Mythology Review

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Across
  1. 1. Dragon-like creatures with wings who turned men into stone
  2. 4. the powerful ruler of Crete
  3. 6. The vast, immeasurable abyss mentioned in the story of the creation of the world
  4. 10. a winged horse that had sprung from the Gorgon's when Perseus killed her
  5. 12. Zeus's symbol is the _______ bolt
  6. 14. Zeus's island; ruled by king Minos
  7. 17. Accompanied Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece
  8. 20. The daughter of Demeter and queen of the underworld
  9. 23. Persephone's Roman name
  10. 27. Fell in love with his own reflection and died
  11. 28. Killed his wife and children and completed 12 labors as penance
  12. 29. Apollo's first love
  13. 31. half-man/ half-horse
  14. 32. Bacchus' Greek name/ god of wine & poetry
  15. 34. The deeper division of the underworld
  16. 35. the Gorgon killed by Perseus
  17. 36. Gigantic, one-eyed monster
  18. 38. Killed the Minotaur
  19. 39. helped Odysseus survive the sirens
  20. 40. Goat-men
Down
  1. 2. Home of the gods
  2. 3. King of the gods
  3. 5. The god of desire and affection; son of Aphrodite
  4. 7. Charmed the gods with his lyre and great musical talent
  5. 8. Satyr; son of Hermes; chief of the divinities who lived in the world
  6. 9. Fearful creature with the front of a lion, behind of a serpent, and a goat in between
  7. 11. creatures with enchanting voices whose singing lured sailors to their death
  8. 13. What Jason brought back to Pelias
  9. 15. The cyclops whom Odysseus escaped
  10. 16. the huge maze in which the Minotaur was detained
  11. 17. The ship Jason and the argonauts sailed in
  12. 18. Fathers of the gods; often called the "elder gods"
  13. 19. Zeus's Roman name
  14. 20. A gifted young sculptor who hated women
  15. 21. Half man/ half bull
  16. 22. The division of the underworld where the dead pass as soon as they die
  17. 24. Neptune's Greek name
  18. 25. The three winged goddesses in the underworld who pursue and punish sinners
  19. 26. three-headed dog
  20. 30. The first woman created; released terrible things into the world
  21. 32. goddess of the harvest
  22. 33. Evil flying creatures that leave behind them a terrible stench
  23. 37. Sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece