Greek Mythology Words 21 words

(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece

(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter

the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)

relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him

(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece

(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants

(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey

a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy

(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina

(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune

(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War

(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus

a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years