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Across Down 2. The Across ______uses a large stone to trap and his 1. Down At the beginning of , everyone thinks Odysseus men 2.in hisThe cave. ______uses a large stone to trap Odysseus 1.is ______.At the beginning of the Odyssey, everyone thinks and his men in his cave. Odysseus is ______. 6. When6. Odysseus When Odysseus returns home, returns he home,is reunited he is with reunited his loyal with 3. 3.What What are are the the Halosydnes Halosydnes chickens chickens that sleepthat sleepin shoals in dog, ______.his loyal dog, ______. aroundshoals ? around Proteus? 9. Odysseus9. Odysseus ______Poseidon’s ’s son. son. 4. 4.author author of theof the Odyssey Odyssey 11. What old friend of Odysseus speaks out against the 5. The bag gives Odysseus is, unbeknownst to 11. What oldsuitors? friend of Odysseus speaks out against the suitors? 5. Thehis bag crew, Aeolus filled gives with Odysseus ______. is, unbeknownst to his 12. Where12. doesWhere Odysseus does Odysseus travel to speak travel to to the speak souls toof thethe dead?souls of 7.crew, Who filled decides with to______. marry the winner of a physical 14. Odysseus’the men dead? who eat the ______flower stop caring 7. Whochallenge decides into Ithaca?marry the winner of a physical challenge about14. home. Odysseus’ men who eat the ______flower stop 8.in TheIthaca? place of the gods’ council meetings (two caring about home. 8. Thewords) place of the gods’ council meetings (2 words) 17. Who17. holds Who Odysseus holds Odysseus captive at captivethe beginning at the ofbeginning the Odyssey of ?the 9. disguises Odysseus as a(n) ______19. OdysseusOdyssey? fought in the ______. (2 words) 9. Athenaonce disguiseshe returns Odysseus home. as a(n) ______once he 19. Odysseus fought in the ______. (two words) 10.returns the eternal home. resting place for souls the gods favor 22. The Odyssey is classified as a(n) ______poem. 22. The Odyssey is classified as a(n) ______poem. 10.13. the Odysseus’ eternal resting home place for souls the gods favor 23. Nausicaa23. is a(n) ______is a(n) ______, who helps whoOdysseus helps when Odysseus he 15. He searches for information about his father lands onwhen . he lands on Scheria. 13.16. Odysseus’ Who ends home the fighting and brings peace at the end 25. Odysseus kills his wife’s suitors with ______. 15. Heof searches the story? for information about his father 25. Odysseus26. the kills animal his wife’s most suitors often withassociated ______. with omens in the 17. Everyone who eats the ______on the 26. the animalstory most often associated with omens in the story 16. WhoThrinacian ends the fighting island dies. and brings peace at the end of the story? 27. Who27. says Who that says men that unfairly men blame unfairly the blame gods for the their gods own for their 17.18. Everyone He turns who the eats Phaeacians’ the ______ship into on stone.the Thrinacian foolish behavior?own foolish behavior? 20.island dies. is Odysseus’ ______. 28. a monster with a beautiful, but dangerous, singing 21. the king of 28. a monstervoice with a beautiful, but dangerous, singing voice 18.24. He Who turns turns the Phaeacians’ many of Odysseus’ ship into stone.men into pigs? 20. Laertes is Odysseus’ ______. 21. the king of Pylos 24. Who turns many of Odysseus’ men into pigs?

