe during the Victorian era
- the generalized playing area
- common language
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- language the Gospel was sung in during the Medieval time period
- public worship
- the Father of Tragedy
- original language of A Doll's House
- a genre of comedy that is full of high energy and very physical stage directions
- religion and ____ were the two biggest areas that were censored in the Elizabethan era
- Henrik Ibsen's writing style
- part of Greek stage used to seat the audience
- sensational drama with exaggerated characters
- plays about the lives of saints
- part of the Greek stage that was used for mask and costume changes
- small scenic structures
- part of Greek stage that was the entryway to the orchestra
28 Clues: public worship • movable stages • common language • six-line playlets • the Father of Tragedy • the Greek god of drama • Greek theatre festival • small scenic structures • Henrik Ibsen's writing style • the generalized playing area • defiance of the gods of rules • plays about the lives of saints • original language of A Doll's House • statues used for scenes of torture and death • ...
text 2021-03-18
14 Clues: hymn • speech • native • legacy • customs • legends • cohesion • protection • age groups • integration • cosmopolitan • multiculturalism • member of a country • assimilation to a culture
Romeo & Juliet 2026-03-31
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- A large body of dialogue spoken to the audience or another character in the play; example of this is Mercutio's manic speech
- Main protagonist of the Capulet house
- Friend of Romeo, helps him with his love for Rosaline
- Explains the current situation between the two houses, the main characters, and how they will end up
- A character that is meant to show a contrast between them and the other character. Example: Romeo & Count Paris
- Mother of Romeo, died of grief shortly after his death
- Caretaker for Juliet, is often giddy and overly compassionate for her
- A type of character that maintains the same personality throughout the play, an example being Tybalt, who always stays as the violent hothead of Verona.
- Father of Juliet, Did not approve of Juliet's refusal of marrying Paris
- Mother of Juliet, Extremely strict
- A type of character that changes its personality throughout the play, an example being Juliet going from being an obedient daughter to someone who strives for another man's love.
- What an allusion may contain regarding bodies of work that are popular at its time, an example being biblical imagery and Greek mythology.
- A type of irony where the audience knows that will happen next, but the character(s) do(es)n't.
- Trusted figure to Romeo, ends up marrying him to Juliet & plays a role in Juliet's plan to stay with Romeo
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- Father of Romeo, wants to look out for his child
- Where most of the play takes place in.
- A large body of dialogue not spoken to anyone, only themself; example of this is the balcony scene
- Friend of Romeo, dies in a fight with Tybalt
- Capulet-leaning character, is arranged to marry Juliet and ends up dying
- A well rounded character, with lots of interesting character traits, an example being Friar Lawrence, a kooky old man who is willing to do anything for the people he cares about.
- Neutral character, has a lot of authority over the citizens of Verona
- A reference to another body of work in a certain of work; example of this is Greek mythology being referenced heavily in names & elements of the story
- What an allusion may contain regarding bodies of work or things that will always remain relevant no matter what, an example being feelings of love.
- Main protagonist of the Montague house
- Hothead of the Capulet family, commonly gets into fights and eventually dies in retaliation by Romeo
- Where Romeo gets banished to.
- Follows a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, is seen multiple times throughout the play
- An uninteresting character, with little to no personality traits, an example being the parents of Romeo and Juliet respectively, as the feud between the two houses are the only defining trait about their character.
28 Clues: Where Romeo gets banished to. • Mother of Juliet, Extremely strict • Main protagonist of the Capulet house • Where most of the play takes place in. • Main protagonist of the Montague house • Friend of Romeo, dies in a fight with Tybalt • Father of Romeo, wants to look out for his child • Friend of Romeo, helps him with his love for Rosaline • ...
independant reading project 2026-02-11
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- place that is above the underworld
- three headed dog and guardian of the underworld
- the king of the Greek gods
- Greek god of war
- supposed friend of percy turned evil
- the head of camp half blood
- mark that appeared over percy's head
- gorgon that has the power to turn anyone she looks at into stone
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- Greek god of the underworld
- Greek god of the sea and horses
- the main character and son of poseidon
- what was stolen from zeus
- satyr and best friend of percy
- child of a god
- percy's friend and daughter of athena
- percy goes on a _____ to find and return the master bolt
- the sword of percy jackson
- Greek god of wine and director
18 Clues: child of a god • Greek god of war • what was stolen from zeus • the king of the Greek gods • the sword of percy jackson • Greek god of the underworld • the head of camp half blood • satyr and best friend of percy • Greek god of wine and director • Greek god of the sea and horses • place that is above the underworld • supposed friend of percy turned evil • ...
The Grid - Greek Mythology 2024-01-18
7 Clues: Ship of _______ (7) • Owner of the fowl manor (7) • Father of all fathers and time (6) • The world beneath the Underworld (8) • Sticks aka Mythical rivers of the Underworld (4) • The warrior who shot the arrow to the Achilles heel (5) • Lion, goat, serpent and the virus from Mission Impossible 2 (7)
FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS AND MATHEMATICIANS 2024-11-13
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- Greek mathematician and engineer famous for his principle in fluid dynamics
- German philosopher known for his concepts of the Übermensch and eternal recurrence
- Italian philosopher famous for his political treatise "The Prince"
- Greek philosopher known for his philosophy on simple pleasures and happiness
- German philosopher and mathematician co-creator of calculus
- British philosopher known for his work on utilitarianism and liberalism
- Ancient Greek philosopher known for founding the Academy in Athens
- German mathematician known for contributions to number theory
- French philosopher famous for his wit and advocacy of freedom of speech
- English mathematician formulated the laws of motion and gravity
- Greek mathematician known for his theorem in geometry
- British mathematician pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence
- German philosopher known for his work on ethics and metaphysics
- British philosopher and logician known for his work on analytic philosophy
- Greek mathematician proposed the heliocentric model of the universe
- Mathematician and philosopher who worked on logic and set theory
- English philosopher known for his ideas on natural rights and empiricism
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- Italian astronomer and physicist confirmed heliocentrism through his observations
- Austrian-British philosopher known for his work on language and logic
- French mathematician and philosopher known for "Pascal’s Triangle" and probability theory
- Scottish philosopher famous for his work on skepticism and empiricism
- Greek philosopher a student of Aristotle known for his work on music theory
- French mathematician famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem
- Greek mathematician known as the "father of geometry"
- Dutch philosopher known for his work on ethics and rationalism
- Greek philosopher student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great
- Greek philosopher famous for his method of questioning and dialogues
- French philosopher famous for the phrase "I think therefore I am"
- English philosopher best known for his book "Leviathan" on political theory
- Austrian logician famous for his incompleteness theorems
30 Clues: French mathematician famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem • Greek mathematician known as the "father of geometry" • Greek mathematician known for his theorem in geometry • Austrian logician famous for his incompleteness theorems • German philosopher and mathematician co-creator of calculus • German mathematician known for contributions to number theory • ...
Crossword 2025-02-04
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- (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- a conception of or belief about something
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- a person who studies the future and makes predictions about it based on current trends
- designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring
- as a result or consequence of this; therefore:
5 Clues: a conception of or belief about something • as a result or consequence of this; therefore: • designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring • a person who studies the future and makes predictions about it based on current trends • ...
Lighter side of Metals 2015-08-22
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- named in honor of Ernest Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron, a device that was used to discover many artificial radioactive elements
- named after Greek god of the sky
- Named after the dwarf planet Ceres (itself named after the Roman goddess of agriculture). It is also used in the "flint" (actually ferrocerium) of lighters.
- named after a Russian mine official, Colonel Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, who thereby became the first person to have a chemical element named after him
- Named after one of the greatest physicist
- named after Ytterby, the village in Sweden
- is used as a component in the alloys used to make high-strength powerful permanent magnets
- derived from the name of Titan in Greek mythology who stole fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to humans
- Named after the inventor of dynamite
- also known as wolfram
- named after Nobel laureates
- Named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder
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- named after the Americas
- It is named after the city of Berkeley, California
- Named in honour of Nicolaus Copernicus, who postulated the heliocentric theory that the Earth orbits around the Sun, contradicting prior belief.
- the element was named after the city of Stockholm
- named after the German state of Hesse
- This element was named unnilhexium before stable synthesis
- It is named for gadolinite, one of the minerals in which it was found, in turn named for chemist Johan Gadolin.
- The element was named after the university and the state of California. It is the heaviest element to occur naturally on Earth
- Named after a continent
- named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr. It is a synthetic element
- named after the planet
- It was discovered in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion in 1952, and named after Enrico Fermi
24 Clues: also known as wolfram • named after the planet • Named after a continent • named after the Americas • named after Nobel laureates • named after Greek god of the sky • Named after the inventor of dynamite • named after the German state of Hesse • Named after one of the greatest physicist • named after Ytterby, the village in Sweden • Named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder • ...
Day at the Beach 2021-11-09
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- In Norse mythology, a giant Octopus that brings terror upon those sailors who sail in the waters where it lives.
- The most stereotypical bird associated with public beaches.
- Some people go off by themselves where swimmers aren't disturbing the water and water critters to go ______.
- The sky turns orange and yellow at this time of day.
- A large marine reptile with a bony or leathery shell and flippers, coming ashore annually on sandy beaches to lay eggs.
- A royal model built out of the sediment of the shore
- An incredibly intelligent cetacean, typically with a beaklike snout and a curved fin; often travels in pods
- Greek goddess of the sea and wife of one of the big three.
- You might get hungry, so you pack a basket and enjoy one of these on a blanket.
- Sally sells ______ by the seashore.
- You may climb this hill of beach sediment formed by the wind.
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- Lay back in the beach sediment and wave your arms and legs to create this image; often made also in snow.
- Toss a pebble like a frisbee to see how many times it will bounce across the surface of the water.
- A mythical woman whose singing lures unwary sailors on to rocks
- The sky turns purple and blue at this time of day.
- A mythical half human sea creature, typically depicted as beautiful with flowing hair
- Greek god of the sea and water
- A typical activity at the beach for people of all ages, once you learn it's basically a lifelong skill, though many people do it competitively (even in the olympics).
- Children like to hunt for this chemically weathered and smoothed item, often made from broken bottles.
- A small Arctic whale, the male of which has a long forward-pointing spirally twisted tusk developed from one of its teeth.
20 Clues: Greek god of the sea and water • Sally sells ______ by the seashore. • The sky turns purple and blue at this time of day. • The sky turns orange and yellow at this time of day. • A royal model built out of the sediment of the shore • Greek goddess of the sea and wife of one of the big three. • The most stereotypical bird associated with public beaches. • ...
Greek Roots 2024-05-07
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- medicine that fights against bacteria
- greek root meaning "self"
- person who studies people
- greek root meaning "time"
- works by itself
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- greek root meaning "against"
- greek root meaning "book"
- greek root meaning "people"
- the study of stars/planets
- a person's signature
- greek root meaning "life"
- greek root meaning "star"
12 Clues: works by itself • a person's signature • greek root meaning "book" • greek root meaning "self" • greek root meaning "life" • person who studies people • greek root meaning "star" • greek root meaning "time" • the study of stars/planets • greek root meaning "people" • greek root meaning "against" • medicine that fights against bacteria
English 9 Summative Vocabulary Review 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
English 9 Summative Vocabulary Review, Spring 2022 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
Down
- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
English 9 Summative Vocabulary Review, Spring 2022 2022-05-06
Across
- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
Down
- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
World History 2022-05-31
Across
- The general from Carthage who marched over the Alps
- This person wrote down harsh laws for Athens
- The king of the Roman Gods
- The A+ Roman Dictator
- The thing we do not want to do with history
- This is________
- Mr. Erickson needs this in the morning to function
- The thing that you have all been counting down the days until.
- The pharaoh who dressed as a man
- The river from that song that got stuck in everyone's head.
- Our mascot here at Sandcreek
- The Empire that Cyrus the Great created
- The king of the Greek Gods
- The pharaoh whose tomb was untouched
- This pharaoh had A LOT of kids and wives
- The best world history teacher EVER!
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- His code of laws were some of the first written laws
- Where Mr. Erickson is from, "Big Sky Country"
- The mountains that separated Italy from Europe
- The person who found the city of Rome
- Mr. Erickson's favorite wild animal
- The longest river in Africa, second longest in the world
- The Disney movie that lied to you about Greek mythology
- The paper like material used in Ancient Egypt
- The best 7th grade team here at Sandcreek Middle School
- The pharaoh who had kids with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony
- This Disney movie is based on an actual person from Chinese folk lore
- The sea that was the central focus of most of the civilizations we talked about
- The first Roman Emperor
- the wall that separated China from the Mongols
- The ruler who cut off heads and piled them outside of cities when conquering
- The year you will be graduating HighSchool
- The best NFL team in the history of the world
- The wars between Rome and Carthage
34 Clues: This is________ • The A+ Roman Dictator • The first Roman Emperor • The king of the Roman Gods • The king of the Greek Gods • Our mascot here at Sandcreek • The pharaoh who dressed as a man • The wars between Rome and Carthage • Mr. Erickson's favorite wild animal • The pharaoh whose tomb was untouched • The best world history teacher EVER! • The person who found the city of Rome • ...
History and Literature 2023-08-18
Across
- Protagonist of "The Count of Monte Cristo"
- Religiously anointing someone with oil
- An archaic word for a feeling of offense or resentment
- Movie with Morgan Freeman based on a short story by Stephen King
- President nicknamed "The Bull Moose"
- Word meaning traveling from a place to a place or by a thing, stemming from the latin word for road
- Fantasy city Boromir and Faramir are from
- Saul Goodman's real name
- Poe's detctive in stories such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter"
- Adjective named after the author of "Slaughterhouse Five"
- Horror author with fiction awards named after him
- The mines where Gandalf the Gray dies
- Roman city destroyed by fire and ash
- What the "H" stands for in HG Wells
- Frankenstein's first name
- Baggy pants named after a character created by Washington Irving
- Empire Mansa Musa ruled
- C'est la vie
- Word for something strange named dafter Don Quixote
- What the "H" stands for in HP Lovecraft
- Mesopotamian legendary king
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- Adjective named after the author of "The Prince"
- Something that can be considered Sine qua non
- Greek mythology epic by Hesioid
- Narrator of The Book Thief
- "____: Or, There and back again"
- Trojan man who starts the Trojan War by capturing Helen
- Direction away from Eden which is the title of a John Stinebeck novel
- French phrase meaning "terrible child"
- Gatsby's first name
- Man who helps Joseph of Arimathea get Jesus off the cross
- Period of Greek History after Ancient Greece, triggered by the death of Alexander the Great
- Icy; extremely cold
- Opposite of A Posteriori
- Book that got made into a play that has an exclamation mark in its name
- "Through my fault"
- The Norse god "Mr. Wednesday" is in "American Gods."
37 Clues: C'est la vie • "Through my fault" • Gatsby's first name • Icy; extremely cold • Empire Mansa Musa ruled • Saul Goodman's real name • Opposite of A Posteriori • Frankenstein's first name • Narrator of The Book Thief • Mesopotamian legendary king • Greek mythology epic by Hesioid • "____: Or, There and back again" • What the "H" stands for in HG Wells • ...
World History Unit 4 Review 2026-02-26
Across
- Culture who lived in Italy before the Romans, who created a system of drains and sewers and built many roads and bridges
- bodies of water such as the Mediterranean and Aegean where many cultures developed
- the religion of the Hebrew (or Jewish) people
- The "Dead Sea ________________" were discovered in 1947, contained the history of the Second Temple and some writings from the Hebrew Bible.
- Cyrus the Great led a revolt against the ___________
- known as the patriarch (or fatherly leader) of the Hebrews
- The Mycenaeans lived in southern _______________ before the Spartans, where both were known for strong military culture
- place where Jewish people worship and learn from rabbis.
- type of government created in Athens where the citizens have power to vote and make laws instead of listening to kings and emperors.
- the first five books of the Hebrew bible which includes their laws and history
- person who led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to settle in Canaan.
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- was part of Greek mythology that came from the Minoa civilization
- people who were born outside of Athens who could not become citizens to vote there
- Greek city-state which led the Peloponnesian League in war against Athens and the Delian League
- the lowest social class in many cultures, who were often sold and treated like animals
- Persian king who was less popular than his father and eventually lost his war against the Greeks
- Persian leader who divided the empire into 20 provinces led by satraps (governors)
- a place that is ruled by another leader or government in another land far away
- system of symbols (such as letters like A, B and C) for a culture to write and communicate
- The Ten __________________ were given to Moses so the Israelites would have moral laws that showed them how to behave
20 Clues: the religion of the Hebrew (or Jewish) people • Cyrus the Great led a revolt against the ___________ • place where Jewish people worship and learn from rabbis. • known as the patriarch (or fatherly leader) of the Hebrews • was part of Greek mythology that came from the Minoa civilization • person who led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to settle in Canaan. • ...
FILIPINO 10 2024-09-21
Across
- - Mga gumagalaw sa kwento.
- - uri ng salita na galing sa salitang Greek
- - Isang maikling sulatin na nagpapahayag ng opinyon.
- - Mensahero ng mga diyos.
- - Diyos ng pangangaso.
- - Akdang tinatanghal sa entablado.
- - Gawain o kilos na nagpapakita ng pagtugon at reaksyon.
- - Pambansang epiko ng Rome.
- - Nawalang hiram ni Mathilde sa kwento.
- - Diyos ng kagandahan.
- - Unang tinawag na Rhineland.
- - Ang parabula ay buhat ng?
- - Ginagamit ng tao upang ipahayag ang kanyang nararamdaman.
- - Gabay sa tama at maayos na salita.
- - Hinggil sa espesyal na tao.
- - Ito ang sumisimbolo kanila cupid at psyche.
- - Nagmula sa salitang Greek.
- - Isang malayang bansa sa Kanlurang Europa.
- - Nagpapahayag ng mga kaisipan.
- - Ang pandiwa ay resulta ng isang?
- - Pinakamalaking lungsod ng bansa at sentro ng kultura at komersyo.
- - Diyos ng digmaan.
- - Pronominal na bumabanggit o tumutukoy sa mga bagay na nabanggit.
- - Ginagamit sa pagpapahayag ng aksyon.
- - Pangalawang parusa kay Psyche.
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- - Diyos ng karunungan, digmaan, at kasiningan.
- - Isang bahagi ng pangungusap o pananalita.
- - Sumulat ng dalawang tinaguriang epiko, ang Iliad at Odyssey
- - Pinakuha ni Venus kay Psyche.
- - Nangangahulugang agham sa pag-aaral ng mga mito o alamat.
- - Ang parabula ay tinatawag ding?
- - Pinakamataas at kapanapanabik na pangyayari.
- - Hari ng mga diyos at kalawakan. Epiko - Uri ng panitikan.
- - Mula at isa ito sa mga uri ng?Hephaestus - Diyos ng apoy.
- - Reyna ng mga diyos.
- - Maikling sanaysay na nagtuturo ng kinikilalang pamantayang moral.
- - Bansa sa Timog Kanlurang Asya.
- - Ang *Tusong Katiwala* ay nagmula sa Bagong?
