Odyssey Characters

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Across
  1. 1. Sea nymph that kept Odysseus on her island for 7 years.
  2. 8. God of sunlight, music, poetry, medicine and law. Also god of archery.
  3. 10. Odysseus' wife
  4. 11. The ringleader of the suitors, and the rudest among them
  5. 13. a dangerous whirlpool personified as a female sea monster
  6. 15. God of the sea
  7. 16. Creatures, part woman and part bird, whose songs lure sailors to their deaths
  8. 17. Odysseus' son
Down
  1. 2. The person to whom Odysseus tells his story. Helps Odysseus return to Ithaca.
  2. 3. Odysseus' wife. Known for her intellect and loyalty.
  3. 4. Ate narcotic plants and fed them to Odysseus' men.
  4. 5. God of music, archery, and the sun
  5. 6. Goddess of wisdom and war
  6. 7. Sun god (sun personified).
  7. 9. King of the gods and god of the sky
  8. 12. Goddess of sorcery. Kept Odysseus on her island for a year. Turned some of Odysseus' men into pigs.
  9. 14. King of Ithaca. Known for his intellect, bravery, and skill with bow and arrow.
  10. 15. Cyclops, son of Poseidon.
  11. 18. One of Odysseus' crew members (convinced others to eat Helios' cows)