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  1. 1. The river that was central to ancient Egyptian life and mythology.
  2. 4. The chief god in Norse mythology known for his wisdom.

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  1. 2. The Greek goddess of the rainbow.
  2. 3. The trickster god of Norse mythology.

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Percy Jackson Greek Gods and Monsters

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  1. 1. Goat-legged nature spirit acting as a camp protector and seeker of the wild
  2. 4. Storm-wielding ruler of Olympus whose missing symbol of power sparked a quest
  3. 8. Grumpy festival god restricted to Diet Coke while serving his Camp Half-Blood sentence
  4. 11. Swamp monster that sprouted extra heads when Percy made the mistake of slicing them
  5. 12. Forest nymph whose lifespan is tied directly to her bonded grove or tree
  6. 13. Coastal singer whose tempting melodies lured Annabeth toward painful visions of perfection
  7. 14. Wild lord whose mysterious disappearance drove Grover on a quest across America

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  1. 2. Moon and hunting goddess whose immortal band of sworn maidens travels in silver
  2. 3. Snake-tressed aunt selling realistic lawn ornaments outside Trenton, New Jersey
  3. 5. Underworld current where mortal flesh must be dipped for invulnerability
  4. 6. Horned menace in Fruit of the Loom underwear fought in the rain on Long Island
  5. 7. Earthshaker and sea ruler whose three-pronged spear claims Cabin Three
  6. 9. Ancient winged primordial of night who dwells beside the river of misery
  7. 10. Primordial earth mother sleeping beneath the soil, plotting a giant awakening

Mythology

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  1. 4. King of the Greek gods who wields thunderbolts
  2. 5. Wing-footed messenger of the Greek gods
  3. 6. Norse god of thunder who carries a mighty hammer
  4. 8. Three-headed hound that guards the entrance to the underworld
  5. 11. Greek goddess of wisdom and military strategy
  6. 12. Mythical creature with the body of a lion and head of a human
  7. 13. Ancient Egyptian goddess of healing and magic

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  1. 1. Greek god of war
  2. 2. Mythical creature with the upper body of a human and legs of a horse
  3. 3. Titan who stole fire from the gods to give to humanity
  4. 7. Winged divine horse from Greek mythology
  5. 9. Greek ruler of the underworld
  6. 10. Roman goddess of love and beauty

Words from our myths

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  1. 2. A complex network of paths where a beast was once kept.
  2. 6. A long and adventurous journey or voyage.
  3. 7. The Norse deity known for his mighty hammer.

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  1. 1. A person noted for courageous acts in legendary tales.
  2. 3. The king of the Olympian deities in Greek lore.
  3. 4. A minor nature deity often found in forests or springs.
  4. 5. A multi-headed serpent monster from Greek legend.

Ancient Mythology

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  1. 3. Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, and fertility
  2. 5. Major Egyptian goddess of magic and healing
  3. 6. Primordial Greek goddess of the night
  4. 9. Goat-legged Greek god of the wild and rustic music
  5. 11. Majestic hall in Asgard for fallen Norse warriors
  6. 12. Queen of the Greek gods and goddess of marriage
  7. 15. Giant huntsman placed among the stars by Zeus
  8. 17. Norse trickster god who causes plenty of mischief

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  1. 1. Mythological king of Crete who commissioned the Labyrinth
  2. 2. Fearsome half-man, half-bull creature slain by Theseus
  3. 4. Ancient Sumerian deities depicted in a 2026 sci-fi thriller
  4. 7. Protection deity in Chinese mythology featured in a hit 2026 gaming trailer
  5. 8. Twin brother of Artemis and Greek god of music
  6. 10. One of the older generation of Greek deities preceding the Olympians
  7. 13. Greek god of love and desire
  8. 14. Greek god of war who was often at odds with Athena
  9. 16. All-Father of Norse mythology who sacrificed an eye for wisdom

mythology

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  1. 4. Endured celestial shoulder strain after a failed insurrection
  2. 7. Caprine-lion-reptile conglomerate brought down from high altitude
  3. 8. Trio beneath the roots doing eternal threadwork without shears
  4. 10. Feline-chariot commuter who shares the battle fallen with the Allfather
  5. 12. Cattle thief who invented the lyre before he was one day old
  6. 13. Norse curtain call that terminates both the gods and their real estate
  7. 15. Multi-colored messenger connecting heaven and earth without a cable
  8. 16. Charity worker whose fennel delivery earned an eternal liver biopsy
  9. 20. Bloody instigator trapped inside a bronze jar for thirteen months
  10. 21. Mazelocked hybrid who had beef with Athenian youths
  11. 23. Jealous brother who measured a cedar chest to fit a royal corpse
  12. 24. Self-cannibalizing serpent providing an infinite feedback loop

