Ancient Greek Crossword Puzzle #2
Across
- 2. An invention used to time speeches in Athenian courts.
- 4. A government ruled by a small, elite group of people.
- 6. The triangular upper part of the front of a building.
- 8. The three-headed dog that guarded the underworld.
- 11. The queen of the gods and goddess of marriage.
- 12. A mathematician famous for his theorem about right triangles.
- 14. The official meeting place of the Athenian assembly.
- 17. The epic poem describing the final year of the Trojan War.
- 18. A common tree often associated with mourning and Hades.
- 19. Though Egyptian in origin, Greeks used this for scrolls.
Down
- 1. The Macedonian king who spread Greek culture to India.
- 3. The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare.
- 5. Rule by the "best" or highest social class.
- 7. A small silver coin sometimes placed in a dead person's mouth.
- 9. The state-owned serfs or slaves in Spartan society.
- 10. A 26-mile race named after a messenger’s long run.
- 13. A mythological figure punished with eternal hunger and thirst.
- 15. Athletic competitions held every four years to honor Zeus.
- 16. A small stringed instrument similar to a harp.