The Odyssey

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Across
  1. 2. Telemachus assumes that Odysseus is one of these when Odysseus changes his physical appearance
  2. 4. The god(ess) who fights on Odysseus' side during the battle with the suitors
  3. 5. To avoid marriage, Penelope weaves this during the day, but undoes it during the night
  4. 6. Odysseus assumes this disguise when he returns home
  5. 8. general term for the central heroic figure of an epic
  6. 12. After Antinous is killed, this suitor tries to persuade Odysseus to spare the lives of the rest of them
  7. 13. An elaborate comparison between 2 unlike things; sometimes uses like or as, sometimes uses a colon with "just so"
  8. 17. Odysseus' dog
  9. 19. They have overrun Odysseus' home and are trying to win over Penelope
  10. 20. Odysseus' faithful wife
Down
  1. 1. The protagonist of The Odyssey
  2. 3. Odysseus' father
  3. 4. The cruelest of Penelope's suitors
  4. 7. Personality trait for which Odysseus is best known; this quality makes him a favorite of Athena
  5. 9. He wrote The Odyssey
  6. 10. Latin expression meaning "in the middle of things"
  7. 11. Odysseus' loyal swineherd
  8. 14. Odysseus is king of this place
  9. 15. A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero
  10. 16. Penelope's test of Odysseus involves his knowledge of this item that the two of them share
  11. 18. Odysseus' son