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  1. 1. Heavy hitter once caught cross-dressing to retrieve stolen iron
  2. 2. Peacock enthusiast with severe matrimonial grievances
  3. 3. Chooser of the slain who provides a VIP pass to Valhalla
  4. 5. Feather-penned scribe of the underworld with a curved beak
  5. 6. Equine aviator born from a decapitated gorgon neck
  6. 9. Pond viewer who fell hopelessly for a shallow aquatic double
  7. 11. Arboreal scaffolding that holds nine separate realms in its limbs
  8. 14. Olympic beverage that keeps wrinkles and morgues away
  9. 17. Culinary offender left parched and hungry in chin-deep waters
  10. 18. Apple judge whose decorative award started a ten-year siege
  11. 19. Deceased monarch whose queen had to reassemble him puzzle-style
  12. 21. Her single feather could weigh heavily on an unrighteous soul
  13. 22. One-handed justice dealer whose pledge proved costly to Fenrir

mythology

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  1. 1. River across which the dead were ferried to the underworld
  2. 5. Master craftsman who fashioned wings of wax and feathers to escape Crete
  3. 8. Majestic hall roofed with golden shields where fallen heroes feast
  4. 10. Asgardian trickster behind the death of Baldur
  5. 11. Food of the Greek gods granting eternal youth and immortality
  6. 13. Daughter of Demeter whose seasonal descent brings winter to earth
  7. 15. Multi-headed serpent that grew two more heads whenever one was lopped off
  8. 17. Greek Olympian embodying brutal bloodshed and warfare
  9. 18. Queen of the Greek pantheon who favored the peacock
  10. 21. One-eyed Allfather who sacrificed his vision for wisdom
  11. 22. Monstrous Norse wolf bound by a magical ribbon made of impossible things
  12. 23. Lord of the Egyptian afterlife murdered by his jealous brother

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  1. 2. One of the primordial giants who ruled before the Olympian uprising
  2. 3. Egyptian goddess who magically reassembled her slain husband
  3. 4. Bull-headed monster confined in the depths of the Cretan maze
  4. 6. Elaborate maze engineered by Daedalus beneath Knossos palace
  5. 7. Maiden of Odin who chooses which fallen warriors enter Valhalla
  6. 9. Gorgon whose direct gaze turned mortals to solid stone
  7. 12. Multi-headed hound guarding the gates of the underworld
  8. 13. Earth-shaking god of the sea wielding a three-pronged spear
  9. 14. Demigod champion celebrated for executing twelve impossible labors
  10. 16. Goddess of wisdom who emerged fully armored from her father's skull
  11. 19. Norse deity who rides a chariot pulled by goats
  12. 20. King of Mount Olympus wielding a thunderbolt

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  1. 3. One of the Greek goddesses of the arts
  2. 4. Greek god of the wild

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  1. 1. King of the Greek gods
  2. 2. Greek nymph and mother of Hermes

Mythology Mesopotamia

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  1. 3. Goddess of healing and medicine who was accompanied by a dog
  2. 6. Sumerian queen of heaven who had to strip away her garments at seven gates
  3. 7. Sumerian god of the moon and patron of the city of Ur
  4. 9. God of scribes, wisdom, and writing who recorded human fates
  5. 10. The younger generation of gods who rebelled against manual labor
  6. 12. Winged female night demon associated with storms and disease
  7. 15. Akkadian name for the dying-and-rising god of vegetation and harvest
  8. 18. Goddess of wine and cold weather who agreed to spend half the year in the underworld
  9. 22. Primeval god of fresh water who was put to sleep by Ea
  10. 23. Monstrous demon of sickness and plague fought by the god Ninurta
  11. 24. Protective goddess depicted as a winged female figure offering blessings
  12. 25. Underworld demons that dragged victims down to the land of the dead
  13. 26. Akkadian moon god who traveled the night sky in a crescent boat

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  1. 1. Sumerian god of wind, air, and storms who decreed the great flood
  2. 2. Supreme god of the sky and ancestor of all deities
  3. 4. Storm god of rain, thunder, and lightning, known as Ishkur in Sumer
  4. 5. Sumerian term for king or ruler, literally meaning great man
  5. 8. Shepherd god of fertility who spent half the year in the underworld
  6. 11. Faceless demon of silence and nightmares that stalked the dark streets
  7. 13. Survivor of the Great Flood who was granted eternal life by the gods
  8. 14. Gloom-bound queen of the underworld who ruled the land of no return
  9. 16. Sun god and judge of heaven who handed laws to King Hammurabi
  10. 17. Heroic king of Uruk who sought immortality after his companion died
  11. 19. The group of elite deities of heaven and earth who judged humanity
  12. 20. Primordial goddess of the salt sea who took the form of a chaos dragon
  13. 21. Primordial goddess representing the earth horizon, mother of Anu

Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War: islands, monsters, gods, companions, enemies, trials, places, characters and events from Homer's Odyssey. Medium-hard difficulty.

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  1. 1. The messenger god who gave Odysseus the moly herb to resist magic
  2. 4. The primary mode of transport for the Greek veterans
  3. 5. The sorceress of Aeaea who turned a landing party into swine
  4. 6. The dwelling place of both Polyphemus and the nymph Calypso
  5. 8. The son who went on a journey to find news of his missing father
  6. 11. The crewman who died by falling off a roof and asked for a burial
  7. 12. The ghost in the underworld who refused to speak to Odysseus
  8. 13. The river of the underworld that the hero had to approach

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  1. 2. The old nurse who recognized the hero by a scar on his leg
  2. 3. Singers whose enchanting voices lured sailors to their doom
  3. 6. The one-eyed giant who was blinded by a sharpened olive stake
  4. 7. The rocky island home that a hero spent ten years trying to reach
  5. 9. The king of gods who struck the hero's ship with a lightning bolt
  6. 10. The magical white-flowered herb used to protect against sorcery
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