Greek & Roman Mythology Trivia Word Search

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

This winged Greek goddess personifies victory.

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

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

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

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

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

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

These bird-women lure sailors to their doom with an irresistible song.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This sweet drink of the gods, alongside ambrosia, was said to grant immortality.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

This Greek king led the combined Greek forces against Troy.

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

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

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

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

This personification of death, brother of Sleep, escorts souls to the underworld.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This Titan goddess personifies the moon.

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

This primordial goddess personifies night itself.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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