Greece Vocabulary

2. An inhabitant of the Minoan or a member of the Minoan people
5. Author of Aesop’s fables
10. A city on a high hill
11. The age when the Greeks made city-states.
13. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
15. Goddess of Women, marriage, and the queen of gods.
18. monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull
19. King of Olympus
20. God of wine, fertility, and theatre
22. God of the sun, music, art, and poetry
24. A person who takes power; is also described as a cruel leader (think Hitler)
25. A country of city-states
26. Greek city-state
28. A Greek island in the mediterranean sea
31. God of metalworking, fire, and sculpture
33. Goddess of love and beauty
34. a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting into a body of water.
36. A type of government where only higher rank or richer people rule.
37. A sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia.
38. Goddess of war and wisdom

1. the part of the Mediterranean Sea between SE Italy, E Sicily, and Greece
3. a long and eventful or adventurous journey or experience.
4. God of the underworld
6. Statesman of ancient Greece who tried to unite Greece, with his city owning all power
7. a mythical Greek hero renowned for his great strength and especially for performing 12 labors imposed on him by Hera.
8. God of war
9. An inhabitant of Mycenae or a member of the Mycenean people
12. A person in a particular town or city
14. The messenger god
16. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition
17. The author of the Iliad
21. A short story that conveys a moral or lesson.
22. Wealthy land owners, or people of higher rank.
23. Goddess of harvest and agriculture
27. Goddess of the hunt and the wild
29. God of the Sea
30. Goddess of hearth and home
32. an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey
35. A city in Greece, named after the goddess Athena