Greek Crossword Puzzle
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- 3. Wife and sister of Zeus
- 6. Greek God of commerce
- 8. God of the underworld
- 10. the Roman equivalent of ‘Aphrodite’
- 11. God of fertility and wine
- 13. Goddess of chastity, virginity and the hunt.
- 15. other name for lower class in Athens
- 16. in ancient times _______ was the most important site in ancient Greek religion, home to the sanctuary and Oracle of Apollo.
- 17. It is one of the three main styles of Greek architecture and it is heavy and fluted.
- 18. It is an ancient Greek Temple constructed on the Acropolis named after the Demigod Erechtheus, the mythical Athenian king.
- 22. Goddess of love, desire and beauty
- 26. this city-state focused on military
- 27. a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development.
- 29. it is a system of political power controlled by a select group of individuals, sometimes in small number but it could also include large groups.
- 30. other name for middle class in Athens
- 32. It is a greek-inspired house found in Washington D.C. USA.
- 35. It is Greece’s most famous cosmopolitan island, a whitewashed paradise in the heart of the Cyclades.
- 36. other name for upper class in Athens
- 37. It is the most popular island in Greece and it may be the most popular island in the word.
- 40. the belief in or worship of more than one God.
- 41. These columns are the thinnest and smallest columns out of the three main styles of Greek architecture.
- 43. It is where Greeks could buy clothes and cloth.
- 44. Greek equivalent of ‘faster’
- 47. Goddess of corn, grain and the harvest
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- 1. A flat bread made from barley flour.
- 2. Greek equivalent of ‘braver’
- 4. ______ in ancient Greece is a very important part of the daily diet.
- 5. God of war
- 7. training for the military in Sparta began at age ______.
- 9. God of the sea and the protector of all aquatic features
- 12. the Roman equivalent of ‘Athena’
- 14. They are second to the social ranking in Sparta.
- 19. It describes an ornate column style developed in Ancient Greece and one of the three main styles of Greek architecture
- 20. It is the most important shrine in all Greece.
- 21. It is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis and it is dedicated to the Goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.
- 23. Temple of _____ was the first in Athens to be made of marble.
- 24. The Greeks typically made grapes into _______.
- 25. Greek equivalent of ‘higher’
- 26. the lowest class in Athens
- 28. It is an isolated sandy cove on Zakynthos island and one of the most famous and most photographed beaches in Greece.
- 31. this city-state was main educational, intellectual and the cultural center of Ancient Greece
- 33. They are at the top of the social rankings in Sparta.
- 34. Goddess of the hearth
- 38. Temple of ______ is one of the most delightful Doric temples of Greece.
- 39. The temple of _______ was the most important building in the sanctuary of Delphi.
- 42. God of sky and ruler of the Olympian Gods
- 45. They came from what the Spartans call Helos.
- 46. She was considered the most beautiful woman in the world and she is a Demigod