Greek & Roman Mythology Trivia Word Search

This first mortal woman, given a jar of evils by the gods, released them upon the world out of curiosity.

This Greek god of the sea carries a trident and can cause earthquakes.

This creature with a lion's body and human head posed a riddle to travelers near Thebes.

This fire-breathing hybrid monster combined a lion, goat, and serpent in one body.

This Trojan prince took Helen from Sparta, setting the Trojan War in motion.

This Greek goddess of love and beauty was said to have been born from sea foam.

This Greek hero used a mirrored shield to safely behead the snake-haired Gorgon.

This Greek god of war is disliked by most other gods for his bloodlust.

This Trojan hero escaped the city's fall and, according to legend, founded the line that led to Rome.

This greatest of the Trojan warriors was slain by Achilles in single combat.

This youth flew too close to the sun on wings of feathers and wax, melting them.

This creature combines the upper body of a man with the lower body of a horse.

This creature combines the body of a lion with the head and wings of an eagle.

This river forms the boundary between Earth and the underworld, and the dead must cross it.

This Greek hero navigated a maze and slew the bull-headed monster within.

The Roman equivalent of Demeter, goddess of agriculture, is named this.

Zeus's wife and queen of the Greek gods, often jealous of his affairs, is named this.

The Roman equivalent of Eros, the winged god of desire, is named this.

Jason and the Argonauts sought this magical golden '_ _ _ _ _ _.'

The elaborate maze built by Daedalus to contain the Minotaur is called this.

The Roman equivalent of Cronus, god of time and harvest, is named this.

This king was condemned in the underworld to eternally push a boulder up a hill.

The mountain home of the twelve major Greek gods is called this.

This Greek hero, famed for twelve legendary labors, was the son of Zeus and a mortal woman.

The half-man, half-bull monster imprisoned in the Labyrinth is called this.

This winged horse sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa.

This primordial goddess personifies the Earth itself, mother of the Titans.

This primordial goddess personifies night itself.

This goat-legged god of the wild, shepherds, and rustic music could inspire sudden, overwhelming fear in travelers, giving English a word for that feeling.

Three goddesses associated with charm, beauty, and creativity are collectively called this.

This Trojan princess was cursed to speak true prophecies that no one would ever believe.

This Greek warrior of the Trojan War was invulnerable except for one spot on his body.

This cunning king of Ithaca spent ten years trying to sail home after the Trojan War.

This Greek and Roman god of the sun, music, and prophecy shares the same name in both traditions.

The elder generation of Greek gods, overthrown by Zeus and the Olympians, are collectively called this.

The Roman equivalent of Athena, goddess of wisdom, is named this.

The Roman equivalent of Dionysus, god of wine, is named this.

This three-headed dog guards the gates of the underworld.

Three goddesses who spin, measure, and cut the thread of every mortal's life are collectively called this.

This Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture mourns each winter when her daughter departs.

This Greek king led the combined Greek forces against Troy.

The nine goddesses who inspire literature, science, and the arts are collectively called this.

Orpheus's wife, lost to the underworld after a fatal snake bite, is named this.

This one-eyed giant trapped Odysseus and his crew in a cave.

This Greek messenger god wears winged sandals and guides souls to the underworld.

This Titan was condemned to hold up the sky for eternity.

This primordial sky god, father of the Titans, was overthrown by his own son Cronus.

This king was condemned in the underworld to eternally reach for food and water that recede from him.

Icarus's father, the brilliant craftsman who built the Labyrinth and the wax wings, is named this.

The Roman equivalent of Hera, protector of marriage and childbirth, is named this.

According to Greek myth, this yawning void or emptiness existed before anything else in the universe.

This bird-woman creature, often depicted as a punisher, has sharp talons and a screeching cry.

The Roman equivalent of Aphrodite, goddess of love, is named this.

This Titan, father of Zeus, swallowed his own children fearing prophecy.

This mythical food, eaten only by the gods, was said to grant immortality.

This Titan god personifies and drives the sun across the sky in a golden chariot.

The Roman equivalent of Hermes, messenger of the gods, is named this.

The crew of adventurers who sailed with Jason aboard the ship Argo were known as this.

This Greek goddess of the hearth and home tends the sacred fire of Olympus.

The Roman god of fire and the forge, equivalent to Greek Hephaestus, is named this.

This Greek warrior, second only to Achilles in strength, took his own life after losing a dispute over Achilles's armor.

The Roman equivalent of Hades, god of the underworld, is named this.

The Greeks infiltrated Troy by hiding soldiers inside a giant wooden animal, the Trojan '_ _ _ _ _.'

This king of Troy watched his city fall after a decade-long siege.

The Roman equivalent of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and moon, is named this.

This king of the Greek gods rules from Mount Olympus, wielding a thunderbolt.

This sorceress helped Jason obtain the golden fleece before their relationship turned tragic.

This legendary musician traveled to the underworld to retrieve his dead wife, but lost her by looking back too soon.

The Roman equivalent of Ares, god of war, is named this.

This Greek god of love and desire is usually shown as a winged archer.

This multi-headed serpent grew two new heads for every one that was cut off.

A fire-stealing Titan was punished with a great bird of prey sent daily to eat his regrowing liver; that bird is called this.

This tragic king of Thebes unknowingly fulfilled a prophecy by killing his father and marrying his mother.

This Greek goddess of the hunt is Apollo's twin sister.

This mythical bird regenerates by bursting into flame and rising anew from its own ashes.

Odysseus's faithful wife, who fended off suitors for twenty years, is named this.

This Greek hero led a crew of adventurers in search of a magical golden fleece.

This king was granted a wish that turned everything he touched into gold, including his own daughter.

This Greek god of wine and festivity is known for his wild, ecstatic followers.

The Roman equivalent of Poseidon, god of the sea, is named this.

This Greek god rules the underworld and the realm of the dead.

This vain youth fell in love with his own reflection in a pool and wasted away staring at it.

This legendary beauty's abduction from Sparta is said to have sparked the entire Trojan War.

This Cretan princess gave Theseus a ball of thread to escape the Labyrinth.

The Roman equivalent of Zeus, also called Jove, is this sky-and-thunder god.

This Greek goddess of wisdom and war sprang fully grown from Zeus's forehead.

Demeter's daughter, abducted by Hades to become queen of the underworld, is named Perse'_ _ _ _ _.'

This legendary tribe of fierce warrior women appears throughout Greek myth and history.

This snake-haired Gorgon could turn anyone who looked at her directly to stone.

Medusa and her two immortal sisters, all with snakes for hair, are collectively known as this.

This swift-footed huntress refused to marry any suitor who couldn't outrun her in a footrace.

This goddess of the rainbow served as a messenger between gods and mortals.

This nymph, cursed to only repeat others' final words, loved Narcissus in vain.

The Roman equivalent of Hestia, goddess of the hearth, is named this.

This Greek god of dreams can take any human shape to appear to sleepers.

Oedipus's daughter defied a royal decree to bury her brother, becoming a tragic heroine in her own right.