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