- - ginagamit sa pagkakasunod sunod.
- - Diyos ng propesiya, liwanag, araw, musika, at panulaan.
- - Panginoon ng impiyerno.
- - Tawag ng mga Pilipino sa mga Muslim.
- - Kapatid na babae ni Jupiter.
- - Kapatid ni Jupiter (Zeus).
- - Mga reperensiyang kalimitang tumutukoy sa mga nabanggit.
- - Isang mahalagang tema sa mitolohiya.
- - Ginamit ni Psyche upang tuklasin ang kanyang asawa.
47 Clues: - Diyos ng digmaan. • - Reyna ng mga diyos. • - Diyos ng pangangaso. • - Diyos ng kagandahan. • - Mensahero ng mga diyos. • - Panginoon ng impiyerno. • - Mga gumagalaw sa kwento. • - Pambansang epiko ng Rome. • - Ang parabula ay buhat ng? • - Nagmula sa salitang Greek. • - Kapatid ni Jupiter (Zeus). • - Unang tinawag na Rhineland. • - Hinggil sa espesyal na tao. • ...
greek 2022-11-29
SWR Vocabulary and Roots Weeks 1-5 2022-05-16
Across
- Self-confidence
- The ability to learn or understand something quickly.
- Anxious or fearful
- Very strange or odd
- To make more noticeable
- Greek for light
Down
- Repetition of the same sounds
- Giving attention to something
- To have great ambition; to desire strongly
- Enemy or opponent
- An explanation of something by comparing it to something similar.
- Greek for measure
- Greek for turning
- Greek for write or draw
- Greek for far away, distant
15 Clues: Self-confidence • Greek for light • Enemy or opponent • Greek for measure • Greek for turning • Anxious or fearful • Very strange or odd • Greek for write or draw • To make more noticeable • Greek for far away, distant • Repetition of the same sounds • Giving attention to something • To have great ambition; to desire strongly • The ability to learn or understand something quickly. • ...
SWR Vocabulary and Roots Weeks 1-5 2022-05-16
Across
- Repetition of the same sounds
- Enemy or opponent
- Anxious or fearful
- Giving attention to something
- Greek for measure
Down
- Greek for light
- Greek for write or draw
- The ability to learn or understand something quickly.
- An explanation of something by comparing it to something similar.
- To make more noticeable
- Greek for turning
- To have great ambition; to desire strongly
- Greek for far away, distant
- Very strange or odd
- Self-confidence
15 Clues: Greek for light • Self-confidence • Greek for turning • Enemy or opponent • Greek for measure • Anxious or fearful • Very strange or odd • Greek for write or draw • To make more noticeable • Greek for far away, distant • Repetition of the same sounds • Giving attention to something • To have great ambition; to desire strongly • The ability to learn or understand something quickly. • ...
CHOICE BOARD 2024-10-28
Across
- the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism)
- diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly
- a student in the second year at college or a 4-year secondary school
- a lover of books especially for qualities of format
- a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital processes
- active effort to promote human welfare
- the external boundary or surface of a figure or object
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- a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish
- the act or power of seeing
- a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
- referred to or measured from the sun's center or appearing as if seen from it
- any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead
- a vehicle that has a single wheel and is usually propelled by pedals
- capable of being seen
- suffused with light
15 Clues: suffused with light • capable of being seen • the act or power of seeing • active effort to promote human welfare • a lover of books especially for qualities of format • the external boundary or surface of a figure or object • diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be seen clearly • the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism) • ...
Crossword 2025-05-26
18 Clues: ocean • heart • bulge • darkness • onlyfans • marsupial • memory loss • Chinese city • type of beer • bbc presenter • tennis player • UK priminister • Norse mythology • expensive metal • mythical creature • paper folding art • grafts dark matter surrons • sexually transmitted disease
Egyptian Mythology 2022-01-04
Across
- Name of the group of 9 Gods that were worshiped in Heliopolis
- Goddess of Death
- Goddess of Water and Rain
- Another name the Earth was referred to as
- Symbol of Protection for Pharaohs and Royalty
- God of the Deceased
- God of Air and Light
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- Symbol of Life
- King of all Deities and the Father of Creation
- Symbol of Protection for Anyone
- God of Embalming
- God of War and the Sky
- God of Earth
- God of Chaos and Storms
- Goddess of Healing and Magic
- Goddess of the Sky and Heaven
16 Clues: God of Earth • Symbol of Life • Goddess of Death • God of Embalming • God of the Deceased • God of Air and Light • God of War and the Sky • God of Chaos and Storms • Goddess of Water and Rain • Goddess of Healing and Magic • Goddess of the Sky and Heaven • Symbol of Protection for Anyone • Another name the Earth was referred to as • Symbol of Protection for Pharaohs and Royalty • ...
Mythology Crossword 2016-10-04
Across
- goddess of wisdom, useful arts, and mistress of strategy
- Olympus Where the gods and their thrones are
- Married Eros
- goddess of love and beauty
- ruled the dead; had a 3 headed dog
- Sister of Apollo; goddess of the moon, young maidens, and the hunt
- Married to Hades
- Killed Minotaur
Down
- Symbol is a 3 pointed trident
- pulled the sun across the sky in a chariot of gold during the day
- Monster with bulging eyes, swollen tongue, yellow fangs, snake hair, and claws
- King of gods
- Made Hera jealous by hanging out with Zeus
- 3 headed dog
- Parents were Terra and Caelus; had 1 eye
- River Styx River that formed a boundary between the overworld and underworld; the ferryman, Charon, transported dead souls across it to the underworld
16 Clues: King of gods • Married Eros • 3 headed dog • Killed Minotaur • Married to Hades • goddess of love and beauty • Symbol is a 3 pointed trident • ruled the dead; had a 3 headed dog • Parents were Terra and Caelus; had 1 eye • Made Hera jealous by hanging out with Zeus • Olympus Where the gods and their thrones are • goddess of wisdom, useful arts, and mistress of strategy • ...
Colin Malally Acts of the Apostles Crossword 2021-04-26
Across
- meaning of Peter's name
- people on earth
- people in heaven
- private event for only the baptized
- the first Martyr
- Greek word for church
- Genre of Acts of the Apostles
- the name of the early Christian Church
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- Greek word for witness
- What did God appear as at Pentecost
- someone who will never have children
- Greek word for deacon / servant
- the first pope
- city Saul was born in
- the early church went here everyday
- Author of Acts of the Apostles
- people in purgatory
- Greek word for Bishop
18 Clues: the first pope • people on earth • people in heaven • the first Martyr • people in purgatory • city Saul was born in • Greek word for church • Greek word for Bishop • Greek word for witness • meaning of Peter's name • Genre of Acts of the Apostles • Author of Acts of the Apostles • Greek word for deacon / servant • What did God appear as at Pentecost • the early church went here everyday • ...
Rome vs Greece 2024-02-09
Across
- you propose usually to do this
- to believe in more than one god
- it was a popular skill
- easily understood or done
- an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods
- we are comparing Romans and someone right now
- very common in Greek and Roman culture
- something you grow food in
- both Greek and Roman families had one
- every child has one
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- Greeks and Romans went to school to do this
- Uno is one
- the Greek had these kind of states
- to move rhythmically to music
- man's best friend
- a battle formation the Spartans commonly used
- a hot time, usually during the months of June and July
- the Greek were by the Mediterranean sea, what is that made of
- very common athletic activity
19 Clues: Uno is one • man's best friend • every child has one • it was a popular skill • easily understood or done • something you grow food in • to move rhythmically to music • very common athletic activity • you propose usually to do this • to believe in more than one god • the Greek had these kind of states • both Greek and Roman families had one • very common in Greek and Roman culture • ...
Crossword 2025-02-04
Across
- (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- a conception of or belief about something
Down
- a person who studies the future and makes predictions about it based on current trends
- designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring
- as a result or consequence of this; therefore:
5 Clues: a conception of or belief about something • as a result or consequence of this; therefore: • designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring • a person who studies the future and makes predictions about it based on current trends • ...
The Lost Hero 2023-05-18
Across
- half-bloods; people who are half-god and half-mortal
- Greek personification of Earth
- Hephaestus' son
- Iris' son
- Hedge's wife
- Aphrodite's daughter
- Athena's daughter
- Oracle person
- Director at Camp Half-Blood
- Jason's sister
- not immortal
- Annabeth's missing boyfriend
- Dragon made by Hephaestus cabin
- Storm spirit
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- Giant who kidnapped Hera
- Roman form; god of the sky and king of the gods
- Greek god of fire and crafts and of blacksmiths
- Greek goddess of marriage
- Jason awoke in a...
- the god's abode
- Hedge Jason, Leo, and Piper's protector
- Half-Blood place where demigods reside and train
- Is Jason from the Greek or Roman camp?
23 Clues: Iris' son • Hedge's wife • not immortal • Storm spirit • Oracle person • Jason's sister • Hephaestus' son • the god's abode • Athena's daughter • Jason awoke in a... • Aphrodite's daughter • Giant who kidnapped Hera • Greek goddess of marriage • Director at Camp Half-Blood • Annabeth's missing boyfriend • Greek personification of Earth • Dragon made by Hephaestus cabin • ...
