The Odyssey

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Across
  1. 1. sun god
  2. 6. polyphenus is one
  3. 7. faithful wife
  4. 11. each Cyclops has one
  5. 13. wax in the ears prevents them from being heard
  6. 14. a bed is built from this (two words)
  7. 16. has control of whirlpools
  8. 19. Odysseus strings it successfully
  9. 21. blames Antinous for the suitor's bad behavior
  10. 23. Odysseus tells this king of his adventures
  11. 25. home
  12. 27. a flower eaten by some of Odysseus' men
  13. 28. the "chief god"
Down
  1. 2. a brief descriptive phrase, such as "son of Laertes"
  2. 3. number of Scylla's legs
  3. 4. a character, situation, or image recognized in many lands
  4. 5. husband of Amphitrite and father of Polyphemus
  5. 8. a swineherd
  6. 9. main character in The Odyssey
  7. 10. son of Odysseus
  8. 12. holds Odysseus captive; also helps him build a raft
  9. 15. he's credited with writing The Odyssey
  10. 17. Odysseus kills about one hundred of them
  11. 18. a reference to a person, place, thing or event
  12. 20. a large, violent whirlpool
  13. 22. killed while drinking a cup of wine
  14. 24. father of Odysseus
  15. 26. Scylla has six of these