Across
6. the son of Clytaimnestra and Agamemnon who avenges his family honor (kills his mom & her
lover)
8. the home of Menelaus and Helen; the second city Telemachos visits in his search for Odysseus
10. son of Ecgtheow, who travels from his homeland to rid the Danes of two terrible creatures
14. also known as the Wyrd, these sisters control fate
15. the Queen of the Dead
22. the World Tree where all the Norse worlds connect
24. the mother of Odysseus who speaks to him in the Underworld; killed herself waiting for him
25. a creature who once “joined” with Cain; Beowulf defeats this tentacled snake
27. the princess of Scheria who helps Odysseus receive help from Arete and Alcinoos
29. the first human male
30. a great hero who defeats a four-headed dragon with Fitela’s help
31. a creature that first terrorizes Heorot and whose arm is ripped off by Beowulf
33. the Norse god of war who carries Mjollnir, a magic belt, and a magic gauntlet
34. the land where the gods dwell (especially the male gods)
38. the first female human
40. originally a Giant, this trickster causes Balder’s death
41. a dragon Beowulf defeats to save his kingdom
43. a land of fire
46. a Danish warrior (with a boil) who admires Grendel’s beauty
49. the unfaithful maiden who taunts Odysseus; hanged from the palace walls
50. the Queen of Scheria who Odysseus pleads before for help
51. a young boy who swims against Beowulf
52. the creature who guards Bifrost
57. guards the Well of Wisdom
60. the favorite hound of Odysseus who dies upon seeing his master
62. leads the investigative party on Aeaea; leads the men who kill Helios’ cattle
65. the island kingdom Odysseus wishes to return to
67. the father of Odysseus who kills Eupeithes
69. the man who drunkenly falls from Circe’s roof and breaks his neck; asks in the Underworld to
be buried
70. the faithful maid who recognizes Odysseus by a scar on his calf
71. the creature beneath the whirlpool that devours Odysseus’ men
72. the hall Odin presides over and where half the fallen warriors are taken
Down
1. the King of Scheria who grants Odysseus’ request for assistance
2. the creatures/women whose song lures sailors to their deaths
3. the rainbow bridge guarded by Heimdall
4. Siegmund’s companion who assists in defeating a four-headed dragon
5. the goddess who turns men into swine; helps Odysseus and his men
7. the Norse end of the world
9. the King of the Winds who provides Odysseus and his men with a bag of winds
11. the one-eyed king of the Norse gods
12. modern day Sicily where Eurylochos leads the men to kill Helios’ cattle
13. the island home of Circe
16. the lover of Clytaimnestra who helps kill Agamemnon
17. the wife of Agamemnon who kills her husband with the help of Aigisthos
18. Hrothgar’s wife whose love protects her husband from Grendel
19. the people of Scheria who welcome Odysseus and help him home
20. the arrogant beggar who fights Odysseus and receives a broken jaw
21. the mountainous land of the Giants
23. the city where Nestor rules; the first city Telemachos visits in his search
26. the land where humans dwell
28. a cow who springs from the frost and nourishes Ymir
32. the people on the Tunisian coast who eat a plant and care of nothing
35. the man (and family friend) who Athena disguises herself as
36. a land of mist and ice
37. the name Odysseus gives Polyphemos
39. the most beloved god whose only vulnerability is mistletoe
42. the King of Pylos who encourages Telemachos to visit Menelaus for news of his father
44. a great king whose story is used to foreshadow Beowulf’s greatness
45. the Danish great hall built by Hrothgar
47. the father of Antinoos who rallies the suitors’ fathers to attack Odysseus
48. the blind god who is tricked into killing Balder
53. the faithful swineherd who helps Odysseus in defeating the suitors; where Odysseus first goes
when he returns
54. the giants who live on Corsica and destroy all but Odysseus’ ship
55. the “choosers of the slain” who carry fallen warriors to Valhalla
56. the brother of Melantho who tries to help the suitors & is butchered for it
58. the hammer of Thor
59. the warrior who receives Beowulf’s throne because of his loyalty, bravery, and honor
61. the six-headed creature that eats six of Odysseus’ men
63. the people of southwest Thrace where Odysseus and his men plunder
64. the Cyclopean son of Poseidon whose eye is plucked out by Odysseus and his men
66. the Danish king who appreciates Beowulf’s assistance
68. the land of the Phaeacians where Odysseus washes ashore