Greek Guys 2023-10-31
Across
- fictional hero who spent 20 years returning home from Troy
- The blind poet responsible for the Iliad and Odyssey
- Legendary Greek writer who developed the fable
- Conquered the largest Greek kingdom and died at 32
- He made important contributions to mathematics, engineering, and physics
- Humanistic Greek philosopher who said "Man is the measure of all things"
- Macedonian King who wanted to rule all of Greece
- Greek playwright who wrote comedies and satires
- Greek playwright who wrote tragedies like Oedipus Rex and Antigone
- Ancient Greek historian known as the "father of history"
- Athenian general who led the navy against the Persians
- King of the gods
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- Man who brought the fullest form of democracy to Athens
- Legendary fighter who defeated the Trojans
- Persian King who was defeated by 300 Spartans and the Athenian Navy
- Philosopher who searched for absolutes and the best way to live
- Man who developed a code of law where everything was punishable by death
- Persian King who tried to conquer Greek city-states but was defeated at the battle of Marathon
- Leader of the 300 Spartans who defeated the Persian army at Thermopylae
- Philosopher who concluded that the order of the universe could have only come from a Creator
- Group of thinkers who did not believe in absolute truths; relativists
- King ________ of the Minoans
- Socrates' student who wrote down his teachings
23 Clues: King of the gods • King ________ of the Minoans • Legendary fighter who defeated the Trojans • Legendary Greek writer who developed the fable • Socrates' student who wrote down his teachings • Greek playwright who wrote comedies and satires • Macedonian King who wanted to rule all of Greece • Conquered the largest Greek kingdom and died at 32 • ...
VIKINGS 2026-05-03
Across
- a set of traditional stories about gods, heroes, and the origins of a culture.
- a tool or weapon with a sharp blade used for cutting wood or fighting.
- a band of colors in the sky that, in Norse mythology, was believed to be a bridge to Asgard.
- a region in northern Europe that includes countries like Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, and from where Vikings are from.
- the idea that events are decided in advance; in Norse mythology, people believed strongly in it, and three sisters called the Norns controlled each person’s fate.
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- to take control of a place or people by force.
- a long, narrow boat used by Vikings for traveling, trading, and fighting.
- the Norse god of thunder, known for his strength and his hammer.
- the home of the gods in Norse mythology.
9 Clues: the home of the gods in Norse mythology. • to take control of a place or people by force. • the Norse god of thunder, known for his strength and his hammer. • a tool or weapon with a sharp blade used for cutting wood or fighting. • a long, narrow boat used by Vikings for traveling, trading, and fighting. • ...
ancient greek vocabulary 2022-09-29
Across
- ancient author
- late bronze age
- a city state in ancient Greece,
- king of ancient greek
- Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great
- highest class in certain societies
- Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period
- loved by friends and family
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- rectangular mass military
- An ancient Greek philosopher who was the teacher of Plato
- king
- athens and sparta war
- persians lost to greek
- a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
- bronze age
- greek philosopher
16 Clues: king • bronze age • ancient author • late bronze age • greek philosopher • athens and sparta war • king of ancient greek • persians lost to greek • rectangular mass military • loved by friends and family • a city state in ancient Greece, • highest class in certain societies • An ancient Greek philosopher who was the teacher of Plato • ...
ELA8 Unit 3 Crossword 2020-06-17
Across
- I accused my first period class of having ________ since they can't answer any questions.
- root meaning sleep
- a root meaning sleep
- Ninus, in Greek mythology, was the _______ founder of Nineveh, the city itself personified.
- root meaning beside
- Although car travel is usually a _________ for me, I will try to stay awake to help the driver.
- The mayor leaked news of the arrest to the media to _______ his opponent's character.
- How did the Dark Knight become a _______ of all that is good in Gotham?
- I really enjoyed the movie Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies, even though it is a ___________.
- Writing comments under a _______ is a good way to stay anonymous.
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- To many people, having a lot of money is _________ with being successful.
- My love of coffee is causing me to have ___________.
- a root meaning sleep
- Newton's laws of physics explain why an item thrown up in th air would arch and take the form of a ___________.
- I was surprised to learn Anna is an award winning ___________ and trains her friends in self-defense.
- a root meaning fight
- I wish my ____________ Chihuahua would not nip at my guests.
- root meaning name
18 Clues: root meaning name • root meaning sleep • root meaning beside • a root meaning sleep • a root meaning sleep • a root meaning fight • My love of coffee is causing me to have ___________. • I wish my ____________ Chihuahua would not nip at my guests. • Writing comments under a _______ is a good way to stay anonymous. • ...
Disney 2020-11-17
Across
- What was Mickey Mouse's original name? (Hint: think Addams Family)
- What kind of animal was the first Disney character?
- Around 2 million pounds of this food is sold each year at Disneyland.
- What sport can Disney employees play at the top of the Matterhorn?
- The vultures in the Jungle Book were based off of the members of this band, arguably the most famous and well-known band ever.
- The Disney World Resort is as big as this California city.
- This is the only Disney princess to have a British accent.
- What was the name of the first Disney character?
- How many blonde Disney princesses are considered to be true blondes?
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- This was the last movie approved by Walt Disney before his death. Meow.
- He voiced the genie in Aladdin.
- This animated film was originally titled Trash Planet.
- This British girl band were considered for the roles as the muses in Hercules.
- Who voiced Woody in Toy Story?
- Gen Z is currently writing a musical on Tiktok based on this film.
- What is Boo from monster's Inc real name?
- According to Greek mythology, Hercules and this Disney princess are cousins.
17 Clues: Who voiced Woody in Toy Story? • He voiced the genie in Aladdin. • What is Boo from monster's Inc real name? • What was the name of the first Disney character? • What kind of animal was the first Disney character? • This animated film was originally titled Trash Planet. • The Disney World Resort is as big as this California city. • ...
Crossword, Please! 2022-02-02
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- well meaning and kindly
- an ugly or distorted facial expression
- a flammable oil containing various hydrocarbons, obtained by the dry distillation of organic substances such as coal, shale, or petroleum.
- not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
- suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way.
- in a brave or heroic mannner
- anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
- a 180° bend in a road or path, especially one leading up the side of a mountain.
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- a ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg.
- marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others.
- insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
- state of disorder due to a disregard of the law.
- approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively
- marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others
- constantly moving from one area or place to another.
- The cavernous entrance to Hades, the underworld of Greek mythology.
- having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
17 Clues: well meaning and kindly • in a brave or heroic mannner • an ugly or distorted facial expression • state of disorder due to a disregard of the law. • constantly moving from one area or place to another. • approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively • not showing due respect for another person; impertinent. • ...
Greek Alphabet 2026-06-13
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- begins with the last letter of alphabet
- This symbol makes a "z" sound
- Eighth letter of Greek alphabet
- chapter of NSPDK-Baltimore
- 19th letter in Greek Alphabet
- Camden, NJ chapter of NSPDK
- D9 Blue & Gold Sorority
- Rhymes with Phi & Psi
- D9 fraternal organization-_____Alpha Psi
- Row, row, row your boat
- New
- P in NSPDK
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- First letter of Greek alphabet
- symbol that looks like a triangle-
- Sorors go to______chapter when they die-
- This chapter is in Atlantic City, NJ
- Chapter where Dean Leslie pledged- Beta ___
- Fifth letter of Greek alphabet
- Our chapter Alpha ____
- chapter of NSPDK-Washington,DC
- Math Term 3.14
- Comes between Tau and Phi
22 Clues: New • P in NSPDK • Math Term 3.14 • Rhymes with Phi & Psi • Our chapter Alpha ____ • D9 Blue & Gold Sorority • Row, row, row your boat • Comes between Tau and Phi • chapter of NSPDK-Baltimore • Camden, NJ chapter of NSPDK • This symbol makes a "z" sound • 19th letter in Greek Alphabet • First letter of Greek alphabet • Fifth letter of Greek alphabet • chapter of NSPDK-Washington,DC • ...
Theta Gamma Tau 2024-10-04
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- Eighth letter of greek alphabet
- Represents secure and trustworthy
- Known as Pearl
- Beta Line
- Potential pledge/new member
- Third letter of greek alphabet
- Nighteenth letter of greek alphabet
- Official Mascot
- C of sisterhood
- The Five Gems
- Black jewel
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- Female fox
- Offical symbol
- Delta Line
- Known as Diamond
- Represents optimism and happiness
- Official flower
- Alpha Line
- Location of Convocation
- Gamma Line
20 Clues: Beta Line • Female fox • Delta Line • Alpha Line • Gamma Line • Black jewel • The Five Gems • Offical symbol • Known as Pearl • Official flower • Official Mascot • C of sisterhood • Known as Diamond • Location of Convocation • Potential pledge/new member • Third letter of greek alphabet • Eighth letter of greek alphabet • Represents secure and trustworthy • Represents optimism and happiness • ...
Sts 2023-12-14
20 Clues: 19 • roman • egypt • years • greek • sumer • global • babylo • growth • pollut • billion • chinese • overcons • deforest • overpopu • Aristotle • costarica • catchdown • gendivers • speciesdiversity
English 9 Summative Vocabulary Review, Spring 2022, 40 Word Exam 2022-05-06
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- verb or noun, meaning to bind or the thing that binds
- Antonyms: energetic; vivacious
- servile self-seeking flatterer
- Antonyms: barren; cynical
- Antonyms: recent; contemporary
- “In both cases the line is never quite obedient. One has to nudge, ___________” (Berger, “Past Present”).
- "Heaven is going to use your master to ring the ___________" (Analects 713).
