Mythology Crossword Puzzle Printable

Print a criss-cross mythology crossword of short Greek names such as Zeus and Styx, with its answer key.

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Mythology Crossword

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  • Aegis
  • Argus
  • Fates
  • Helen
  • Hera
  • Lethe
  • Satyr
  • Talos

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Answer key: Mythology Crossword

1H2T3HERA4ALL5LETHEOGNSI6A7SATYRGU8FATES

Across 3 HERA · 5 LETHE · 7 SATYR · 8 FATES

Down 1 HELEN · 2 TALOS · 4 AEGIS · 6 ARGUS

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Greek Gods and Goddesses 33

  • Aeolus Keeper of the winds
  • Aphrodite Goddess of beauty, born from the sea foam; Venus to the Romans
  • Apollo God of music, light and prophecy, twin of the huntress goddess
  • Ares God of war, called Mars by the Romans
  • Artemis Goddess of the hunt and the moon, armed with a silver bow
  • Asclepius God of medicine, whose staff has one snake coiled around it
  • Athena Goddess of wisdom and weaving, whose bird is the owl
  • Atlas Titan sentenced to hold up the sky forever
  • Chaos The yawning emptiness that came before everything
  • Charon Boatman of the dead, paid with a coin
  • Cronus Titan who ruled until his youngest son overthrew him
  • Demeter Goddess of the grain fields, mother of the maiden of spring
  • Eos Rosy-fingered goddess of the dawn
  • Fates Three sisters who spin, measure and cut the thread of each life
  • Gaia The Earth herself, mother of the Titans
  • Hades King of the dead and lord of the riches under the ground
  • Helios God who drives the sun across the sky each day
  • Hephaestus Blacksmith of the gods, master of fire and the forge
  • Hera Queen of the gods, whose sacred bird is the peacock
  • Hermes Messenger of the gods, with winged sandals
  • Hestia Hearth goddess, keeper of the home fire
  • Hypnos Drowsy god whose name lives on in a word for a trance
  • Morpheus Shaper of dreams in the poems of the Roman writer Ovid
  • Muse One of nine sister goddesses who inspire poets and musicians
  • Nemesis Goddess who punishes pride; now a word for an archenemy
  • Nymph Lesser goddess who lives in one tree, stream or cave
  • Nyx Goddess of the night
  • Persephone Maiden whose months below the earth bring winter and whose return brings spring
  • Poseidon God of the sea, earthquakes and horses
  • Prometheus Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans
  • Rhea Titaness whose six children included the king and queen of the gods
  • Selene Goddess of the moon, sister of the sun god
  • Zeus Ruler of the gods and of the sky, armed with thunderbolts

Heroes and Mortals 28

  • Achilles Greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War, weak only at the heel
  • Aeneas Trojan hero whose descendants, in Roman legend, founded Rome
  • Agamemnon King of Mycenae who led the Greek army in the Trojan War
  • Andromeda Princess chained to a rock and rescued from a sea monster
  • Arachne Weaver turned into a spider for challenging a goddess
  • Argonaut One of the band of heroes who sailed on the Argo
  • Ariadne Princess who gave the thread that led out of the maze
  • Atalanta Swift huntress who lost a footrace when she stopped for golden apples
  • Bellerophon Hero who tamed a winged horse and fought a fire-breathing beast
  • Cassandra Princess whose true prophecies no one believed
  • Daedalus Inventor who built the maze and made wings of feathers and wax
  • Echo Mountain spirit cursed to repeat only the last words she heard
  • Hector Noble Trojan prince, eldest son of King Priam
  • Helen Queen called the most beautiful woman in the world, cause of the Trojan War
  • Hercules Roman name of the strongest of heroes, who completed twelve labors
  • Homer Blind bard, by tradition, of two great war-and-voyage epics
  • Icarus Boy who flew too near the sun
  • Jason Captain of the ship Argo, sent to bring back a ram's golden wool
  • Midas Greedy king granted a golden touch, who then could not eat
  • Narcissus Youth who could not stop staring at his own reflection in a pool
  • Odysseus Clever king whose voyage home from the Trojan War took ten years
  • Orpheus Musician whose songs could charm animals, trees and stones
  • Pandora First woman, who opened a jar and let troubles into the world
  • Penelope Patient queen who wove a cloth by day and unpicked it each night
  • Perseus Hero who used a polished shield as a mirror to defeat a snake-haired monster
  • Sisyphus King doomed to push a boulder uphill forever
  • Tantalus King punished with food and water forever just out of reach
  • Theseus Athenian prince who found his way out of the maze by following a thread

