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Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War: islands, monsters, gods, companions, enemies, trials, places, characters and events from Homer's Odyssey. Medium-hard difficulty.

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  1. 1. The messenger god who gave Odysseus the moly herb to resist magic
  2. 4. The primary mode of transport for the Greek veterans
  3. 5. The sorceress of Aeaea who turned a landing party into swine
  4. 6. The dwelling place of both Polyphemus and the nymph Calypso
  5. 8. The son who went on a journey to find news of his missing father
  6. 11. The crewman who died by falling off a roof and asked for a burial
  7. 12. The ghost in the underworld who refused to speak to Odysseus
  8. 13. The river of the underworld that the hero had to approach

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  1. 2. The old nurse who recognized the hero by a scar on his leg
  2. 3. Singers whose enchanting voices lured sailors to their doom
  3. 6. The one-eyed giant who was blinded by a sharpened olive stake
  4. 7. The rocky island home that a hero spent ten years trying to reach
  5. 9. The king of gods who struck the hero's ship with a lightning bolt
  6. 10. The magical white-flowered herb used to protect against sorcery

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Mythology

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  1. 1. A giant creature with a single eye in its forehead
  2. 5. Roman name for the god of the ocean
  3. 6. Roman god of war often associated with the color red
  4. 7. The giant maze built to contain the Minotaur
  5. 10. Roman goddess of love and beauty
  6. 11. Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon
  7. 12. Greek god of love often depicted with a bow and arrow

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  1. 2. The first woman who opened a box releasing evils into the world
  2. 3. Greek goddess of marriage and wife of Zeus
  3. 4. Goddess of the rainbow and messenger to the gods
  4. 5. The Greek goddess of the night
  5. 6. Monster with a bulls head and a mans body
  6. 8. Goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare
  7. 9. Messenger god with winged sandals

The Odyssey

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  1. 2. A woven trap for fish or unfaithful lovers
  2. 4. The foundation of a royal marriage
  3. 6. A winnowing fan to those who live far from the salt
  4. 7. A mountain of water sent by an earth-shaker
  5. 11. A nymph whose seven-year itch involved a captive hero
  6. 13. The salty domain of an angry, trident-bearing god
  7. 14. A vessel for mixing wine or catching blood
  8. 16. A young man searching for his father or his manhood
  9. 17. A piece of furniture rooted in a living tree
  10. 18. The first stop on the trip that ended in a Ciconian clash
  11. 22. An aged gardener waiting for his son to plant the final seed
  12. 24. Uninvited guests who literally ate a man out of house and home
  13. 26. The faithful friend who wagged his last upon a master's return
  14. 28. A rocky pantry filled with giant cheeses and doom
  15. 29. A projectile thrown by a blinded giant
  16. 30. What the hero sowed in a fake fit of madness

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  1. 1. A stiff piece of wood only a true king can bend
  2. 3. The single focal point of an olive-wood stake
  3. 4. The starting point of a ten-year detour
  4. 5. What the crew became after a magical appetizer
  5. 8. A bag-holding host who provides a wind-fall for travelers
  6. 9. The clever alias that left a giant screaming at nothing
  7. 10. A rosy-fingered lady who starts every day
  8. 12. A floral snack that leads to a permanent vacation from memory
  9. 15. The winged delivery man who brought a moly herb to the table
  10. 16. A six-headed problem found between a rock and a hard place
  11. 19. A vertical timber used for both sails and restraints
  12. 20. The royal disguise that came with rags and a staff
  13. 21. A blood-drinking shade in the land of shadows
  14. 23. Singers who offer knowledge but deliver only bones
  15. 25. A black-painted vessel with a crimson prow
  16. 27. A permanent souvenir from a youthful boar hunt

Norse mythology

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  1. 3. The ancient letters used in the Germanic alphabet
  2. 4. A long story about the deeds of heroes and gods

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  1. 1. The three female beings who control fate
  2. 2. The goddess of love and beauty who rides a chariot

norse mythology

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  1. 2. The prefix to a winter that lasts three years without a summer
  2. 6. Alphabetical secrets carved in stone for a high price
  3. 8. The son of thunder who inherited the family hammer
  4. 11. An undead neighbor who guards his treasure with great stench
  5. 12. The queen who knows all secrets but shares none
  6. 14. The sister of the past who looks backward
  7. 16. An accessory that turns one into nine every ninth night
  8. 19. The first giant whose skull became the sky and blood the sea
  9. 20. He gave a hand to ensure a wolf stayed put
  10. 21. She is half-dead and half-alive, ruling the cold basement
  11. 22. A survivor of the final war whose name means wrath
  12. 24. The mother of a wolf and a horse who is a real shape-shifter
  13. 25. A chooser of the dead with a penchant for winged horses

