Across
- 2. Is seen twice in the Underworld, constantly complaining about how his wife killed him. Warns Odysseus not to fully trust his wife.
- 7. One of the kinder suitors, however, that does not save him. Telemachus is fated to kill him.
- 8. Wife of Odysseus; she is seen as extremely clever because of her ability to trick the suitors for three whole years.
- 9. The suitor who comes up with the idea to kill Telemachus. He is the first one killed by Odysseus
- 11. The king of Sparta who tells Telemachus all about how Proteus helped him get back home and that Odysseus is trapped on an island.
- 12. The greedy beggar that Odysseus fights and wins over. He is sent to a king to be tortured
- 16. The sorceress who turns Odysseus' men into pigs before helping them on their journey
- 17. Father of Antinuous; he tries to get all of Ithaca to kill Odysseus and his family for killing the suitors, but he dies as a result.
- 18. A prophet and elder of Ithaca, tries to warn the suitors of the impending doom
- 22. The loyal swineherd who takes care of Odysseus' pigs and property all this time. He helps Odysseus take back his home.
- 23. The god of messengers and trickery. He is the one to tell Odysseus of the plant Moly and to tell Calypso to let him go after seven years
- 25. The protagonist of The Odyssey, extremely unlucky, but skilled in lying and other intelligent arts
Down
- 1. The prophet in the Underworld who tells Odysseus not to let his men eat the sun god's cattle as well as how to appease Poseidon if they do.
- 3. A slave girl of Penelope who betrays her by sleeping with Eurymachus. She gets brutally punished for it.
- 4. The god of the sky, storms, and clouds. He is in charge of all of the gods. He helps Athena get Odysseus back home.
- 5. She keeps Odysseus trapped for seven years, trying to convince him to marry her and stay here forever
- 6. The god of the sea and earthquakes who hates Odysseus and is trying to make his journey home long and difficult
- 7. The lover of Clytemnestra, killed Agamemnon when he came home from Troy. Was killed by Agamemnon's son, Orestes.
- 10. A prophet who killed someone and had to run away. Is picked up by Telemachus and brought back to Ithaca. Gives the prophecy that Telemachus' family will be kings forever
- 13. The loyal female servant of Penelope. She helped raise Odysseus and Telemachus. She is the first to figure out Odysseus' identity as a beggar on her own.
- 14. The disloyal goatherd who is more loyal to the suitors than Odysseus. He dies as a result of his disloyalty.
- 15. The goddess of weaving and wisdom. She looks after both Odysseus and Telemachus and helps them on their journeys
- 19. The suitor who tries to convince Penelope that no one is trying to kill Telemachus and Odysseus that it was only one suitor who was to blame. He's also killed.
- 20. The wife of Agamemnon, her deed of killing her husband makes him believe all women are terrible
- 21. The son of Odysseus, he goes through a major transformation where he goes from a broody and despondent boy to a brave and capable young man.
- 24. The son of Poseidon who eats Odysseus' men. He makes cheese!