The Great Big Greeceword Puzzle

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  1. 2. The first thing to exist according to Greek creation myths
  2. 4. Temple of Athena Parthenos in Athens
  3. 5. Philosopher, personal tutor of Alexander the Great
  4. 6. City where Alexander the Great died
  5. 10. A prominent ancient Greek city state, situated in Laconia, known for its military strength & home of Princess Leda, mother of Helen of Troy
  6. 11. Macedonian king who conquered more territory than any other before
  7. 13. God of the Heavens & King of the Gods
  8. 14. Father of Cyclops
  9. 16. One of Alexander’s most trusted generals, King of Egypt after Alexander’s death, founder of Ptolemaic Dynasty, Ancestor of Cleopatra, last active Pharaoh of Egypt
  10. 18. A leading ancient greek city-state, ruled by democratic form of government, home city of Socrates
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  1. 1. Author of the Iliad & Odyssey
  2. 3. A period of history between the death of Alexander the Great & the conquest of the Greek city states by Rome
  3. 7. Philosopher, scholar, one of whose pupils was Aristotle
  4. 8. God of War
  5. 9. God of the Underworld
  6. 12. God of Wine, son of Zeus & a mortal woman, ripped to pieces by the Titans as a baby, doomed to die by being ripped to pieces every year & to be reborn again in the spring.
  7. 15. A type of column found in ancient Greek buildings known for having volutes, or spiral scroll-like decorations on top, originated in Ionia, used in the US Supreme Court Building’s grand Court Chamber, the Old Senate Chamber in the US Capitol Building & Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, on of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  8. 17. King of Macedonia, second Macedonian king to have his name, father of Alexander the Great
  9. 18. Patron God or Goddess of Athens