The Odyssey
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
O
y
s
e
A famous mythical Greek hero
2.
T
r
W
a
A great ___ fought between Greece and Troy
4.
C
l
o
Rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at
6.
C
a
i
s
A ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
7.
Z
s
The supreme god of ancient Greek mythology
8.
C
c
A sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
9.
I
t
a
A Greek island to the west of Greece
11.
S
r
t
An ancient Greek city famous for military prowess
12.
H
i
s
Ancient god of the sun
13.
C
y
c
One of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
14.
A
l
u
God of the winds in ancient mythology
16.
S
u
s
A man who courts a woman (plural)
17.
P
e
e
o
The wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity
21.
P
o
i
o
The god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology
22.
L
a
e
The father of Odysseus
23.
S
i
e
A warning signal that is a loud wailing sound (plural)