Mythology Review
Across
- 1. Dragon-like creatures with wings who turned men into stone
- 4. the powerful ruler of Crete
- 6. The vast, immeasurable abyss mentioned in the story of the creation of the world
- 10. a winged horse that had sprung from the Gorgon's when Perseus killed her
- 12. Zeus's symbol is the _______ bolt
- 14. Zeus's island; ruled by king Minos
- 17. Accompanied Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece
- 20. The daughter of Demeter and queen of the underworld
- 23. Persephone's Roman name
- 27. Fell in love with his own reflection and died
- 28. Killed his wife and children and completed 12 labors as penance
- 29. Apollo's first love
- 31. half-man/ half-horse
- 32. Bacchus' Greek name/ god of wine & poetry
- 34. The deeper division of the underworld
- 35. the Gorgon killed by Perseus
- 36. Gigantic, one-eyed monster
- 38. Killed the Minotaur
- 39. helped Odysseus survive the sirens
- 40. Goat-men
Down
- 2. Home of the gods
- 3. King of the gods
- 5. The god of desire and affection; son of Aphrodite
- 7. Charmed the gods with his lyre and great musical talent
- 8. Satyr; son of Hermes; chief of the divinities who lived in the world
- 9. Fearful creature with the front of a lion, behind of a serpent, and a goat in between
- 11. creatures with enchanting voices whose singing lured sailors to their death
- 13. What Jason brought back to Pelias
- 15. The cyclops whom Odysseus escaped
- 16. the huge maze in which the Minotaur was detained
- 17. The ship Jason and the argonauts sailed in
- 18. Fathers of the gods; often called the "elder gods"
- 19. Zeus's Roman name
- 20. A gifted young sculptor who hated women
- 21. Half man/ half bull
- 22. The division of the underworld where the dead pass as soon as they die
- 24. Neptune's Greek name
- 25. The three winged goddesses in the underworld who pursue and punish sinners
- 26. three-headed dog
- 30. The first woman created; released terrible things into the world
- 32. goddess of the harvest
- 33. Evil flying creatures that leave behind them a terrible stench
- 37. Sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece