Across
- 4. (i) (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail; (ii) a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve; a grotesque product of the imagination
- 7. an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child; a sweet innocent baby
- 11. having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity
- 13. relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise; being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
- 14. relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature; relating to the Apollo (greek god of the sun, of rational thinking and order,)
Down
- 1. characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance; egotistical, self-loving
- 2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
- 3. relating to the sensual, spontaneous, and emotional aspects of human nature; of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus (Greek god of wine and ecstasy, of irrationality and chaos)
- 5. the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
- 6. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; displaying superhuman strength or power
- 8. (i) awe-inspiringly grand, excellent, or impressive; (ii) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; (iii) used to denote the extreme or unparalleled nature of a person's attitude or behavior.; (iv) change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- 9. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; of heaven or the spirit
- 10. (i) the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected; of or relating to the sky or heavens; (ii) inspiring awe; sublime
- 12. the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil