Across
- 5. goddess of the hearth
- 6. rich landowners
- 9. a person who was famous for his fables
- 11. a government in which people rule themselves
- 13. goddess of love
- 14. short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live
- 16. people who had the right to participate in the government
- 17. a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
- 19. the first people to live in Greece
- 22. god of war
- 24. poet who made the Iliad and the Odyssey
- 25. a high hill which a fortress often stood upon
- 26. the first Greeks
- 28. goddess of the moon
- 29. the king of the gods
- 30. god of the underworld
Down
- 1. the Greek word for a city-state
- 2. god of the sea
- 3. god of metalworking
- 4. the time period that marked great achievements
- 7. god of the sun
- 8. goddess of agriculture
- 10. a brilliant elected leader who led the government from 460 BC to 429 BC
- 12. a government in which only a few people have power
- 15. a leader who held power through the use of force
- 18. the messenger god
- 20. goddess of wisdom
- 21. queen of the gods
- 23. god of celebration
- 27. most famous lyric poet