Across
- 1. What Odysseus uses to plug his men’s ears.
- 3. The sorceress who turns men into pigs.
- 6. The Cyclops blinded by Odysseus.
- 7. The young sailor who falls off a roof and dies.
- 8. The clever name Odysseus uses to trick the Cyclops.
- 9. The deadly whirlpool that sucks down the sea.
- 11. The blind prophet who gives Odysseus warnings.
- 13. The suitor who begs Odysseus for mercy.
- 16. Odysseus’s mother, whom he meets in the Underworld.
- 19. The first suitor Odysseus kills.
- 21. People whose fruit makes men forget home.
- 23. The magical herb Hermes gives Odysseus to resist Circe.
- 25. Odysseus’s homeland and kingdom.
- 26. The weapon only Odysseus can string.
- 27. The six-headed monster who snatches sailors.
- 30. Creatures whose song lures sailors to death.
- 32. Giant cannibals who destroy Odysseus’s fleet.
- 33. The warriors Odysseus’s men raid at Ismarus.
- 34. Tree Symbol tied to Odysseus’s family and home.
- 35. Athena’s second disguise; a trusted friend of Odysseus.
Down
- 2. The arrogant men trying to marry Penelope.
- 4. The place where Polyphemus traps Odysseus and his men.
- 5. The stormy forces trapped in Aeolus’s bag.
- 6. The final resolution Athena demands for Ithaca.
- 10. Dead king who praises Penelope’s loyalty in the Underworld.
- 12. Keeper of the winds who gives Odysseus a special bag.
- 14. Odysseus’s elderly father who lives in the countryside.
- 15. The faithful old nurse who helps care for Telemachus.
- 17. The forbidden animals slaughtered by Odysseus’s men.
- 18. Odysseus’s son who grows into his role as a leader. Penelope Odysseus’s loyal wife, famous for her weaving trick.
- 20. The land of the dead Odysseus must visit.
- 22. Goddess who helps Odysseus and Telemachus, often in disguise.
- 24. The disloyal goatherd who smuggles weapons to the suitors.
- 28. God of the sea who curses Odysseus for blinding his son.
- 29. The Sun God whose sacred cattle must not be eaten.
- 31. The animals the men cling to to escape the Cyclops.