by Ken Greatorex
Theme: Greek & Roman Mythology
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CLUES ACROSS:
1. Greek god of the wild, shepherds and flocks [3]
2. Roman king of the gods [7]
5. Of the underworld [8]
8. Snake [3]
10. Roman virgin goddess, equated with Greek Athena [7]
12. Ancient [3]
14. Wife and sister of Zeus [4]
16. Organ of vision [3]
18. & 20 Down. Site of a battle in which Constantine was allegedly promised victory if his army adopted the Christian symbol (Two words: [7], [6])
19. Male courtesy title [3]
21. Garden implement [3]
22. Body of water [3]
23. Irrational ratio [2]
24. Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation [9]
26. Greek god of the underworld [5]
29. Image representing a deity [4]
30. Major Roman god of agriculture, liberation, and time [6]
31. Greek winged spirit best known for stealing food from Phineus [5]
34. Greek adolescent male: young soldier [6]
35. In the style of an ancient Greek epic [7]
36. Long narrative poems [5]
38. Roman sea god equated with 33 Down [7]
40. Eccentric wheel used as a timer in machinery [3]
45. Native of the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea [9]
46. Prince of Troy slain by Achilles [6]
47. Mountain range shared by Russia and Kazakhstan [4]
48 and 28 Down. Subject of a popular monotheistic Roman cult; “The Unconquered Sun” (Two words, [3], [8])
49. Roman god of beginnings and endings [5]
52. To remove by cutting [6]
54. Mislead, cheat, act deceitfully [5]
57. Roman household gods [5]
58. Long eventful journey in archaic Greek literature [7]
60. Owner of “The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships” [5]
61. Specific group of African natives [6]
62. Roman auxiliary troops or cavalry [3]
63. Alternative name for Troy [5]
64. Trojan princess with the gift of prophecy, doomed so that no one would ever believe her predictions [9]
65. Greek island on which the famous armless statue of Venus now in the Louvre was created [5]
66. Sea Eagle [4]
CLUES DOWN:
1. Combustible structure used in funeral rites [4]
2. Appellation [4]
3. Roman equivalent of 14 across [4]
4. Unleavened Polish dumplings [6]
5. Reduces temperature [5]
6. Reduce by fifty per cent [5]
7. Day in the Roman calendar marking the approximate middle of the month [4]
9. Helen’s abductor [5]
11. Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice [6]
13. Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon and birthing [5]
15. Fully developed, consummated [4]
17. Island in the Federated States of Micronesia [3]
18. Roman god, equivalent of Greek Hermes [7]
20. See 18 Across
24. Central character of the Iliad. [8]
25. Central Greek site of an oracle who was a priestess of Apollo [6]
27. Commander of the Greek forces in The Trojan War [9]
28. See 48 Across
30. Oracular seeress of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean. [5]
32. Sailboat [5]
33. Greek god of the sea and horses [8]
37. Improvised jazz singing [4]
39. Sicilian volcano [4]
41. Roman God of War [4]
42. Temple dedicated to 11 Down [9]
43. Roman name for a Greek demigod, famous for his strength [10]
44. Roman god of fire, equivalent to Greek Hephaestus [6]
50. God of light, truth, prophecy, healing, music and poetry in both Greek and Roman mythology [6]
51. Magic word used by Sinbad to open doors [6]
52. Moral principle [5]
53. Herb used in both traditional and modern medicine as a laxative [5]
55. Leftover scrap of food [3]
56. Greek chief god [4]
57. Den [4]
59. Podium [4]
62. Sicken [3]