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  1. 1. The wisest man born from the spit of two warring tribes
  2. 3. The brightest soul who met his end via a sprig of greenery
  3. 4. The golden-bristled god who gave up his sword for love
  4. 5. The gated community at the top of the rainbow
  5. 7. One of three ladies who determine your thread count
  6. 9. One half of a feathered surveillance team focused on thought
  7. 10. The ultimate tree hugger holding nine worlds together
  8. 12. She takes half the fallen but prefers her cat-driven commute
  9. 13. A hall with a ceiling made of shields and rafters of spears
  10. 15. A gossiping rodent running errands between an eagle and a dragon
  11. 17. The ultimate sunset that starts with a very long winter
  12. 18. The god who has runes on his tongue and songs in his heart
  13. 23. A wise old man who traded a vision for a drink

greek mythology, norse mythology

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  1. 1. The Roman name for the deity who commands the tides and storms
  2. 5. The fortified home of the Aesir gods high above the mortal world
  3. 6. The goddess of love and beauty who rides a chariot pulled by cats
  4. 7. The smith of the gods who works at a forge beneath a volcano
  5. 10. The aggressive deity representing the brutal and violent side of war
  6. 12. The serpent so large it encircles the entire world of men
  7. 13. The goddess of discord who tossed the golden apple of strife
  8. 16. The monstrous wolf destined to swallow the sun and the All-Father
  9. 17. The wielder of a heavy mallet who protects the realm of Midgard
  10. 18. The virgin huntress of the moon who carries a silver bow
  11. 21. The ruler of the unseen realm where the souls of the dead reside
  12. 22. The personification of the rainbow and messenger to the gods

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  1. 1. The primordial realm of ice and mist in the far north
  2. 2. The beloved Norse god of light who was killed by a sprig of mistletoe
  3. 3. The goat-legged piper who haunts the wild forests and pastures
  4. 4. The one-eyed seeker of wisdom who sacrificed his sight at a well
  5. 8. The goddess born from sea foam who represents love and desire
  6. 9. The three-pronged spear used to stir the oceans and cause earthquakes
  7. 11. The majestic hall in Asgard where fallen warriors feast eternally
  8. 14. The queen of the heavens and protector of marriage and childbirth
  9. 15. The thunderbolt wielder who rules from the heights of Olympus
  10. 19. The Norse god of justice who lost a hand to the wolf Fenrir
  11. 20. The ruler of the underworld whose body is half-living and half-dead

Greek mythology

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  1. 2. The river that serves as a boundary between Earth and the Underworld
  2. 4. The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare
  3. 6. The ruler who wields a lightning bolt as his primary weapon
  4. 8. The blacksmith god of fire and masonry
  5. 11. The personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods
  6. 13. The goddess of love and beauty born from sea foam

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  1. 1. The snake-haired Gorgon whose gaze turns men to stone
  2. 3. The king of Athens who defeated the Minotaur
  3. 5. The legendary musician who tried to rescue his wife from the dead
  4. 7. The god of the sea who carries a trident
  5. 9. The goat-legged god of the wild and shepherds
  6. 10. The gloomy ruler of the realm of the dead
  7. 12. The primordial goddess of the night

Greek mythology

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  1. 1. The first woman whose curiosity released evils into the world
  2. 6. The goddess of love who emerged from the foam of the sea
  3. 7. The divine blacksmith who forged lightning for the gods
  4. 10. The huntress who guarded the wilderness under the moon
  5. 11. The colorful messenger who traveled on a shimmering bridge
  6. 12. The primordial personification of the dark of night
  7. 13. The boundary river that souls had to cross to reach the afterlife

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  1. 2. The goddess of wisdom who sprang fully formed from her fathers head
  2. 3. The god of wine and theater who traveled with satyrs
  3. 4. The rustic god of the wild who played a flute made of reeds
  4. 5. The ultimate ruler atop the peak of Olympus
  5. 8. The great serpent slain by Apollo at the center of the world
  6. 9. The creature that asked a riddle to those entering Thebes
  7. 10. The aggressive deity who personified the brutality of combat

Mythical Creatures

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  1. 3. Brutish warrior found in Mordor's armies
  2. 6. Half-bird, half-woman creature known for snatching food
  3. 7. Keebler worker or Rivendell resident
  4. 8. Legendary reptile capable of petrifying victims with a glance
  5. 11. Serpentine deity found in Hindu and Buddhist traditions
  6. 13. Enormous bird of prey that could carry off an elephant
  7. 14. Pointy-hatted garden dweller
  8. 15. Entity bound to a lamp, often offering three wishes

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  1. 1. Fiery avian symbol of rebirth and immortality
  2. 2. Cut off one head, and two more take its place
  3. 3. Shrek's species, known for having layers
  4. 4. Chiron, the mythological tutor, was one
  5. 5. Persian beast with a human face, lion body, and scorpion tail
  6. 9. Colossal cephalopod said to drag ships to the ocean floor
  7. 10. Mr. Tumnus from Narnia, for example
  8. 12. Treebeard's species in Middle-earth lore

Greek Mythology

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  1. 1. Creature with a bull's head and a man's body
  2. 5. Person or shrine believed to deliver messages from the gods
  3. 9. Realm of the dead ruled by Hades
  4. 12. Youth who flew too close to the sun on wax wings
  5. 13. Creature that is half man and half horse
  6. 14. Greek hero who killed the gorgon Medusa

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  1. 1. Gorgon with snakes for hair whose stare turned people to stone
  2. 2. Youth who fell in love with his own reflection
  3. 3. One-eyed giant from Greek myth
  4. 4. Complex maze built to trap a dangerous creature
  5. 6. Greek warrior whose only vulnerable spot was his heel
  6. 7. Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans
  7. 8. Greek hero and king of Ithaca in Homer's epic poem
  8. 10. First mortal woman, who opened a forbidden jar releasing evils
  9. 11. Creature with a lion's body and a woman's head who asked riddles
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