- exhibiting foresight and caution
- Synonyms: appalling; dreadful
- to understand deeply
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all knowing
- etymologically refers to an educator, but now means someone who shows off learning
- traditionally, a type of prayer; more recently, a list or series
- something that is understood by a small number of people
- literally, to skin; figuratively, to criticize harshly
- to grow prolifically
- In the context of the Daodejing, a reference to the "ten thousand things"
- transcending known reality
- strong urge to travel
- etymologically related to a delicious Greek food that spins on a spool
- Synonyms: disgraceful; dishonorable
- “so depthless-deep and ___________ and dim that stare as I might into its frightful pit” (Inferno 944)
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- truly
- One of three qualities of the divine, meaning all powerful
- Antonyms: malevolence; unkindness
- Etymologically linked to one of the rivers of the afterlife, meaning murky or dark
- to bring someone before a court for a trial
- Antonyms: sturdy; well-built
- Synonyms: mollifying; pacifying
- temporary stay
- “The seed sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, and concern for the world and ___________ of riches stifle the word, and bears no fruit” (Matthew 757).
- moving backward
- An Aramaic personification of wealth or affluence
- A mythological sea creature from Jewish mythology, or any large and powerful entity
- Synonyms: beggarly; impoverished
- shares a name with a figure from Greek myth, meaning desire (for wealth)
- etymologically means "all the demons"
- Synonyms: hermit; loner
- Synonym: repugnant; loathsome
- As a verb, to annoy; as a noun, an annoying plant
40 Clues: truly • temporary stay • moving backward • to understand deeply • to grow prolifically • strong urge to travel • Synonyms: hermit; loner • Antonyms: barren; cynical • transcending known reality • Antonyms: sturdy; well-built • Synonyms: appalling; dreadful • Synonym: repugnant; loathsome • Antonyms: energetic; vivacious • servile self-seeking flatterer • Antonyms: recent; contemporary • ...
Current Affairs 2023-08-03
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- famous female doll created by Ruth Handler in 1959
- name of prize given for the best album released in the UK, poisonous chemical used in old thermometers
- the crime of harming someone’s reputation
- famous Olympic diver who recently announced his return to the sport (eg. Tom)
- homeware company on the brink of collapse (former name Wilkinsons)
- Greek god punished for giving fire to man
- Small crown
- opposite of entrance
- Instagram’s new Twitter competitor
- town built for the Trinity nuclear test in New Mexico
- iPhone operating system
- Famous spice from the Goa area nicknamed Black Gold
- famous actress from Hollywood’s Golden Age who’s makeup went up for reaction recently
- Language belonging to the Indo-Aryan language of South Asia
- World’s most expensive spice
- famous residence of Elvis and name of a Phil Colins album
- an appliance that injects heat into a house/room
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- famous cooking shop, also a village in Cumbria
- singer who’s album shares the name of the revival of European art in the 14th - 16th centuries
- famous deceased singer who’s costumes are being put on display in London
- August 1 was the 79th anniversary of which WWII tragedy in Poland?
- name of the current European heatwaves (also the name of a multi headed dog that stops leaving people from leaving the underworld in Greek mythology)
- Balearic island known for its club scene
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (abbr.)
- the first and only artist to completely occupy the billboard top 10
- name of (see no. 2)’s current world tour
- Elon Musk’s new name for Twitter,
- set of beliefs and practices created by L Ron Hubbard
- Area of India formerly colonised by the Portuguese
- the country of which’s PM recently announced the end of his marriage
- the percentage of interest charged by a mortgager
- movie directed recently by Christopher Nolan
- sporting event held every four years
33 Clues: Small crown • opposite of entrance • iPhone operating system • World’s most expensive spice • Elon Musk’s new name for Twitter, • Instagram’s new Twitter competitor • sporting event held every four years • Balearic island known for its club scene • name of (see no. 2)’s current world tour • the crime of harming someone’s reputation • Greek god punished for giving fire to man • ...
Religion Vocabulary Crossword 2022-10-19
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- originated in India and can be viewed as both monotheistic and polytheistic religious beliefs and cultural practices are characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures.
- is a collection of traditional stories that express the beliefs or values of a group of people.
- The religion of the Israelites of the Bible and of the Jews of today, based on the teachings of the Torah. Judaism involves the belief in one God, whose Chosen People are the Jews. Abraham is considered the founder of Judaism, although Moses, who delivered the laws of God to the Israelites, is also an important figure. It is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion.
- is the belief in one God (Judaism, Christianity and Islam)
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- a religion based on the messages that Muhammad is believed to have received from God.In Arabic, the word Islam means “to submit to God.”
- The way of life propagated by a Chinese philosopher named K'ung fu-tzu or Confucius, the Westernized version, believed that a society could become perfect, if the people who lived in it exhibited "beautiful conduct." High value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors).
- religious teaching by Buddha and his followers, which declares that by destroying greed and hatred, which are the causes of all suffering, man can attain perfect enlightenment.
- is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons. polytheism is the belief in many gods (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, and Ancient Americas).
- a folktale that tries to explain the way the world is or how things came to be; usually involving a god or goddess, hero, and/or human.
9 Clues: is the belief in one God (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) • is a collection of traditional stories that express the beliefs or values of a group of people. • a folktale that tries to explain the way the world is or how things came to be; usually involving a god or goddess, hero, and/or human. • ...
Mega Mythology 2 2025-03-03
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- Malevolent god of the dead associated with the tuatara.
- Bizarre Egyptian god named "the smiter".
- Proto-Somali queen who led the women of her kingdom to hang men by their testes.
- Titan of the west, known as the Piercer.
- Watcher of the Bifrost bridge who once fought Loki as a seal.
- Filipino warrior princess whose exploits were described by Ibn Battuta.
- Thor's hammer, which he needed a belt and gauntlets to lift.
- Half-man, half-horse monsters that were originally depicted with wings.
- Sister of Morrigan who was associated with Ulster.
- Greek personification of the earth.
- The battle in Norse mythology that destroys most of the world and slays many of the gods.
- Monster that gained two heads for every one cut down.
- Son of Nyx who ferried the dead to the underworld.
- Hurrian-Hittite sea serpent put to sleep by Ishtar.
- Skeletal butterfly goddess of the Aztecs.
- Polynesian shark-headed god and brother of Pele.
- Woman who trained Cu Chulainn.
- Primordial goddess of the dead in Japanese myth.
- Sumerian goddess of the underworld.
- Kami who slain Orochi as part of his redemption for shaming Amaterasu.
- Perseus' sword.
- The Pano name for the mortal world.
- Famous spider trickster from Ghana, used as a symbol of hope by enslaved Africans.
- Bronze titan of Crete slain by Medea.
- Brother of the man who founded Rome.
- Dionysus turned a pirate crew into these.
- Tezcatlipoca sent these upon humanity upon ending his tenure as the sun.
- Jackal headed God of the dead in Ancient Egypt.
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- Sea serpent from Norse mythology that encircled Midgard.
- Inventor who built the labyrinth to hold the Minotaur.
- Dragon that featured in the Volsung saga.
- Gilgamesh's beast man friend.
- Achilles' best friend and potential lover.
- Woman who opened the jar containing all of the world's evils, and Hope.
- Winged serpent of Aztec fame.
- Polynesian goddess of rain.
- Titan who gave humanity fire.
- Undead monster from Norse myth that would occasionally "ride" a roof.
- Egyptian goddess of mourning.
- The name of Cu Chulainn's spear.
- Sea nymph and wife of Poseidon.
- Aztec water monster with a hand on its tail.
- Island where Artemis and Apollo were born.
- Bird associated with Hera when she put the giant Argus's eyes on it.
- Polynesian god of the dead associated with the octopus.
- The ship sailed by Jason to retrieve the Golden Fleece.
- Tupi woman who killed her brothers in self-defense before becoming a mermaid.
- Son of Poseidon and the fastest horse to ever live.
- Ice giant whose body was used to make the world in Norse mythology.
- Hundred handed brothers of the Titans.
- Daughter of Demeter kidnapped by Hades.
51 Clues: Perseus' sword. • Polynesian goddess of rain. • Gilgamesh's beast man friend. • Winged serpent of Aztec fame. • Titan who gave humanity fire. • Egyptian goddess of mourning. • Woman who trained Cu Chulainn. • Sea nymph and wife of Poseidon. • The name of Cu Chulainn's spear. • Greek personification of the earth. • Sumerian goddess of the underworld. • ...
A Little Bit of Everything 2025-05-29
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- Surprisingly, these lagomorphs are considered to be distinct from rabbits.
- The collective term for a group of crows.
- Opposition to a movement calling for the disestablishment of the Church of England.
- This Mediterranean island has a popular chess opening bearing its namesake.
- An illness that can arise from improperly sanitized or raw foods, characteristically causing facial paralysis.
- A file type commonly used in peer-to-peer filesharing systems; also a term for fast-moving water.
- A toxic metal, a planet, and a Roman god.
- This endangered, striped herbivorous animal is also called the "Congolese giraffe".
- Alongside the platypus, this solitary creature is one of the few mammals that lays eggs.
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- A large, long-lived seabird, often used in poetry to represent a heavy psychological burden.
- An instrument that is played without physical contact.
- The study of birds.
- In Greek mythology, the personification of Earth and the mother of all life.
- The master of ceremonies of a circus act.
- The taxonomic rank below Kingdom.
- A constructed, phonetic alphabet for the English language, based on the Shavian alphabet.
- Despite its name, this sweet treat is baked rather than cooked.
17 Clues: The study of birds. • The taxonomic rank below Kingdom. • The collective term for a group of crows. • The master of ceremonies of a circus act. • A toxic metal, a planet, and a Roman god. • An instrument that is played without physical contact. • Despite its name, this sweet treat is baked rather than cooked. • ...
Myths and Legends 2023-08-16
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- The famous lost city of atlantis was a part of the country ____
- The _____ Effect is a phenomenon where a large group of people remember an event or detail differently from the way it actually occurred
- the kisaragi legend is a myth related to which country?
- Native American legend from the Navajo culture that describes medicine men who have become evil and are able to shapeshift into animals and other people
- which demi-god killed medusa in greek mythology?
