The Odyssey
Across
- 1. sun god
- 6. polyphenus is one
- 7. faithful wife
- 11. each Cyclops has one
- 13. wax in the ears prevents them from being heard
- 14. a bed is built from this (two words)
- 16. has control of whirlpools
- 19. Odysseus strings it successfully
- 21. blames Antinous for the suitor's bad behavior
- 23. Odysseus tells this king of his adventures
- 25. home
- 27. a flower eaten by some of Odysseus' men
- 28. the "chief god"
Down
- 2. a brief descriptive phrase, such as "son of Laertes"
- 3. number of Scylla's legs
- 4. a character, situation, or image recognized in many lands
- 5. husband of Amphitrite and father of Polyphemus
- 8. a swineherd
- 9. main character in The Odyssey
- 10. son of Odysseus
- 12. holds Odysseus captive; also helps him build a raft
- 15. he's credited with writing The Odyssey
- 17. Odysseus kills about one hundred of them
- 18. a reference to a person, place, thing or event
- 20. a large, violent whirlpool
- 22. killed while drinking a cup of wine
- 24. father of Odysseus
- 26. Scylla has six of these