Ancient Greek Literature
Across
- 5. Tangible honor and reputation won from great deeds in battle
- 8. Viewing the battle from the wall
- 10. Brave Trojan warrior; son of Aphrodite and Anchises; fated to found Rome
- 12. The earth-shaker god and shocking father of Percy Jackson (as revealed by DNA testing)
- 13. Immortality gained from a lifetime of excellence and collecting the spoils and honor of war
- 15. Messenger between gods and men
- 16. The crafty son of Laertes who is as quick with his wits as he is with a spear
- 19. The 50-headed dog and guardian of the underworld
- 21. The origin story of the world
- 23. The beautiful, loving wife of Hektor
- 24. Beautiful, laughter loving divinity and protector of Paris
- 27. The bulwark of the Acheans and mountain of a man known for his stature and strength
- 28. Original husband of Helen and king of Sparta
- 29. Old advisor of the Acheans known for long speeches and wisdom
Down
- 1. One of the first four primordial beings, and widely considered the mother of all the gods as most can be traced back to her.
- 2. The queenly mother of Hektor and wife of Priam
- 3. Father of Zeus, and leader of the dreaded Titans, the first dynasty of gods in the world according to Hesiod.
- 4. The silver footed goddess; forced to marry the mortal Peleus since she was fated to have a son that would be greater than his father; mother of Achilleus
- 6. The origin story of the gods and all the crazy things
- 7. Brave and heroic son of Tydeus and powerful Greek hero who kills many Trojans and even wounds the gods in battle
- 9. The godlike, swift-footed hero in relentless pursuit of eternal glory
- 11. The Olympian archer and strongest divine supporter of the Trojans
- 14. Trojan princess; geras taken from Achilles that triggers his rage
- 17. The chief protector, hero, and prince of Troy; loving husband and father; probably not hard on the eyes
- 18. The lame god (but not "lame" as in "loser" - just lame as in he can't walk due to abuse from his dysfunctional family)
- 20. The Lord of Men and brother of Menelaus
- 22. Tangible prizes of war
- 25. The prince loved by Aphrodite who brings calamity on Troy
- 26. The fair haired, most beautiful woman stolen from the king of Sparta