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- a fictional supernatural character Depicted as a tall, faceless figure in a black suit
- legendary monster said to inhabit a large freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands
- what mythical creatures drink blood?
- an alternative name for the bermuda triangle is the _____'s triangle
9 Clues: what mythical creatures drink blood? • which demi-god killed medusa in greek mythology? • the kisaragi legend is a myth related to which country? • The famous lost city of atlantis was a part of the country ____ • an alternative name for the bermuda triangle is the _____'s triangle • ...
Greek Theatre Crossword 2022-01-11
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- aisles the actors would use if coming in from outside
- a round floor on the ground level at the bottom of a hill
- the name in which, "actor" was derived from.
- the spot where the leader of the chorus would stand
- two prismatic pillars, one stage left, one stage right these could be rotated to change scenes during the performance.
- platform carrying "dead bodies" that was wheeled on
- used during performances and usually kept inside the scene (3 words togethor)
- flat roof of the scene
- Greek god of wine and fertility.
- a greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including The Suppliants.
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- - a Greek playwright who wrote comedies, including The Birds.
- a crane that lifted the “gods” from the scene onto the theologion.
- a greek playwright who trote tragedies,a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including Medea.
- the area directly infront of the scene
- upper and lower levels of the koilon
- literally god from the machine
- the first playwright to win the contest at the Dionysian festival in 534 B.C.
- the auditorium of the greek theatre
- temporary enclosure with doors
19 Clues: flat roof of the scene • literally god from the machine • temporary enclosure with doors • Greek god of wine and fertility. • the auditorium of the greek theatre • upper and lower levels of the koilon • the area directly infront of the scene • the name in which, "actor" was derived from. • the spot where the leader of the chorus would stand • ...
Topic 6 Vocabulary 2026-01-27
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- Man responsible for the day-to-day operation of the government in Sparta
- Society organized for the purpose of waging war
- Greek city-state
- The upper part of an ancient Greek city, where temples and public buildings were located
- Military alliance led by Athens
- Unjust use of power, or in ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler
- Form of government in which citizens hold political power
- 18-foot-long Macedonian pike
- Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
- Government in which a small group of people rule
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- Hereditary class of rulers, Greek for "rule by the best people"
- Military alliance led by Sparta
- Greek military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit
- To chase
- Legal members of a country or city-state
- Greek victory over the Persian army that ended the First Persian War
- Greek victory over the Persian navy during the Second Persian War
- Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta
- Art and practice of government
19 Clues: To chase • Greek city-state • 18-foot-long Macedonian pike • Art and practice of government • Military alliance led by Sparta • Military alliance led by Athens • Legal members of a country or city-state • Society organized for the purpose of waging war • Government in which a small group of people rule • Form of government in which citizens hold political power • ...
Creation Myth Vocabulary 2026-03-04
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- Norse: giant that becomes Earth
- Egyptian: god representing the sky/space
- Norse: The central figure who kills Ymir with his brothers
- Egyptian: god that represents Earth/land
- Greek: god that represents Earth
- Norse: The giant cosmic cow that sustains Ymir
- Egyptian: Empty sea before creation
- Greek: The Olympian that begins the war against the Titans
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- Norse: the material people are first made from
- Norse: Empty void before creation
- Greek: The beings that fought against the Olympians
- Greek: god representing the sky/space
- Egyptian/Greek: the material people are first made from
- Greek: Empty void before creation
- Egyptian: The snake god that fights Ra
15 Clues: Norse: giant that becomes Earth • Greek: god that represents Earth • Norse: Empty void before creation • Greek: Empty void before creation • Egyptian: Empty sea before creation • Greek: god representing the sky/space • Egyptian: The snake god that fights Ra • Egyptian: god representing the sky/space • Egyptian: god that represents Earth/land • ...
Crossword 2025-02-04
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- (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- a conception of or belief about something
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- a person who studies the future and makes predictions about it based on current trends
- designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring
- as a result or consequence of this; therefore:
5 Clues: a conception of or belief about something • as a result or consequence of this; therefore: • designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring • a person who studies the future and makes predictions about it based on current trends • ...
FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS AND MATHEMATICIANS 2024-10-28
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- Greek mathematician and engineer, famous for his principle in fluid dynamics.
- German philosopher, known for his concepts of the Übermensch and eternal recurrence.
- Italian philosopher, famous for his political treatise "The Prince."
- Greek philosopher, known for his philosophy on simple pleasures and happiness.
- German philosopher and mathematician, co-creator of calculus.
- British philosopher, known for his work on utilitarianism and liberalism.
- Ancient Greek philosopher, known for founding the Academy in Athens.
- German mathematician, known for contributions to number theory.
- French philosopher, famous for his wit and advocacy of freedom of speech.
- English mathematician, formulated the laws of motion and gravity.
- Greek mathematician, known for his theorem in geometry.
- British mathematician, pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence.
- German philosopher, known for his work on ethics and metaphysics.
- British philosopher and logician, known for his work on analytic philosophy.
- Greek mathematician, proposed the heliocentric model of the universe.
- mathematician and philosopher who worked on logic and set theory.
- English philosopher, known for his ideas on natural rights and empiricism.
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- Italian astronomer and physicist, confirmed heliocentrism through his observations.
- Austrian-British philosopher, known for his work on language and logic.
- French mathematician and philosopher, known for "Pascal’s Triangle" and probability theory.
- Scottish philosopher, famous for his work on skepticism and empiricism.
- Greek philosopher, a student of Aristotle, known for his work on music theory.
- French mathematician, famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem.
- Greek mathematician, known as the "father of geometry."
- Dutch philosopher, known for his work on ethics and rationalism.
- Greek philosopher, student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great.
- Greek philosopher, famous for his method of questioning and dialogues.
- French philosopher, famous for the phrase "I think, therefore I am."
- English philosopher, best known for his book "Leviathan" on political theory.
- Austrian logician, famous for his incompleteness theorems.
30 Clues: French mathematician, famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem. • Greek mathematician, known as the "father of geometry." • Greek mathematician, known for his theorem in geometry. • Austrian logician, famous for his incompleteness theorems. • German philosopher and mathematician, co-creator of calculus. • German mathematician, known for contributions to number theory. • ...
FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS AND MATHEMATICIANS 2024-10-28
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- French mathematician, famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem.
- Ancient Greek philosopher, known for founding the Academy in Athens.
- French mathematician and philosopher, known for "Pascal’s Triangle" and probability theory.
- British philosopher, known for his work on utilitarianism and liberalism.
- Dutch philosopher, known for his work on ethics and rationalism.
- French philosopher, famous for the phrase "I think, therefore I am."
- German philosopher, known for his concepts of the Übermensch and eternal recurrence.
- Greek philosopher, known for his philosophy on simple pleasures and happiness.
- Greek philosopher, student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great.
- Italian philosopher, famous for his political treatise "The Prince."
- mathematician and philosopher who worked on logic and set theory.
- English mathematician, formulated the laws of motion and gravity.
- Greek mathematician, known for his theorem in geometry.
- British philosopher and logician, known for his work on analytic philosophy.
- Greek mathematician, known as the "father of geometry."
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- Greek mathematician, proposed the heliocentric model of the universe.
- German philosopher, known for his work on ethics and metaphysics.
- Austrian logician, famous for his incompleteness theorems.
- German mathematician, known for contributions to number theory.
- Austrian-British philosopher, known for his work on language and logic.
- English philosopher, known for his ideas on natural rights and empiricism.
- Scottish philosopher, famous for his work on skepticism and empiricism.
- Greek philosopher, famous for his method of questioning and dialogues.
- English philosopher, best known for his book "Leviathan" on political theory.
- Greek mathematician and engineer, famous for his principle in fluid dynamics.
- Greek philosopher, a student of Aristotle, known for his work on music theory.
- French philosopher, famous for his wit and advocacy of freedom of speech.
- Italian astronomer and physicist, confirmed heliocentrism through his observations.
- British mathematician, pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence.
- German philosopher and mathematician, co-creator of calculus.
30 Clues: French mathematician, famous for Fermat’s Last Theorem. • Greek mathematician, known for his theorem in geometry. • Greek mathematician, known as the "father of geometry." • Austrian logician, famous for his incompleteness theorems. • German philosopher and mathematician, co-creator of calculus. • German mathematician, known for contributions to number theory. • ...
percy jackson the sea of monsters 2021-11-30
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- a greek god
- a greek god
- the greek god of war
- a greek god of theives
- a blacksmith at camp halfblood
- percy's dad
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- percy's half brother
- god of wisdom
- percy's best friend
- god of the underworld
- the greek god of the skys
- Percy Jackson's sword
- half greek god half human
- the handler of riptide and the main character
- try to kill halfboods
15 Clues: a greek god • a greek god • percy's dad • god of wisdom • percy's best friend • percy's half brother • the greek god of war • god of the underworld • Percy Jackson's sword • try to kill halfboods • a greek god of theives • the greek god of the skys • half greek god half human • a blacksmith at camp halfblood • the handler of riptide and the main character
Mars Quiz Review 2015-04-28
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- What three colors make up most of Mars? (in the same order you wrote them in your class notes)
- How many planets are closer to the Sun than Mars?
- Astronomers have known about Mars since _________ times.
- Mars is named after the Roman god of ________ because of its blood red color.
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- Mars is home to our solar system’s highest mountain. What is it called?
- Mars is orbited by two moons, Phonos and Deimos. In Greek mythology, they are the gods of _______ _____ __________.
- Mars has a solid surface. This means that it is a _______________ Planet.
- Scientists were able to study Mars even before we sent spacecrafts to Mars by studying Martian _________ that were violently expelled from Mars and landed on Earth.
