Greek Mythology through Atalanta Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Mythology & Folklore has 31 clues. Answers range from 4 to 10 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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He created the horse for Demeter and is also Theseus's fahter
Is the father of Artemis, Apollo, and Hermes
Arranged for the Hesperides to guard the tree with the golden apples, also cursed Echo for lying
Challenged Athena in a spinning contest who was then turned into a spider
Cursed Medusa when she found Poseidon and Medusa in her temple together
Controls the furies/harpies and marries Persephone
Refuses to allow anything on earth to grow while her daughter is in the underworld
The huntress, the Maiden, Lady of Wild Things, Maiden of the Silver Bow
Kills Python and takes over the Oracle at Delphi
Apollo's son who made Hades angry when he healed the sick (he was later killed by Zeus then brought back to life)
Brazenly declares himself the twelfth god of the Pantheon after stealing Apollo's cattle
Was thrown off Mount Olympus because his mother found him ugly when he was born
Was angry at Psyche for being beautiful (even though Psyche did not insult her); also the mother of Aeneas
Is chained to the side of a mountain as punishment for stealing fire and giving it to man
Was made and given to Epimetheus, Prometheus's brother, as a punishment for his brother's poor behavior against the gods
Apollo's son who causes his own death as a result of attempting to prove a boast to Epaphus
Journeyed to the underworld to get his wife back
Is punished for attempting to cheat death; has to roll a huge boulder uphill (that always falls back) for eternity
Was punished by Zeus to forever go thirsty in the underworld after trying to serve his own son at a feast with the gods
After being cursed by Aphrodite, he falls in love with his own reflection
Punishes Psyche for not being ready for true love after she sneaks a peak at him late at night
Was saved by a dolphin when jumping overboard from a ship when a captain steals his treasure and plans to kill him
Turns his grandfather, Acrisius, to stone even though his intention was to turn King Polydectes to stone and save his mother
Is the father of the Hesperides; Perseus turns him to stone
Perseus saves this young lady, who lived in Joppa, from an evil sea serpent (after being cursed because her mother claimed they are more beautiful than Aphrodite)
Tries to kill his nephew and later builds the labyrinth in Crete
Is cursed to fall in love with a bull after being cursed by Aphrodite after insulted her (and all other gods)
Falls in love with Theseus when he is in Crete to slay the Minotaur; she also helps him maneuver the labyrinth
Was left on a mountain to die because her father wanted a son, not a daughter
His mother kills him by burning a piece of wood after he angers her; he has killed her brothers and fallen in love with a heathen woman of the woods
Wins Atalanta after beating her in a race, using golden apples to trick her

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