CLAHY1 Final Crossword

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  1. 2. Mother and wife of Oedipus in Sophoclean tragedy.
  2. 8. Witness whose testimony reveals Oedipus’ true identity.
  3. 9. Son of Odysseus who comes of age during his father’s absence.
  4. 10. Shape-shifting female monster that terrifies travelers in Greek comedy and myth.
  5. 12. Affliction sent upon Thebes that drives the investigation in Oedipus Rex.
  6. 14. Goddess of wisdom and chief divine supporter of Odysseus.
  7. 15. Ruler of the Underworld, better known as Hades in Greek mythology.
  8. 17. Female devotee of Dionysus known for ecstatic worship.
  9. 20. One-eyed Cyclops blinded by Odysseus.
  10. 21. Animal form associated with Dionysus and divine power in Bacchae.
  11. 22. Disloyal goatherd who aids the suitors against Odysseus.
  12. 26. Theban ruler who serves as both uncle and political rival to Oedipus.
  13. 27. Tragic playwright challenged to a poetic contest in the Underworld in Frogs.
  14. 28. City of the Cicones raided by Odysseus after leaving Troy.
  15. 30. God of wine, theater, and ecstatic worship who descends to Hades in Frogs.
  16. 31. Deceptive appearance frequently created by gods in myth and drama.
  17. 32. Formal dramatic report in Greek tragedy describing offstage events.
  18. 34. Staff tipped with ivy or pinecones carried by followers of Dionysus.
  19. 35. Athenian comic playwright and author of Frogs.
  20. 37. Blind prophet whose insight surpasses that of kings.
  21. 38. Dramatic genre characterized by humor, satire, and happy resolutions.
  22. 40. Hero of the Odyssey renowned for cunning and endurance.
  23. 41. Father of Oedipus whose murder sparks the play’s central mystery.
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  1. 1. Faithful slave who accompanies Dionysus on a journey to the Underworld in Aristophanes' Frogs.
  2. 3. Secret religious rites promising special knowledge or blessings to initiates.
  3. 4. Fate suffered by Pentheus at the hands of the Maenads.
  4. 5. Loyal wife of Odysseus who delays her suitors through clever stratagems.
  5. 6. Founder of Thebes and grandfather of Pentheus.
  6. 7. Island kingdom whose inhabitants help Odysseus return home.
  7. 11. Theban king torn apart after resisting the worship of Dionysus in Bacchae.
  8. 13. Deadly whirlpool that threatens sailors in the Odyssey.
  9. 16. Mother of Pentheus who unknowingly kills her son in a Dionysiac frenzy.
  10. 18. God whose oracle reveals the truth behind Oedipus’ downfall.
  11. 19. Motive driving Odysseus’ punishment of the suitors.
  12. 21. Gift from Aeolus that could have carried Odysseus home.
  13. 23. Earliest of the three great Athenian tragedians and victor of the contest in Frogs.
  14. 24. Naval battle whose victors became the subject of political controversy in late fifth-century Athens.
  15. 25. Theban king who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother.
  16. 29. Roman name for Dionysus, god of wine and ecstatic rites.
  17. 33. Greek term for a hero’s homecoming after war or wandering.
  18. 36. Six-headed sea monster lurking opposite Charybdis.
  19. 39. King of the Olympian gods and guardian of justice.