Vocabulary-- The Odyssey

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Across
  1. 1. the legendary home of Odysseus from Greek mythology
  2. 4. long poem or novel, usually based around a hero
  3. 7. clever king of Ithaca & hero of The Odyssey; known for his speaking skills
  4. 9. a spear with three prongs (weapon of Poseidon)
  5. 11. a Greek sorceress who turns sailors into pigs
  6. 12. king of the gods in Greek mythology/Romans called him Jupiter
Down
  1. 2. 10year war between Greeks Trojans/ended with the destruction of Troy
  2. 3. a giant known for having only one eye in center of his forehead
  3. 5. the god of the sea/ known as Neptune in Roman mythology
  4. 6. a man who is trying to marry a certain woman
  5. 8. one of a group of female and partly human creatures from Greek mythology, known to use their singing to attract sailors toward dangerous waters
  6. 10. wife of Odysseus