Classical Myth II
Across
- 2. nine-headed monster whose middle head is immortal & whose blood is poisonous
- 4. three-headed dog that guards Hades' entrance
- 8. princess of Corinth & Jason's second wife, killed by Medea
- 10. name for Jason's companions on the quest for the Fleece
- 12. king who trains his mares to eat human flesh
- 13. son of Zeus who performs various labors to earn immortality
- 18. queen of the Amazons, a group of warrior women
- 19. king of Colchis & father to Medea
- 20. son of Pelias & companion to Jason on the Argo
- 21. princess of Colchis & priestess of Hecate
- 22. seer cursed by Zeus to be tormented by the Harpies, who spoil his food
- 25. Greek god of love who shoots Medea with his arrow
Down
- 1. half-bird, half-woman creatures who serve Zeus
- 3. prince of Iolcus who goes on a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece & thus gain his throne
- 5. king of Tiryns who assigns Heracles his labors
- 6. Jason's uncle & usurper of the throne of Iolcus
- 7. name of both Jason's ship & its builder
- 9. Greek goddess of the hunt& wildlife
- 11. Greek goddess of love & sexuality enlisted to sway Medea to assist Jason
- 14. king of Corinth & father to Glauce, Jason's second wife
- 15. prince of Colchis whom Jason & Medea murder
- 16. goddess of magic associated with Hades' kingdom
- 17. Titan who holds up the sky & father to the Hesperides
- 23. Greek god of the sun & Aeetes' father (thus Medea's grandfather)
- 24. Greek goddess of marriage who uses Jason to seek revenge on Pelias & torments Heracles