- Humans have __________been on Mars.
9 Clues: Humans have __________been on Mars. • How many planets are closer to the Sun than Mars? • Astronomers have known about Mars since _________ times. • Mars is home to our solar system’s highest mountain. What is it called? • Mars has a solid surface. This means that it is a _______________ Planet. • ...
Words from Mythology & Folklore 2025-06-07
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- A body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs and wrapping in bandages.
- A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods.
- A person who changes into a wolf at times of full moon.
- A corpse said to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living.
- A mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.
- An apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living.
- Denoting events or phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.
- A prediction of what will happen in the future.
- A man-eating giant in folklore.
- A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically a small, nimble, mischievous figure.
- An ornament or small piece of jewelry thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease.
- A feeling of great pleasure or delight; a state of being under a spell.
- A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
- Placed under a spell; filled with delight.
- An imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening.
- A character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
- A corpse said to be revived by witchcraft, especially in certain African and Caribbean religions.
- A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.
- The use of magic, especially black magic.
- A man who has magical powers, especially in stories.
- A legendary diminutive spirit of nature, typically guarding treasure underground.
- A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed in a prescribed order.
- (of a phenomenon or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
- A mythical creature with the head and upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse.
- A series of words said as a magic spell or charm.
- A small, imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, often depicted with wings.
- Relating to mystics or mysticism.
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- A many-headed serpent-like monster in Greek mythology, whose heads regrew when cut off.
- A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment.
- The traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth.
- A ghost or ghostlike image of a person.
- A woman thought to have magic powers, especially evil ones.
- A mythical creature, part woman and part bird, whose seductive singing lured sailors to their doom.
- The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things.
- A ghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances.
- A mythical, ugly giant or dwarf, typically dwelling in caves or under bridges.
- The power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.
- A mythical bird of great beauty said to live for 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle.
- A person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
- A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
- An object that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
- The three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the underworld in Greek mythology.
- A magical spell; an act or object believed to have magic power.
- A mythical monster like a giant reptile, typically winged and scaly, with a crest and claws.
- An animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one.
- God's favor and protection.
- A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon.
- The exercise of magical power.
- A mischievous, ugly, dwarf-like creature of folklore.
- A long or arduous search for something.
- A fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- The practice of seeking knowledge of the future by supernatural means.
- One of a class of lustful, drunken woodland deities in Greek mythology, having the ears and tail of a horse or goat.
53 Clues: God's favor and protection. • The exercise of magical power. • A man-eating giant in folklore. • Relating to mystics or mysticism. • A ghost or ghostlike image of a person. • A long or arduous search for something. • The use of magic, especially black magic. • Placed under a spell; filled with delight. • A prediction of what will happen in the future. • ...
Greek History 2015-08-20
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- The first Greek gods
- the biggest empire in the known world
- a legendary monster with a bulls head
- Spartan slaves
- An athletic event held by the Ancient Greeks every four years
- the horse of Alexander the Great
- reputedly the fastest ship in the world
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- famed for their warriors
- God of war
- famous Greek philosopher
- city named after the Greek god Athena
- the city the romans were said to come from in legend
- the form of government that originated in Athens
- form of Greek clothing worn by both guys and girls
- Greek foot soldier
- the spiritual heart of the world
- five leaders in Sparta
17 Clues: God of war • Spartan slaves • Greek foot soldier • The first Greek gods • five leaders in Sparta • famed for their warriors • famous Greek philosopher • the horse of Alexander the Great • the spiritual heart of the world • the biggest empire in the known world • city named after the Greek god Athena • a legendary monster with a bulls head • reputedly the fastest ship in the world • ...
HIS 111-World Civilizations Quiz #2 2021-09-06
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- Eastern Roman empire
- Federation of kings who ruled early Rome
- Divided Roman empire between East and West
- Largest Greek polis
- Dual Roman chief executives
- Dynasty most Chinese people identify with
- King of the Greek Olympian gods
- The "great" king of Macedonia
- Roman commoners represented by General Assembly
- Escape from slavery in Egypt
- Most well-known Greek philosopher
- Also known as the bishop of Rome
- System to supply water to Roman cities
- Brilliant Carthaginian general in second Punic War
- Athens is known for this form of government
- Greek city-state
- The winners of the Peloponnesian War
- Earliest Greek people
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- Germanic tribes that controlled much of the fallen Roman Empire in Italy and Spain
- Roman upper class Senate
- The blending of faiths
- Iliad city conquered by the Mycenaeans
- Transferred Roman government to the East
- Ruled modern day Iran
- Semi-nomadic family tribe of Abraham
- Scattering
- Most powerful trading city conquered by Rome
- Early form of Roman government
- Largest Hindu/Buddhist temple of its time(two words, no space between)
- The widespread influence of Greek culture
- Self-appointed "Dictator for Life"
31 Clues: Scattering • Greek city-state • Largest Greek polis • Eastern Roman empire • Ruled modern day Iran • Earliest Greek people • The blending of faiths • Roman upper class Senate • Dual Roman chief executives • Escape from slavery in Egypt • The "great" king of Macedonia • Early form of Roman government • King of the Greek Olympian gods • Also known as the bishop of Rome • ...
Dramatis Personae and other words 2015-02-25
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- Greek philosopher, critical of Sparta
- Author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
- Dwellers Around
- Spartan writer 7th century BC
- Chief officials (5)
- Inferiors
- Greek travel writer, 2nd century AD
- Author of Spartan Society, biased
- Spartan writer 7th century BC
- A sub-group of Greeks that create the cultural foundations for Spartans
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- Council of Elders
- Assembly comprising all males over 30 years who were citizens
- Main cult in Sparta
- Mythical Spartan lawgiver
- State owned serfs
- Master of the boys
- 2nd century AD Greek writer, author of Lycurgus
- Greek historian, author of The Histories
- Lovers
- One of the Spartan royal families
- One of the Spartan royal families
- Men between 16-20 years
22 Clues: Lovers • Inferiors • Dwellers Around • Council of Elders • State owned serfs • Master of the boys • Main cult in Sparta • Chief officials (5) • Men between 16-20 years • Mythical Spartan lawgiver • Spartan writer 7th century BC • Spartan writer 7th century BC • One of the Spartan royal families • Author of Spartan Society, biased • One of the Spartan royal families • ...
Chapter 4 Vocab Review 2023-09-15
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- The age of Alexander the Great
- long tale that tells the deeds of a great hero, such as the Iliad or the Odyssey
- the qualities of excellence that ancient Greek heroes should strive for in a struggle or quest
- period of time from 461-429 B.C. when Athens reached the height of its power
- ancient Greek marketplace present in Greek city states
- using votes to remove ambitious politicians from society in ancient Greece
- a system of government in which citizens directly participate in voting through mass meetings
- fortified gathering place on the top of a hill in Greek cities
- The school of thought taught by the Greek philosopher Epicurus
- "the rule of the few" - government system where the upper class has power over the entire society
- term for a Greek city-state
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- a type of drama where the protagonist is brought to ruin or extreme sorrow, usually a result of a fatal flaw
- military formation using a wall of shields and spears used in Greek conflicts
- a sacred place where Greek gods and goddesses were said to reveal the future through priests/priestesses
- term for slave who was forced to work in Spartan society
- the method of problem solving used by Socrates
- The school of thought taught by the Athenian philosopher Zeno
- "love of wisdom" - a system of organized thought
18 Clues: term for a Greek city-state • The age of Alexander the Great • the method of problem solving used by Socrates • "love of wisdom" - a system of organized thought • ancient Greek marketplace present in Greek city states • term for slave who was forced to work in Spartan society • The school of thought taught by the Athenian philosopher Zeno • ...
All about the Romans and the Greeks 2021-02-11
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- Both Greeks and Romans focused art on important __________ figures
- Roman had many skills in art and Greek art was very important there ______
- Most Roman education was based on Greeks education and the Greeks ______ to learn
- Roman Pottery was very important to their daily lives and Greeks art was very _______
- Roman music was important to ancient Rome and Greeks no one really knows what Greek music _______ like
- While the Romans were republic the Greeks were _________
- Roman artists accused of painting gods and Greek artists focused on painting ______
- In Rome it was hard to farm because it was mostly temples and Greek farming was also difficult because they did not have a lot of _______
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- Romans had a light breakfast and Greeks had breakfast ________ to ours
- Greeks had a similar school day to ours and Romans had to ___________ every day to go to school
- The Greeks homes were built to keep them warm in the summer and the Romans homes were Built to ________
- Greeks wore simple made clothes and the Romans wore _________ clothing
- Greek girls had to get married at 13-14 and the Romans were married for _______
- Roman music was important to ancient Rome and Greeks no one really knows what Greek music ____ like
- Greek families had similar lives to what we had today and the Roman families very _______
- Romans ate traditional food and the Greeks ate a _______of foods
- In Rome sports were very popular in Greek there were a variety of _____
- The Greeks had different types of buildings and the Romans__________ there gods
- Romans had greyhound dogs, ferrets, small monkeys, blackbirds as pets and the Greeks had __________ as pets
- Romans played with toys and played games and the Greeks played_______
20 Clues: While the Romans were republic the Greeks were _________ • Both Greeks and Romans focused art on important __________ figures • Romans ate traditional food and the Greeks ate a _______of foods • Romans played with toys and played games and the Greeks played_______ • Romans had a light breakfast and Greeks had breakfast ________ to ours • ...
ap crossword 2020-10-08
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- from latin demos meaning population and cratos meaning power. A government in which the power is in the hands of the citizens
- greek prefix -a expressing "without" and symetry
- from greek word arachnos meaning spider and phobia meaning fear: def: the fear of spiders.
