Ancient Greek Literature

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Across
  1. 5. Tangible honor and reputation won from great deeds in battle
  2. 8. Viewing the battle from the wall
  3. 10. Brave Trojan warrior; son of Aphrodite and Anchises; fated to found Rome
  4. 12. The earth-shaker god and shocking father of Percy Jackson (as revealed by DNA testing)
  5. 13. Immortality gained from a lifetime of excellence and collecting the spoils and honor of war
  6. 15. Messenger between gods and men
  7. 16. The crafty son of Laertes who is as quick with his wits as he is with a spear
  8. 19. The 50-headed dog and guardian of the underworld
  9. 21. The origin story of the world
  10. 23. The beautiful, loving wife of Hektor
  11. 24. Beautiful, laughter loving divinity and protector of Paris
  12. 27. The bulwark of the Acheans and mountain of a man known for his stature and strength
  13. 28. Original husband of Helen and king of Sparta
  14. 29. Old advisor of the Acheans known for long speeches and wisdom
Down
  1. 1. One of the first four primordial beings, and widely considered the mother of all the gods as most can be traced back to her.
  2. 2. The queenly mother of Hektor and wife of Priam
  3. 3. Father of Zeus, and leader of the dreaded Titans, the first dynasty of gods in the world according to Hesiod.
  4. 4. The silver footed goddess; forced to marry the mortal Peleus since she was fated to have a son that would be greater than his father; mother of Achilleus
  5. 6. The origin story of the gods and all the crazy things
  6. 7. Brave and heroic son of Tydeus and powerful Greek hero who kills many Trojans and even wounds the gods in battle
  7. 9. The godlike, swift-footed hero in relentless pursuit of eternal glory
  8. 11. The Olympian archer and strongest divine supporter of the Trojans
  9. 14. Trojan princess; geras taken from Achilles that triggers his rage
  10. 17. The chief protector, hero, and prince of Troy; loving husband and father; probably not hard on the eyes
  11. 18. The lame god (but not "lame" as in "loser" - just lame as in he can't walk due to abuse from his dysfunctional family)
  12. 20. The Lord of Men and brother of Menelaus
  13. 22. Tangible prizes of war
  14. 25. The prince loved by Aphrodite who brings calamity on Troy
  15. 26. The fair haired, most beautiful woman stolen from the king of Sparta