Greek Afterlife

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Across
  1. 3. Beings who carried out punishment in the underworld
  2. 6. Natural cycle explained by Persephone’s yearly return
  3. 7. Underworld realm ruled by Hades and Persephone
  4. 8. Goddess whose grief caused famine when Persephone was taken
  5. 10. Alternate name for Hades emphasizing wealth and earth’s fertility
  6. 11. Act considered essential to sustaining a soul’s existence
  7. 15. Region for ordinary souls in the afterlife
  8. 16. God who freed Thanatos when death ceased
  9. 18. Epic poem depicting a dreary underworld where even heroes are unhappy
  10. 19. Food that bound Persephone to the underworld
  11. 22. War between the Olympians and the Titans
  12. 25. Place of reward for heroes and especially virtuous souls
  13. 26. Guide who escorted souls to the underworld
  14. 27. Spirits associated with violent death
Down
  1. 1. King punished to roll a boulder eternally uphill
  2. 2. Greek concept of piety and proper respect toward gods and the dead
  3. 4. Paradise reserved for the pure-hearted
  4. 5. Queen of the underworld and daughter of Demeter
  5. 9. Personification of peaceful death
  6. 12. Euphemistic title used respectfully for Hades
  7. 13. Rituals required for a soul to enter Hades
  8. 14. Belief that the dead continued to exist only if remembered by the living
  9. 17. Messenger god who negotiated Persephone’s return
  10. 20. Primordial goddess of night and mother of Thanatos
  11. 21. Deep realm of punishment for the wicked
  12. 23. Fate of souls who were completely forgotten
  13. 24. God of sleep and twin brother of Thanatos
  14. 26. Philosophical dialogue describing reward or punishment based on devotion to the Good
  15. 28. Another respectful name used for Hades