The Odyssey

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Across
  1. 2. what was in the bag Aeolus gave Odysseus to get him home
  2. 5. the name of the country Odysseus is from; where Ithaca is
  3. 6. the ancient Greek word for showing hospitality to strangers
  4. 8. the ancient Greek word for world-wide fame and honor
  5. 10. the 6-headed sea monster
  6. 12. the special prayer the poet says at the beginning of the poem
  7. 16. the kind of bird Athena turned herself into
  8. 17. the thing Odysseus had on his leg that the old maid recognized
  9. 18. the sea women whose songs cause men to drown
Down
  1. 1. "that man skilled in all ways of contending"
  2. 3. "earth-shaker" god
  3. 4. Mentor in disguise
  4. 7. the name for an ancient Greek man's household
  5. 9. the name for the whole group of men who take over Odysseus' palace and try to seduce Penelope
  6. 11. the witch/goddess Odysseus stays willingly with for one year
  7. 13. what part of Antinoos' body Odysseus shot an arrow into
  8. 14. the ancient Greek word that means using all your skills to solve problems
  9. 15. the name of Odysseus' dog