Odyssey Crossword puzzle
Across
- 2. the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith.
- 4. son of the Greek hero Odysseus
- 5. the king of the Greek pantheon of gods
- 7. at the end of the journey of the odyssey everyone thinks odysseus is ___
- 8. a central figure in the Trojan War, leading the Spartan contingent of the Greek army, under his elder brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae.
- 9. where Odysseus lands after leaving Calypso's island
- 11. an immortal goddess who holds Odysseus prisoner for seven years on the island where she lives and forces him to be her lover.
- 13. the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
- 14. a sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
- 18. Odysseus’ home
- 19. metal coverings formerly worn by soldiers or warriors to protect the body in battle
- 20. the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon
- 23. sea monster in Greek mythology
- 24. Greek poem
- 26. a blind prophet of Apollo who was in the Underworld
- 27. how many years did it take for odysseus to return to ithaca
Down
- 1. a female god or deity
- 3. queen of Ithaca and was the daughter of Spartan king Icarius
- 6. a legendary Greek king of Ithaca
- 10. an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft
- 12. a king of Mycenae who commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War.
- 15. Who turns many of Odysseus’ men into pigs
- 16. intense armed conflict
- 17. where odysseus battles gods and monsters as he makes his way home from?
- 21. a legendary monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of wate
- 22. was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus
- 25. an enchantress and a minor goddess in ancient Greek mythology and religion.