- from latin bene meaning good and dictio meaning "to say"
- to deconstruct a story
- Without-gender Non expressing negation and binary meaning made out of two parts
- a expressing negation and morphus coming from greek word "morphe" meaning form. The absence of form, shape
- prefix "dis" expressing negation and from latin "astrum" meaning "star"
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- from greek root centro meaning center and ec- meaning out of. Def: out of the ordinary
- prefix sub from latin which means under and tractio: to pull. Def: to take away from
- falsly claimed scientific fact
- from greek auto meaning self and bio meaning life : book about your own life
- from greek log meaning thought def: the study of correct reasoning
- from latin "omnis" meaning complete and "potentia" meaning power. Definition: which holds all the power
- to be in rage, in anger
- from the latin irascibili meaning to grow in anger. Originates from old french irascible
- from greek poly meaning "many" and gonia meaning "angle" . A shape with several angles
- from the greek anti expressing opposition and tithena meaning " to place". Def: the exact opposite
- prefix tri meaning three and angle : shape with three angles
- from latin astro meaning star and nautica meaning sailor. a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
- contra meaning against and diction from latin dictio meaning "to say" : against what is said
21 Clues: to deconstruct a story • to be in rage, in anger • falsly claimed scientific fact • greek prefix -a expressing "without" and symetry • from latin bene meaning good and dictio meaning "to say" • prefix tri meaning three and angle : shape with three angles • from greek log meaning thought def: the study of correct reasoning • ...
Ancient Greece 2025-05-06
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- belief in more than one goda member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
- A short term for; before the common era.
- Who was a teacher of Alexander the great.
- Do u think this ancient greece was important in history
- A highly influential philosopher known for his relentless questioning and the socratic method
- temple of Athena that overlooks the city of Athens
- The establishment of democracy in athens around…?
- Shipping and navigation pertaining to the sea
- Government in which a small group of people rule
- Who was born in July 356 BC in ancient greece.
- The spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
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- Short tale to teach a moral lesson often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
- a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
- A greek-city state
- what battle was the shortest in ancient greece and it was took place in 480 bc
- general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"
- Independent state consisting of a city and is surrounding territory is a…..
- An Athenian statesman and a general who led Athens during its golden age.
- Long poem that tells a story about a hero
- The form of greek culture (greek-like) that emerged after alexander the Great’s conquests
- Form of government in which citizens hold political power
- What was a battle that took place in 490 BC
- a portion of land almost completely surrounded by water
- Who was the king of the Macedonia
- “Highcity” in greek; the upper part of and ancient greek city, where public buildings and the city’s defenses were located
25 Clues: A greek-city state • Who was the king of the Macedonia • A short term for; before the common era. • Long poem that tells a story about a hero • Who was a teacher of Alexander the great. • What was a battle that took place in 490 BC • Shipping and navigation pertaining to the sea • Who was born in July 356 BC in ancient greece. • ...
Intro to Trojan War Characters 2025-01-14
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- most beautiful women - wife of Menelaus
- Aeneas’ son
- Trojan priest to Neptune
- goddess of discord
- Trojan survivor and protagonist
- cursed to foresee the future but never to be believed
- deceitful Greek who lied to the Trojans and opened the horse
- Achilles’ mother
- queen of the gods
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- fiercest of Greek warriors
- goddess of war/wisdom
- shepherd and Trojan prince and lover of Helen
- King of Troy
- king of the gods
- clever and crafty Greek leader
- messenger to the gods
- Greek leader and husband of Helen
- Trojan prince - brother to Paris
- goddess of love and beauty - mother of Aeneas
- queen of Carthage
20 Clues: Aeneas’ son • King of Troy • king of the gods • Achilles’ mother • queen of Carthage • queen of the gods • goddess of discord • goddess of war/wisdom • messenger to the gods • Trojan priest to Neptune • fiercest of Greek warriors • clever and crafty Greek leader • Trojan survivor and protagonist • Trojan prince - brother to Paris • Greek leader and husband of Helen • ...
WF-Unit 2 review 2023-02-13
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- The spartans fighting formation
- The spartans main weapon
- A greek city
- Lived on the island of crete
- Greek city with strongest navy
- Greek city with strongest military
- The god of the sky king of the gods
- Persian war battle in a canal
- A fortress on a high hill
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- Greek like
- The persian war battle where the greeks lost
- The greeks topography is mostly
- The biggest kingdom in asia
- Come from a myth about athena and a weaver
- A greek marketplace
15 Clues: Greek like • A greek city • A greek marketplace • The spartans main weapon • A fortress on a high hill • The biggest kingdom in asia • Lived on the island of crete • Persian war battle in a canal • Greek city with strongest navy • The spartans fighting formation • The greeks topography is mostly • Greek city with strongest military • The god of the sky king of the gods • ...
Kayombo-Greek Theatre Review 2020-12-04
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- the staging of the play
- pity and fear
- greek term for fate
- tragic flow
- Dialogue between characters and chorus
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- hero the main character of a greek tragedy
- discovery
- one of the structures of a greek tragedy
- change in fortune
- pride
- is an imitation of an action that has serious implication is complete and of magnitude
- one of the best known greek tragedians
- one of the best known greek targedians
- emotional purging
- the final resolution
15 Clues: pride • discovery • tragic flow • pity and fear • change in fortune • emotional purging • greek term for fate • the final resolution • the staging of the play • one of the best known greek tragedians • one of the best known greek targedians • Dialogue between characters and chorus • one of the structures of a greek tragedy • hero the main character of a greek tragedy • ...
Greek History 2023-05-19
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- Sea located south of Greece
- City-state that was militaristic
- Who was the father of medicine
- Greek god of war
- Greek king of gods
- Who wrote about the Peloponnesian War
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- First Greek historian
- How did Greeks spread the Hellenic culture
- WHo developed theory about right triangles
- the conquered most of greece
- Greek sculptor who created statue of Athena in the Parthenon
- Greek god of the sea
- Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey
- City-state that developed democracy
- Who rebuilt Athens after the Persian wars
- Known as father of geometry
16 Clues: Greek god of war • Greek king of gods • Greek god of the sea • First Greek historian • Sea located south of Greece • Known as father of geometry • the conquered most of greece • Who was the father of medicine • City-state that was militaristic • City-state that developed democracy • Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey • Who wrote about the Peloponnesian War • ...
ancient greece 2023-10-02
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- Greek philosopher born in Athens
- meaning "of Doris"
- city-state
- person who studies meaning of life
- rule of the best people
- bronze age civilization centered on crete
- armed infantry formed in close deep ranks
- ancient Greek writer behind the odyssey
- the great his father was Phillip.
- having power or being a ruler
- civilization Greek cultural influence reached peak in the Mediterranean
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- war fought between Athens and Sparta
- of Macedonia king of Macedonia
- art of Greece from ca. 1600 to 1100bc
- Greek philosopher and polymath
- series of wars fought by Greek and Persia states
16 Clues: city-state • meaning "of Doris" • rule of the best people • having power or being a ruler • Greek philosopher and polymath • of Macedonia king of Macedonia • Greek philosopher born in Athens • person who studies meaning of life • the great his father was Phillip. • war fought between Athens and Sparta • art of Greece from ca. 1600 to 1100bc • ...
words from antigone 2023-01-11
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- a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak.
- an expression of strong disapproval.
- tragic flaw.
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- to scoop out with or as if with a gouge.
- a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action.
- the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do.
- a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman's head and a lions body and noted for killing anyone who cannot answer its riddle.
- strong vengeful anger.
- a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed.
9 Clues: tragic flaw. • strong vengeful anger. • an expression of strong disapproval. • to scoop out with or as if with a gouge. • a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed. • a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak. • ...
Astronomy Religions 2026-06-25
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- Tribe that considers the solar eclipse a sacred traditional time when the Sun is dying.
- Many of their gods were based on celestial objects. Ex. Sol = Sun god
- Religion based on a lunisolar calendar
- This religion has several holidays based on celestial objects, one occurs on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the Vernal Equinox.
- This mythology considers the Sun and Moon as brother and sister.
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- Religion based on a lunisolar calendar
- Many of their gods were based on celestial objects. Surya = Sun god
- This religion requires 5 prayers per day, which change due to Earth's celestial motions and the person's latitude.
- Many of their gods were based on celestial objects. Ex. Ra = Sun god
- Many of their gods were based on celestial objects. Ex. Helios = Sun god
10 Clues: Religion based on a lunisolar calendar • Religion based on a lunisolar calendar • This mythology considers the Sun and Moon as brother and sister. • Many of their gods were based on celestial objects. Surya = Sun god • Many of their gods were based on celestial objects. Ex. Ra = Sun god • Many of their gods were based on celestial objects. Ex. Sol = Sun god • ...
The Fall of Troy 2014-05-05
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- Don't trust Greeks even when they bring these
- Trojan hero who escaped the destruction of Troy
- Trojan prince and lover
- island where Greek fleet hid
- four-legged trick
- The face that launched 1000 ships
- Greek hero with only one weak spot
- Roman poet who wrote about Trojan hero who travelled to Italy
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- Lying Greek
- leader of the Greek army
- priest of Neptune
- wily Greek hero
- length in years of the Trojan War
- Trojan prince and hero
- king of Troy
15 Clues: Lying Greek • king of Troy • wily Greek hero • priest of Neptune • four-legged trick • Trojan prince and hero • Trojan prince and lover • leader of the Greek army • island where Greek fleet hid • length in years of the Trojan War • The face that launched 1000 ships • Greek hero with only one weak spot • Don't trust Greeks even when they bring these • ...
