THE ILLIAD

A puzzle to provide background on THE ILIAD before students begin THE ODYSSEY

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Across 1. Home of Odysseua 3. Wife of Odysseus 7. Brother of Menelaus and another Greek king 8. Wife of Menelaus and most beautiful woman in the world 9. Priest of Poseidon 11. Mortally wounded in battle because of his "weak" spot 13. Greek hero who devised the trick of the Trojan Horse 15. Brave Trojan warrior 16. A long, narrative poem 18. Sequel to The Iliad

Down 2. Son of Penelope and Odysseus 4. Blind poet 5. Trojan prince who captured Helen and took her to Troy 6. King of Sparta 10. Story of the Trojan War 12. Greek god of the sea 14. Greek who helped Odysseus fool the Trojans 17. Number of years of the Trojan War

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