The Odyssey
Across
- 2. leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War
- 5. blind prophet; told the story of The Odyssey
- 6. island where Odysseus tells his story
- 7. goddess of wisdom who helped Odysseus
- 9. god of the underworld
- 11. odysseus' son
- 13. turns Odysseus' men into pigs
- 17. odysseus' mother
- 18. ruler of the universe overthrown by Zeus
- 19. creatures who sing, luring sailors
- 21. king of winds
- 23. a Cyclops whom Odysseus' men visit
- 25. ___flower; makes one forget about home
- 26. location of the Trojan War
- 28. race of one-eyed giants
Down
- 1. odysseus' father
- 3. Odysseus' home land
- 4. Odysseus' wife
- 8. blind prophet, helped Odysseus
- 10. a long, narrative poem
- 12. sea goddess, loved Odysseus, kept him prisoner
- 14. an enormous whirlpool
- 15. six-headed sea monster
- 16. supreme god and ruler of the sky
- 20. goddesses of arts and literature
- 22. name Odysseus used to trick the Cyclops (the way it sounds)
- 24. god of seas and earthquakes
- 27. hero of the Trojan war, king of Ithaca