Moons, Gods and Goddesses

by Liz LaRosa

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Did you know that many of the moons in our Solar System were named after figures in Greek Myths?

Across
4. Trumpeter of the sea. Son of Poseidon.
6. Moon goddess. Daughter of Helios.
7. His name means "fright". Son of Mars
10. One of a family of giants, the children of Uranus and Gaia.
12. Any one of the sea nymphs
15. Titan wife of Cronus. Mother of Zeus, et al.
16. She is an Amazon who battled with Achilles.
20. The nymph who kept Odysseus captive for seven years.
21. Mortal woman seduced by Zeus in the form of a bull.
22. The "wisdom-challenged" Titan.
23. In some myths the Titan mother of Aphrodite by Zeus.
Down
1. Companion of Artemis. Seduced by Zeus
2. (Roman) The two-faced god of beginnings.
3. The son (or attendant) of Poseidon. Shape-shifter prophet.
5. A nymph. Thebes was named after her.
7. The wisest Titan.
8. A Titan. His punishment was to hold up the heavens.
9. she opened the box
11. Seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan.
13. Boy abducted by Zeus in the form of an eagle.
14. The official ferryman of the Underworld.
17. God of flocks. Son of Hermes.
18. Any nymph who presided over brooks, springs, and fountains.
19. His name means "fear". Son of Mars

Here are most of the moons in our solar system:

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