Mythology Pretest
Across
- 2. 1/2 man 1/2 bull
- 4. a Gorgon whose look could turn you to stone
- 7. The elements controlled by Chinese dragons
- 9. The number of labors Hercules had to perform
- 13. King Arthur's queen
- 15. The Greek character upon which the musical "My Fair Lady was based.
- 18. Home of the gods
- 21. Epic poem credited to Homer who describe this hero's journey back home from Troy
- 23. Ferried the souls of the dead across the River Styx
- 26. Her face launched the Greeks into war
- 28. The place where a leprechaun hides his gold.
- 29. The most noble and pure knight who found the Holy Grail
- 33. The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
- 35. Number of Greek ships who advanced on Troy
- 38. The number of seeds consumed by Persephone
- 40. Built by Daedalus to hold the minotaur
- 41. 1/2 man and 1/2 horse
- 43. This was locked in the chest after the plagues escaped
- 45. This was thrown into the wedding feast and created chaos between the goddesses
- 47. He searched for the Golden Fleece
- 50. The animals that pulled Thor's chariot
- 51. The two-face Greek god that January is named for.
- 52. The first Greek woman
- 53. Know as the "river of oaths" in the underworld
- 55. The chief of the gods
- 56. The squirrel who carried messages up and down the Tree of Life
- 58. Mythical creatures who take the form of a human on land and a seal in the water
- 59. Animal not included in the Chinese zodiac
Down
- 1. The kingdom of King Arthur
- 3. He killed the Gorgon whose look turned its victim to stone
- 5. The slain warriors of Valhalla
- 6. Name given to Big Foot by the Lakota Indians
- 8. 1/2 woman 1/2 bird whose lovely voice lured men to their deaths
- 10. The last Norse battle at the end of times
- 11. The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
- 12. In the Harry Potter series, he was the three-headed dog
- 14. The legendary sword of King Arthur
- 16. The cup used at the Last Supper
- 17. The twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet
- 19. Hawaiian goddess who controls volcanoes, fire, lightning,and wind
- 20. The occupation of a leprechaun
- 22. The 24th letter of the Greek alphabet
- 24. The third letter of the Greek alphabet
- 25. Egyptian god who controlled the Underworld
- 27. The fruit eaten by Persephone leaving her in the Underworld for a lengthy stay
- 30. Inscription found on the object thrown into the wedding feast by Eris
- 31. Mythical sea creature found in a lake in Scotland
- 32. What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 at noon, and three in the evening?
- 34. A large Persian bird of prey who enjoys eating ship full of sailors and elephants
- 36. A gloomy creature that is haunted by the mistakes and choices of my past, but can help you out if you need it
- 37. The mother of Persephone
- 39. Dumbledore's pet phoenix
- 42. Goddess born from the foam of the sea
- 44. Every 500 years this creature dies and is reborn from the ashes
- 46. Chinese creator god who broke the cosmic egg
- 48. Ruler of the dead
- 49. Egyptian creature that has the body of a lion and the head of a human
- 54. Tree of Life connecting the nine worlds
- 57. This was used by the hero who killed the Gorgon to avoid looking directly into her eyes