Ceyx and Alcyone Pyramus and Thisbe

Across 3. Alcyone feared that Ceyx’s journey would end in _____. 4. “Ceyx and Alcyone” is a transformation story; into what did the lovers transform? 5. Ceyx was killed in a ____. 7. Ceyx left his wife to journey to consult with the _____ about matters that Across disturbed him. 3. (Somewhat ironically…) The lovers decide to meet under the mulberry tree at the 8. At Juno’s urging, Alcyone learned of her husband’s death through a ____ of Ninus. _____, given to her by Morpheus. 5. What was once white is now ____. 11. Who is Ceyx’s wife? 6. Pyramus believes that a ____ killed Thisbe. 12. Somnus is the god of _____. 8. The lovers devised the plan to run away in secret because of their ____. Down Down 1. Alcyone is the daughter of Aeolus, King of the _____. 1. The simple act of Thisbe leaving her ____ behind when she fled, causes the 2. Alcyone tried to join her husband in ____ before the gods intervened. misunderstanding that contributes to their deaths. 3. Alcyone Days, or Halcyon Days, are seven days in winter when the seas 2. Rather than what Pyramus had surmised, Thisbe was killed by his own ____. are ____ and quiet. 4. “Pyramus and Thisbe” is a transformation story; what transformed because of 6. Alcyone prayed to the goddess of _____ while she awaited news of their love? Ceyx’s journey. 7. The lovers are only able to speak to each other through a chink in the ____ that 9. Whom did Juno send to speak with Somnus? divides them. 10. When Alcyone saw Ceyx in the water, his ____ was drifting.

Endymion Orpheus and Eurydice

Across 2. In the end, Orpheus was ____. 4. Orpheus is famous for his beautiful playing of the ____. 6. Eurydice was granted a second life with her husband under the condition that he Across not ______before they’d reached the land of the living. 5. Endymion sleeps forever on the ____. 9. Orpheus Journeyed to the ____ to retrieve his bride. Down 11. All would have worked out had Orpheus only ____. 1. Selene’s magic made Endymion ____. 12. Orpheus’ was so stirring, he could even move ____. 2. It is said that the goddess’s passion is not a joy but a ____. 13. Orpheus saved the men aboard the Argo from the ____ by drowning out their 3. It is through a ____ that Endymion slipped into this unending slumber. song. 4. Endymion possessed surpassing ____, which caused his unique fate. Down 5. Selene is the silver ____. 1. Orpheus played his sweet music to ____ to win her over to his cause. 6. Though some say he was a king, and others a hunter, most say that 3. After his failed attempt, Orheus sought only ____. Endymion was a ____. 5. Orpheus, the master musician, joined the ____ in the epic quest with Jason. 7. Orpheus’s mother was a ____. 8. Orpheus’ music charmed ____, the Furies, Sisiphus, Tantalus, and Hades. 10. Eurydice was struck and killed by a ____.

Daphne Pygmalion and Galatea

Across 3. It is said that “the supreme achievement” of his art was “the art of concealing art”, meaning that his sculpture looked ___. 5. Pygmalion was a ____ by profession. Across 7. ____ brought Galatea to life. 2. Daphne wanted to live like ____, goddess of the hunt and virgin maidens. 8. Pygmalion had a unique experience among husbands – ____ his wife. 5. “Daphne” is a transformation story; into what does she transform? Down 6. Daphne is said to be the ____ of the women with whom Apollo fell in 1. Before Galatea was brought to life, Pygmalion treated her as small children do love. their ____. Down 2. Pygmalion only fell in love with a woman he had personally ____. 1. Daphne’s branches became Apollo’s symbol and the crown for ____. 4. Pygmalion was notorious for hating ____. 3. Although independent, Daphne specifically feared a relationship with 6. ____ was the son of Pygmalion and Galatea. Apollo because women who were the lovers of immortals who had ____ often ended up dead, murderous, or exiled. 4. Peneus was frustrated with his daughter because she ____ the advances of all men.

Alpheus and Arethusa Baucis and Philemon

Across 3. Before she was changed, Arethusa was a ____. 5. Running, Arethusa was followed by Alpheus, the god of the ____.

7. A tunnel is said to connect the waters from Greece to ____. Across 8. After a long hunt, Arethusa decided to ____ until she was frightened and 4. What object led to the discovery that the travelers were gods? ran away. 5. Zeus traveled to ____ when he grew tired of feasting on ambrosia and listening to Down Apollo’s lyre. 1. The spring Arethusa is located in ____. 8. After their transformation, Baucis and Philemon forever shared a ____. 2. Arethusa worshiped the goddess ____. Down 4. “Alpheus and Arethusa” is a transformation story; Arethusa transforms 1. The villagers who displeased the gods were ____. into a ____. 2. A ____ was built for Baucis and Philemon. 6. ____ are often seen at the bottom of Arethusa’s well. 3. What characteristic did Jupiter want from the villagers? 9. Like Daphne, Atalanta, and Cassandra, Arethusa was another woman 4. ____ accompanied Jupiter on his adventure. who wanted nothing to do with ____. 6. Baucis and Philemon differed from other couples because their love was true, and because they had been good ____. 7. “Baucis and Philemon” is a transformation story; one becomes a linden, the other an ____.