Across
- 4. Messenger god who assists Odysseus with divine guidance.
- 5. King of the gods; enforcer of justice and order.
- 7. A manipulative suitor who pretends to be reasonable.
- 8. A blind prophet in the Underworld who foretells Odysseus’s future.
- 11. God of the sea; seeks revenge on Odysseus for harming his son.
- 12. Goddess of wisdom; Odysseus’s protector and guide.
- 15. King of Ithaca; a clever and resourceful hero trying to return home after the Trojan War.
- 17. King of the Phaeacians who helps Odysseus return home.
- 18. A loyal member of Odysseus’s crew.
- 20. Odysseus’s loyal wife; delays remarriage through intelligence and patience.
- 21. The most violent and arrogant suitor of Penelope.
- 23. A deadly whirlpool monster.
- 24. A nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years.
- 25. Son of Odysseus; matures into a confident young man during his father’s absence.
- 27. A Cyclops, son of Poseidon; blinded by Odysseus.
Down
- 1. Odysseus’s loyal swineherd.
- 2. Queen of the Underworld.
- 3. Father of Odysseus, living in grief during his son’s absence.
- 6. Penelope’s loyal housekeeper and nurse.
- 9. Legendary poet credited with The Odyssey.
- 10. Daughter of Helios who guards the Sun God’s cattle.
- 12. Greek king whose tragic homecoming warns Odysseus.
- 13. A more thoughtful suitor who still opposes Odysseus.
- 14. A sorceress who turns men into animals but later helps Odysseus.
- 16. Creatures whose song lures sailors to their deaths.
- 17. God of prophecy, music, and archery.
- 19. Odysseus’s second-in-command; often doubtful and disloyal.
- 22. A six-headed sea monster that devours sailors.
- 26. A Titan and father of Zeus.