Across
- 3. An unfortunate maiden who was tricked by her father to be the god’s sacrifice so that the Greek army could set sail to Troy.
- 5. A Greek hero whose only mortal part of the body was his heel.
- 6. A daughter of Oedipus and a sister who took care of her father and broke the law to bury her brother.
- 9. A wife who had an affair and, together with her lover, murdered her husband to avenge her daughter’s death.
- 10. A faithful queen of Ithaca who patiently waited for her husband to return home and tried to save the city from the suitors.
- 11. Europa’s brother whose mission was to search for his sister and instead became the founder of Thebes.
- 13. The prophetess of Troy who always spoke the truth but was believed by no one.
- 14. The queen of Carthage who killed herself in heartbreak after a foreign prince abandoned her.
Down
- 1. An arch sinner who tricked the gods into eating his son, Pelops. Later he was punished to suffer eternal hunger and thirst.
- 2. The blind prophet of Thebes who told a prophecy to Oedipus, and whom Odysseus met in the Underworld to ask for his prophecy.
- 4. The queen of Sparta who was abducted by a Trojan prince and thus started the Trojan War.
- 5. The prince of Troy who escaped to Italy and later became the legendary ancestor of the Romans.
- 7. A Greek hero who was punished by the gods and had to spend 10 years finding his way home after the Trojan War.
- 8. A son who killed his mother and her lover to avenge his father. Because of his deed, he was pursued by the Furies.
- 12. The Greek chieftain during the Trojan war. He came home as a hero but died in disgrace at the hands of his wife and her lover.