Monsters and Villains
Across
- 2. (6,4) Lion with an inpenetrable hide. Slain by Heracles as his first labour.
- 4. Circular serpentine monster usually depicted eating itself
- 5. Sentient whirlpool that liked to snack on passing ships.
- 8. Sons of Ixion who liked wine and women. Depicted on the Parthenon friezes.
- 10. The only mortal gorgon. Slain by Perseus
- 11. Liked giving travelers riddles. Killed and ate them if they got the answer wrong.
- 12. Cyclops encountered and tricked by wily Odysseus.
- 14. Fathered lots of famous Greek monsters with Echidna
- 16. Goat, snake, lion hybrid slain by Bellerophon.
Down
- 1. Three-headed guardian of the underworld.
- 3. If travelers were too short for his bed, he would stretch them. If they were too tall, he would cut their feet off.
- 6. Sea creatures with a song that would distract sailors and lure them onto rocks.
- 7. Giant snake monster with 9 heads. Slain by Heracles as his second labour.
- 8. Kept Odysseus on her island for 6 years.
- 9. Murderous hero and best Greek warrior at Troy.
- 13. Famous monster that inhabited a labyrinth on Crete. Slain by Theseus.
- 15. Half-human, half-bird monsters.
- 16. Witch who turned Odysseus's men into pigs.