Monsters and Creatures 26

  • Argus Watchman with a hundred eyes
  • Centaur Half man, half horse
  • Cerberus Three-headed hound guarding the gates of the dead
  • Cetus Sea monster sent against a chained princess; now a constellation
  • Charybdis Whirlpool monster across the strait from a six-headed one
  • Chimera Three-in-one beast with a lion's front, a goat's middle and a snake for a tail
  • Cyclops Giant with a single round eye in the middle of his forehead
  • Echidna "Mother of monsters," half woman, half snake
  • Furies Goddesses of vengeance who hunt down wrongdoers
  • Gorgon Any of three sisters with snakes for hair
  • Griffin Guardian of gold: half the king of beasts, half the king of birds
  • Harpy Shrieking bird-woman that snatched food
  • Hydra Swamp serpent that grew two heads for each one cut off
  • Medusa Snake-haired sister whose gaze turned people to stone
  • Minotaur Bull-headed man kept at the center of a maze
  • Nemean ___ lion: beast with a hide no weapon could pierce
  • Pegasus Winged horse
  • Phoenix Long-lived bird reborn in flames, a symbol of renewal
  • Polyphemus One-eyed shepherd tricked by a sailor who called himself Nobody
  • Python Great serpent slain by the god of light at his future shrine
  • Satyr Rowdy woodland spirit, part man, part beast
  • Scylla Six-headed monster on one shore of a narrow strait
  • Siren Singer whose song lured sailors onto the rocks
  • Sphinx Winged lion with a woman's head who asked travelers a riddle
  • Talos Bronze giant who guarded the island of King Minos
  • Typhon Hundred-headed storm giant, among the deadliest monsters of all

Places and Things in the Myths 30

  • Aegean Sea named, in the story, for the father of an Athenian prince
  • Aegis Shield or cloak of protection carried by the king of the gods and his owl-loving daughter
  • Ambrosia Food of the gods
  • Arcadia Region of shepherds in the Peloponnese, a byword for simple country life
  • Athens City named for the goddess of wisdom, who gave it the olive tree
  • Atlantis Island that sank beneath the sea in a tale told by Plato
  • Caduceus Messenger god's staff bearing two wings and two snakes
  • Chariot Two-wheeled car pulled by horses
  • Colchis Far land on the Black Sea where the golden wool hung
  • Crete Island of King Minos and his maze
  • Delphi Site of the most famous oracle, on Mount Parnassus
  • Elysium Peaceful fields where heroes rest after death
  • Fleece Golden ___: prize of a famous sea voyage
  • Ithaca Island kingdom that a wandering king took ten years to reach
  • Labyrinth Maze built to hold a bull-headed monster
  • Laurel Leaves woven into a victor's wreath
  • Lethe River whose water makes souls forget
  • Lyre Small harp of the god of music
  • Nectar Drink of the gods
  • Olympus Mountain home of the twelve great gods
  • Omen Sign of what is to come
  • Pantheon All the gods of a people, taken together
  • Parthenon Columned hilltop temple of the owl goddess, begun in 447 BC
  • Sparta Warrior city-state of King Menelaus
  • Styx River of the dead, by which the gods swore oaths
  • Tartarus Deepest pit, prison of the defeated Titans
  • Thebes City of seven gates, founded by Cadmus
  • Trident Three-pronged spear of the sea god
  • Troy City besieged for ten years and taken with a wooden horse
  • Underworld Kingdom of the dead, below the earth

