Greek Mythology - Lesson 21 - Theseus
Across
- 1. to announce officially or publicly
- 4. Queen of Crete; daughter of Helios; wife of King Minos; mother of the Minotaur
- 5. A creature that is half-man and half-bull
- 9. loud, rowdy, and enthusiastic
- 10. King of Athens; father of Theseus; throws himself into the Aegean Sea
- 14. son of Daedalus; flew too close to the sun
- 15. disrespect or lack of devotion
- 16. a confusing "maze" of passageways with one entrance and exit
- 17. to raise or to lift with a pulley or a crane
- 18. Famous architect; built the palace of Cnossus; constructed wings for himself and his son Icarus
Down
- 1. best friend of Theseus; King of the Lapiths
- 2. territory under one government or rule
- 3. A young hero from Troezan; defeated the Cretan Minotaur; remembered as a hero and the greatest king of Athens
- 6. unable or unwilling to be apart
- 7. King of Crete; son of Zeus and Europa
- 8. a man whose wife has died and who has not remarried
- 11. King Minos' daughter; wife of Dionysus
- 12. to burn with hot, almost boiling liquid
- 13. ineffectively; in vain