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Greece Review Crossword

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The Greek goddess of love
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The purpose of literature in Hellenistic culture
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The religious concept cherished by the Minoans as a representation of the complexity of life
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The term, created by Plato, for the Ideal Society
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A group of travelling teachers who believed that there is no absolute right or wrong
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The location of the Minoan palace that may have been the inspiration of the concept of the labyrinth
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The fictional story and theory shared by Plato, concerning human perception and Social Responsibility
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A Hellenistic story, by Apollonius of Rhodes, about a young adventurer named Jason who uses his ship to find and acquire a golden fleece
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The first law scribe of Athens who made "Tyrant" a bad thing
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The Greek god of marriage who was, coincidentally, the wife of Zeus
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The Greek term for an independent city-states that was built like a walled fortress
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The city built to be a Cultural Learning Center for Hellenism; named after the founder of Hellenism
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Before the Phoenicians, this Greek culture controlled shipping in the Eastern Mediterranean
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The classical philosopher who taught that “the unexamined life is not worth living”
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Ancient Greek historian who had a tendency to exaggerate and take the Greek side
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He believed that the essence of the universe can be found in music and numbers
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The Athenian Archon who introduced socialist policies almost two millenia before Socialism was given a name
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An example of Classical Greek sculpture created by the artist Myron
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The Greek Philosopher who believed that the physical world is only a poor reflection of an "Ideal" truth
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The archon of Classical Athens who brought together all the principles of Democracy during their Golden Age
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The belief that inner peace can only be found when people live in harmony with the will of the gods
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He created a method of teaching based on questioning a student to force them to defend their statements
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The forced Diffusion of Greek and Persian Cultures
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The Greek term for the marketplace within a city-state where all the classes would mingle
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He was the first truly objective historian and he wrote about the Peloponnesian War
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The Greek name for the “center of the city” where people would gather to talk, learn and debate
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The bard who is credited with writing the Iliad and The Odyssey
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The Athenian name for the "king" who was elected once a year
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A government which is ruled by a small group or council
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A Greek play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster and is condemned to suffer a fate worse than death