Norse Myths 33

  • Aesir Main family of Norse gods
  • Asgard Home of the Norse gods
  • Baldur Beloved, shining god whom only mistletoe could harm
  • Bifrost Burning rainbow bridge between the worlds of gods and humans
  • Bragi God of poetry
  • Dwarf Master smith who lives under the mountains
  • Edda Either of two Icelandic books that preserve the Norse myths
  • Elf Bright, beautiful being of Norse lore
  • Fenrir Monstrous wolf bound by a magic ribbon
  • Freya Goddess whose wagon is pulled by two cats
  • Freyr God of sunshine, fair weather and good harvests
  • Frigg Wife of the chief god; Friday is named for her
  • Heimdall Watchman of the gods, who guards the rainbow bridge
  • Idun Goddess who keeps the apples of youth
  • Jotun Giant of Norse myth, often an enemy of the gods
  • Loki Shape-shifting trickster who makes trouble for the gods
  • Midgard "Middle enclosure": the world of humans
  • Mjolnir The thunder god's hammer
  • Norn One of three women at the world tree's root who shape destiny
  • Odin One-eyed chief of the Norse gods, who gave an eye for wisdom
  • Ragnarok Last great battle and the end of the world of the gods
  • Rune Angular letter such as those of the futhark
  • Saga Long Icelandic prose tale
  • Sif Golden-haired wife of the thunder god
  • Skald Poet at a Scandinavian king's court
  • Sleipnir Eight-legged horse of the chief god
  • Thor Red-bearded thunder god, defender of gods and humans
  • Troll Slow-witted mountain dweller of Scandinavian tales, said to turn to stone in sunlight
  • Valhalla Great hall where warriors chosen in battle feast
  • Valkyrie Maiden who chooses which warriors go to the great hall
  • Vanir Second family of Norse gods, linked with nature and harvests
  • Viking Seafaring Scandinavian raider and trader of about 800 to 1050
  • Yggdrasil Immense ash tree at the center of the nine worlds

How this list was compiled: Clues written for this site for upper elementary and middle school classes reading the old myths: Greek gods and goddesses, heroes, monsters, and places and things in the stories, with Norse myths in a set of their own. Every answer is an entry in Wiktionary (en.wiktionary.org), and each detail of a story was checked against English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA 4.0) in October 2026. Myths have many versions; each clue follows a common one. Licence: own work

How it works

This mythology crossword puzzle is a printable vocabulary crossword for a myths unit: Greek gods and goddesses, heroes, monsters, and places in the stories, with Norse myths kept in a set of their own.

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Five sets and a short one

Short Greek Myth Words keeps answers to 5 letters or fewer: Zeus, Hera, Styx, Troy. Greek Gods and Goddesses has Hephaestus, Persephone and Prometheus. Heroes and Mortals has Odysseus, Atalanta and Icarus. Monsters and Creatures has Minotaur, Cerberus and Charybdis. Places and Things in the Myths has Olympus, Labyrinth and Trident. Norse Myths has Odin, Yggdrasil and Valkyrie.

Greek names, with two Roman hints

Answers use the Greek names, except Hercules and the Furies. The clues for Ares and Aphrodite add the Roman names, Mars and Venus.

Questions and answers

Is there a Norse mythology crossword puzzle, printable on its own?

Yes. Choose Norse Myths under Clue set and each new puzzle draws only from that set: Odin, Thor, Loki, Asgard, Valhalla, Ragnarok and more. No Norse word is in the short opening set; All mixes both.

Is this a printable crossword puzzle of Greek gods?

One set is. Greek Gods and Goddesses holds the Olympians from Zeus to Hestia, plus Titans such as Cronus and Atlas, each clued by what the god rules or carries.

Is Hades in this printable crossword puzzle?

Yes. Hades, king of the dead, is an answer in Greek Gods and Goddesses. The places set holds his realm: Underworld, Styx, Lethe, Tartarus and Elysium, and Cerberus is among the monsters.

What grade is the mythology crossword for?

About grades 4 to 8. Short Greek Myth Words, with its word bank, is the easiest set; Monsters and Creatures and Norse Myths have the hardest spellings. These bands are our judgment, not a published standard.

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