The Odyssey

4. Her kidnapping by a Trojan prince was the start of the Trojan war (mythology explanation)
5. Excessive pride or arrogance
9. Zeus and his siblings, as well as Zeus's offspring.
11. Uses a large stone to trap Odysseus and his men in his cave.
12. An extended voyage or adventure
13. Symbolizes Odysseus's superior strength
14. Characters and Situations that occur over and over again in literature.
17. (2 words) Historic cause of the Trojan War.
20. Loving wife of Odysseus
22. Protagonist of The Odyssey.
23. Loyal swineherd who helps Odysseus.
26. Author of Theogony
27. Odysseus's son.
29. Offspring of the Primordial Gods; Zeus's parents were two of them.
30. They passed down simple, oral stories from generation to generation.

1. Destroys Odysseus's ship with a lightning bolt.
2. One of the suitors; attempts to murder Telemachus.
3. Homeward journey
6. Occurs before the actual beginning of the story.
7. (3 words) Symbolizes the unmoving, solid love between Odysseus and Penelope.
8. Messenger God who helps Odysseus.
10. (3 words) Translates to "in the middle of things"
15. (2 words) Eating their fruit causes the person to forget all thoughts other than the fruit
16. Gods always in existince in Greek mythology (there were 4 of them)
18. Resembles a whirlpool and is very dangerous.
19. Starts off as a foe of Odysseus but eventually helps prepare him for the dangers that await him on his journey home.
21. (2 words) Larger than life figure who embodies the ideals of a nation.
24. Stories about gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters that attempt to answer life's unanswerable questions.
25. 6-headed monster that lives in a cave up on a cliff.
26. Author of The Illiad
28. Celebrates the adventures of a hero; characterized by adventure and struggle
31. Goddess who helps Odysseus on multiple occasions.
32. Possess beautiful, but dangerous, singing voices.