Ancient Greece

3. a province governed by a satrap.
5. a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.
6. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
8. piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
10. body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.
11. poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.
12. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

1. one of five senior Spartan magistrates.
2. is a person who practices or investigates philosophy
4. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
7. city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
9. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.