Across
- 2. narrative poetry about a hero's adventures
- 7. king of Phaeacians
- 13. Odysseus's right hand man
- 15. cannibals
- 16. compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
- 17. goddess of war, wisdom, and cleverness
- 19. enchantress from Aeaea
- 20. messenger god, god of cunning
- 21. Odysseus's father
- 26. ruler of gods and goddesses
- 27. whirlpool you don't want to encounter
- 28. allies of the Trojans
- 31. Odysseus's puppy dog
- 32. descriptive phrase to add syllables to line
- 34. guardian of the winds
- 35. sea goddess
- 38. Renaissance writer inspired by Homer
Down
- 1. one-eyed giants
- 2. god of love (a.k.a. Cupid)
- 3. how The Odyssey was first told (hint: sung)
- 4. daughters of Zeus, sources of divine inspiration
- 5. goddess of love, Eros's mother
- 6. another word for poet
- 8. mastermind of the wooden horse trick
- 9. six-headed sea monster
- 10. Odysseus's son
- 11. divine but exhibited human traits as well
- 12. name of novel based on Odysseus
- 14. name of supposed author, who was blind
- 18. blind prophet in the underworld
- 22. reference to famous person, place, or event
- 23. name of war which was won by the Greeks
- 24. Hades's wife
- 25. Odysseus's home
- 27. wrote Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
- 29. bird women who are dangerous for sailors
- 30. god of music, poetry, and prophesy
- 33. sun god
- 36. Odysseus's wife
- 37. first of Homer's epic poems