www.prestwickhouse.com LI TERARY CROSSWORD PUZZLE Answer Key Across The Odyssey 2. The ______uses a large 19. Odysseus fought in the stone to trap Odysseus and his ______. (2 words) men in his cave. [] [TROJANWAR] 1 2 3 D C Y C L O P S 6. When Odysseus returns 22. The Odyssey is classified as 4 5 home, he is reunited with a(n) ______poem. E H E W 6 7 his loyal dog, ______. [EPIC] A R G O S A I P [] 23. Nausicaa is a(n) ______8 9 10 D M M B L I N D E D E 9. Odysseus ______who helps Odysseus when he 11 12 Poseidon’s son. [BLINDED] lands on Scheria. [PRINCESS] M E N T O R H A D E S D N L 13 11. What old friend of Odysseus 25. Odysseus kills his wife’s R U I G S E Y speaks out against the suitors? suitors with ______. 14 15 [] [ARROWS] N T G L O T U S 16 17 18 12. Where does Odysseus travel 26. the animal most often A T H C A L Y P S O E I 19 to speak to the souls of the associated with omens in T R O J A N W A R O P L U dead? [] the story [BIRD] 20 14. Odysseus’ men who eat the 27. Who says that men unfairly F H L C T S E E M 21 ______flower stop blame the gods for their own A E Y A T N E M caring about home. [LOTUS] foolish behavior? [] 22 T N M L E P I C A 17. Who holds Odysseus captive 28. a monster with a beautiful, 23 24 at the beginning of the but dangerous, singing voice H A P R I N C E S S D C Odyssey? [] [] E U I T O H 25 26 27 A R R O W S B I R D O N Z E U S Down 1. At the beginning of the 7. Who decides to marry the C R S 28 Odyssey, everyone thinks winner of a physical challenge S I R E N Odysseus is ______. in Ithaca? [] [DEAD] 8. The place of the gods’ Across Down 3. What are the Halosydnes council meetings (2 words) 2. The13. ______Odysseus’ useshome a large[ITHACA] stone to trap Odysseus18. He turns1. At the beginningPhaeacians’ of shipthe Odyssey, into everyone thinks chickens that sleep in shoals [MOUNTOLYMPUS] and15. his He men searches in his cave.for information [CYCLOPS] about stone. [POSEIDON]Odysseus is ______. [DEAD] around Proteus? [SEALS] 6. Whenhis Odysseus father []returns home, he is reunited with20. Laertes3. What is Odysseus’ are the Halosydnes ______. chickens that sleep in 9. Athena disguises Odysseus his loyal dog, ______. [ARGOS] shoals around Proteus? [SEALS] 4. author of the Odyssey as a(n) ______once he 9. Odysseus16. Who ______ends the fighting Poseidon’s and son. brings [BLINDED] [FATHER]4. author of the Odyssey [] [HOMER] returns home. [BEGGAR] 11. What peaceold friend at the of Odysseusend of the speaks story? out against21. the the king5. The of bagPylos Aeolus [] gives Odysseus is, unbeknownst to suitors?[ATHENA] [MENTOR] his crew, filled with ______. [WINDS] 5. The bag Aeolus gives 10. the eternal resting place 12. Where does Odysseus travel to speak to the souls24. of Who 7. turns Who manydecides of to Odysseus’ marry the menwinner of a physical Odysseus is, unbeknownst for souls the gods favor the17. dead? Everyone [HADES] who eats the ______into pigs?challenge [] in Ithaca? [PENELOPE] to his crew, filled with [ELYSIUM] 14. Odysseus’on the men Thrinacian who eat the island ______dies. flower stop 8. The place of the gods’ council meetings (two ______. [WINDS] caring[CATTLE] about home. [LOTUS] words) [MOUNTOLYMPUS] 17. Who holds Odysseus captive at the beginning of the 9. Athena disguises Odysseus as a(n) ______Odyssey? [CALYPSO] once he returns home. [BEGGAR] 19. Odysseus fought in the ______. (two words) 10. the eternal resting place for souls the gods favor [TROJANWAR] [ELYSIUM] 22. The Odyssey is classified as a(n) ______poem. 13. Odysseus’ home [ITHACA] [EPIC] 15. He searches for information about his father 23. Nausicaa is a(n) ______, who helps Odysseus [TELEMACHUS] when he lands on Scheria. [PRINCESS] 16. Who ends the fighting and brings peace at the end Get Free Classroom Resources25. Odysseus kills his wife’s suitors with ______. of the story? [ATHENA] [ARROWS] 17. Everyone who eats the ______on the 26. the animal most often associated with omens in the Thrinacian island dies. [CATTLE] story [BIRD] 18. He turns the Phaeacians’ ship into stone. The English Teacher’s 27.Free Who says that Library men unfairly blame the gods for their [POSEIDON] own foolish behavior? [ZEUS] 20. Laertes is Odysseus’ ______. [FATHER] When we ask teachers what they want, they always say, “free stuff for my classroom.” Look no further—the new English Teacher’s Free Library is loaded with free lesson plans, posters, puzzles, and more!

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