Across
- 2. Mother and wife of Oedipus in Sophoclean tragedy.
- 8. Witness whose testimony reveals Oedipus’ true identity.
- 9. Son of Odysseus who comes of age during his father’s absence.
- 10. Shape-shifting female monster that terrifies travelers in Greek comedy and myth.
- 12. Affliction sent upon Thebes that drives the investigation in Oedipus Rex.
- 14. Goddess of wisdom and chief divine supporter of Odysseus.
- 15. Ruler of the Underworld, better known as Hades in Greek mythology.
- 17. Female devotee of Dionysus known for ecstatic worship.
- 20. One-eyed Cyclops blinded by Odysseus.
- 21. Animal form associated with Dionysus and divine power in Bacchae.
- 22. Disloyal goatherd who aids the suitors against Odysseus.
- 26. Theban ruler who serves as both uncle and political rival to Oedipus.
- 27. Tragic playwright challenged to a poetic contest in the Underworld in Frogs.
- 28. City of the Cicones raided by Odysseus after leaving Troy.
- 30. God of wine, theater, and ecstatic worship who descends to Hades in Frogs.
- 31. Deceptive appearance frequently created by gods in myth and drama.
- 32. Formal dramatic report in Greek tragedy describing offstage events.
- 34. Staff tipped with ivy or pinecones carried by followers of Dionysus.
- 35. Athenian comic playwright and author of Frogs.
- 37. Blind prophet whose insight surpasses that of kings.
- 38. Dramatic genre characterized by humor, satire, and happy resolutions.
- 40. Hero of the Odyssey renowned for cunning and endurance.
- 41. Father of Oedipus whose murder sparks the play’s central mystery.
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- 1. Faithful slave who accompanies Dionysus on a journey to the Underworld in Aristophanes' Frogs.
- 3. Secret religious rites promising special knowledge or blessings to initiates.
- 4. Fate suffered by Pentheus at the hands of the Maenads.
- 5. Loyal wife of Odysseus who delays her suitors through clever stratagems.
- 6. Founder of Thebes and grandfather of Pentheus.
- 7. Island kingdom whose inhabitants help Odysseus return home.
- 11. Theban king torn apart after resisting the worship of Dionysus in Bacchae.
- 13. Deadly whirlpool that threatens sailors in the Odyssey.
- 16. Mother of Pentheus who unknowingly kills her son in a Dionysiac frenzy.
- 18. God whose oracle reveals the truth behind Oedipus’ downfall.
- 19. Motive driving Odysseus’ punishment of the suitors.
- 21. Gift from Aeolus that could have carried Odysseus home.
- 23. Earliest of the three great Athenian tragedians and victor of the contest in Frogs.
- 24. Naval battle whose victors became the subject of political controversy in late fifth-century Athens.
- 25. Theban king who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother.
- 29. Roman name for Dionysus, god of wine and ecstatic rites.
- 33. Greek term for a hero’s homecoming after war or wandering.
- 36. Six-headed sea monster lurking opposite Charybdis.
- 39. King of the Olympian gods and guardian of justice.