The Odyssey

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Across
  1. 2. the island of Odysseus' birth and his homeland
  2. 3. the author of The Odyssey
  3. 6. god in the machine, or the intervention of the gods
  4. 10. the way stories and history were passed down in cultures before writing
  5. 11. the epic that chronicles the Trojan War
  6. 13. Odysseus's son
  7. 14. an extended simile
  8. 17. the protagonist of an epic
Down
  1. 1. a formal request for inspiration
  2. 4. a descriptor that identifies a physical or character trait or lineage
  3. 5. the Greek word for physical strength
  4. 7. a long, narrative poem that celebrates the great deeds of a hero
  5. 8. homecoming
  6. 9. the Greek word for overwhelming pride
  7. 12. beginning in the middle of the story
  8. 15. the Greek word for intelligence, cunning
  9. 16. Odysseus's wife