Odyssey

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Across
  1. 5. the goddess of wisdom and military victory, and also the patron of the city of Athens, was Hercules' half-sister. Her parents were Zeus and Metis, a nymph.
  2. 7. The brother of Zeus, ruler of the sea
  3. 8. the man who spent 10 years away from home
  4. 9. the wife of Odysseus, also the mother of Telemachus
  5. 11. The woman who gave Odysseus the scarf of temporary immortality
  6. 13. One of the lead suitors who threatens Telemachus that somebody might take the crown from him forcefully.
  7. 15. the god of wind, gave Odysseus the West wind
  8. 16. the person who turned Odysseus men into swine
  9. 17. The lustrous nymph who kept Odysseus for 7 years
  10. 18. the son of Penelope
Down
  1. 1. The king of the Phaeacians
  2. 2. The blind prophet
  3. 3. the god of the sky in ancient Greek mythology. As the chief Greek deity, he is considered the ruler, protector, and father of all gods and humans.
  4. 4. The king who commanded the Greeks during the Trojan war
  5. 5. the most aggressive of the suitors. Concerned that public opinion is shifting to the side of the prince, he wants to strike immediately, assassinating Telemachus before he can gather support.
  6. 6. the friend of Laertes
  7. 7. The cyclops, son of Poseidon
  8. 10. the cowardly leader, the one who led his men to mutiny
  9. 12. the person who was moved by Athena in a dream, she goes to the river-mouth to do the family washing, and is playing ball with her maids when the shipwrecked Odysseus comes out of hiding and begs her help.
  10. 14. The hero of the Trojan war, his weakness is the achilles