Vocabulary Mythology # 2: Etymologies

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Across
  1. 2. comes from carn-, the Latin word for meat or flesh
  2. 6. comes from the Muses, the nine goddesses of arts and science
  3. 7. comes from Pluto, the Roman equivalent of Hades, the god of the Underworld as well as wealth and riches
  4. 8. comes from Cupid, the Roman equivalent of Eros, who was the god of love and desire
Down
  1. 1. comes from the laurel tree, which was sacred to Apollo. Those who won favor with the god, especially poets, were crowned with laurel wreaths
  2. 3. comes from Arachne, the name of a mortal woman who was changed into a spider by Athena after she lost a weaving contest
  3. 4. comes from Mercury, the Roan equivalent of Hermes, who possessed all these qualities
  4. 5. comes from Pan, a god believed to cause fear
  5. 6. comes from Mars, the Roman equivalent of Ares