The Great Big Greeceword Puzzle

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  1. 5. A period of history between the death of Alexander the Great & the conquest of the Greek city states by Rome
  2. 6. Philosopher, personal tutor of Alexander the Great
  3. 7. The first thing to exist according to Greek creation myths
  4. 10. God of Wine, son of Zeus & a mortal woman, ripped to pieces by the Titans as a baby, doomed to die by being ripped to pieces every year & to be reborn again in the spring.
  5. 11. God of War
  6. 12. One of Alexander’s most trusted generals, King of Egypt after Alexander’s death, founder of Ptolemaic Dynasty, Ancestor of Cleopatra, last active Pharaoh of Egypt
  7. 13. A prominent ancient Greek city state, situated in Laconia, known for its military strength & home of Princess Leda, mother of Helen of Troy
  8. 14. Author of the Iliad & Odyssey
  9. 16. Temple of Athena Parthenos in Athens
  10. 17. God of the Heavens & King of the Gods
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  1. 1. King of Macedonia, second Macedonian king to have his name, father of Alexander the Great
  2. 2. A type of column found in ancient Greek buildings known for having volutes, or spiral scroll-like decorations on top, originated in Ionia, used in the US Supreme Court Building’s grand Court Chamber, the Old Senate Chamber in the US Capitol Building & Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, on of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  3. 3. Philosopher, scholar, one of whose pupils was Aristotle
  4. 4. Macedonian king who conquered more territory than any other before
  5. 5. God of the Underworld
  6. 8. Patron God or Goddess of Athens
  7. 9. City where Alexander the Great died
  8. 12. Father of Cyclops
  9. 15. A leading ancient greek city-state, ruled by democratic form of government, home city of Socrates