Greek Mythology Crossword
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1) the home of the gods2) the drink of the gods3) arranged in order of time, from Zeus's father, Cronus, whose name meant time4) a study of the continents, mountains, rivers, etc, named for Gaea, or earth5) possessing great strength and power, like a Titan or like a huge boat6) to think about or ponder; from Greek mythology, Muse, any of the none daughters of Mnemosyne and Zues, each of whom presided over a different art or science10) traditional story or legend, including gods, goddesses, or heroes, which explains the unknown, particularly forces of Nature13) a three-pronged fork or weapon, specifically as carried by the god of the Sea, Poseidon(Neptune)14) an immortal creature; deity15) a small but fatal weakness, from the myth that Achilles was invulnerable except in the heel18) a female immortal creature19) changing quickly and often, like the messenger of the gods (Roman name- Mercury)21) an unusual or outstanding natural occurrence, which we may or many not be able to explain24) female spirits of Nature who guarded Zeus as an infant28) a stringed instrument of the harp family30) a book of maps, named for the mythical character who help up the heavens |
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7) living forever8) a person who is able to transmit prophecies; the place where prophecies are made9) not being affected by pleasure or pain, from a Greek philosophy that men should be calm and accept all occurrences as divine will10) not living forever; a creature who dies eventually11) food of the gods; a fruit salad with mandarins and oranges12) a monster having the head, arms and trunk of a man and the body and legs of a horse16) believing in only one god17) half god and half mortal19) a collection of myths about the history of a people and their deities20) an intricate structure of inter-connecting passages; a maze; from Greek mythology;: the maze in which the Minotaur was confined22) a god23) believing in multiple gods25) one eyed monster26) an extended adventurous wandering, from Odysseus, the leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, whose return home after the war was for ten years frustrated by the enmity of Poseidon27) the gods and demigods who lived on Mt. Olympus 29) an abnormal fear31) tremendously difficult or demanding; resembling Hercules in size or power |
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