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Learn more about Ancient Greek

Mythology with these great puzzles.
Parent Guide

How does this help my children’s learning?

Ideal as an introduction to Ancient Greek

mythology, this fun activity includes many
of the keywords associated with this
topic and will spark your child's curiosity.

Ideas for further learning:

Challenge your child to discover more

about the heroes and monsters of
Ancient Greek mythology with these fun
Greek Mythology Characters Cards!
 Ancient Greek
Mythology Puzzles
The Ancient Greeks had many myths. Draw a circle around each
character from Ancient Greek mythology.

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 Crack the Code
Can you crack the code? Use the code to help you discover the names of the characters from
Greek mythology in the activity above.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

N O R C F A V E M Z B S P

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

D Y J X I L W K U G T Q H

13 8 3 12 8 22 12
One

9 18 1 2 24 6 22 3
Two

18 4 6 3 22 12
Three

13 8 23 6 12 22 12
Four

13 2 19 15 13 26 8 9 22 12
Five

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 Minotaur Maze
Can you help Theseus reach the Minotaur?

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 Word Search
How many monsters from Ancient Greek mythology can you find in this word search?

S C H A G C S X S K C Z P J D

P E Y T R S E E N H S N E M R

O R D E X E I N A I J M I N V

L B R W L R M R T K H N C O X

C E A U U Q Y I Q A O P P H L

Y R R F Q B Y H H T U B S P Q

C U F M D L M B A C F R Z Y G

D S L I Z E N U B R G Q S T V

Y H S S N E R I S I P K I J C

M V A X F K V G M O J I O U Y

W Z G R I F F I N S L O E B J

S O R Z F X Q X W S Z P U S U

A L L Y C S M P V M L T N N I

M E D U S A T H E G O R G O N

F X K X W J X R Y I U I Z X Z

Centaurs Furies Minotaur

Cerberus Griffins Scylla

Charybdis Harpies Sirens

Chimera Hydra Sphinx

Cyclops Medusa the Gorgon Typhon

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 Word Jumble
What are the jumbled words?
Challenge: How many other words can you make from these letters?

S M
U N
O
P T

Y L

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Ancient Greek Mythology Answers

Crack the Code Answers

1. Perseus

2. Minotaur

3. Icarus

4. Pegasus

5. Polyphemus

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 Word Search Answers
S C H A G C S X S K C Z P J D

P E Y T R S E E N H S N E M R

O R D E X E I N A I J M I N V

L B R W L R M R T K H N C O X

C E A U U Q Y I Q A O P P H L

Y R R F Q B Y H H T U B S P Q

C U F M D L M B A C F R Z Y G

D S L I Z E N U B R G Q S T V

Y H S S N E R I S I P K I J C

M V A X F K V G M O J I O U Y

W Z G R I F F I N S L O E B J

S O R Z F X Q X W S Z P U S U

A L L Y C S M P V M L T N N I

M E D U S A T H E G O R G O N

F X K X W J X R Y I U I Z X Z

Centaurs Furies Minotaur

Cerberus Griffins Scylla

Charybdis Harpies Sirens

Chimera Hydra Sphinx

Cyclops Medusa the Gorgon Typhon

Word Jumble Answers

Jumbled word" Mount Olympus

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