Greek Mythology Word Search
The three-puzzle sampler.
Print the puzzles and their solution coordinates. This web adaptation uses the original design sampler’s grids and word lists; it is not the complete book or a print-ready edition.
01 · Easy
The Gods of Olympus
In Greek myth, the gods made their home on Mount Olympus. Zeus ruled the sky, Poseidon the sea, and Athena was honored as the patron goddess of Athens.
Find words across or down. No diagonals or backward words.
| P | K | D | C | J | B | T | C | D | A | R | A | U | Q | W | H |
| G | D | K | D | E | M | E | T | E | R | R | T | R | C | W | X |
| L | W | O | R | U | Q | E | T | I | T | M | Q | C | W | J | G |
| S | G | R | H | Z | V | M | A | P | E | P | W | G | Y | B | Z |
| Z | E | Y | Y | U | A | R | T | H | M | L | Y | H | O | H | V |
| O | T | U | T | A | P | K | H | M | I | A | K | Z | K | G | V |
| Z | G | G | H | A | O | Y | E | O | S | X | D | L | X | A | C |
| M | P | S | K | T | L | D | N | A | O | A | I | N | S | T | H |
| T | B | O | R | M | L | F | A | P | H | R | O | D | I | T | E |
| N | W | D | U | P | O | S | E | I | D | O | N | R | G | F | R |
| E | Y | T | W | I | Z | Z | T | Y | H | P | Y | R | A | Y | M |
| C | O | R | H | E | R | A | B | N | O | D | S | L | E | T | E |
| C | K | A | R | B | M | A | A | F | N | X | U | E | V | W | S |
| R | P | G | Z | F | F | K | R | V | A | T | S | J | L | T | Z |
| Y | T | K | C | B | P | H | E | P | H | A | E | S | T | U | S |
| L | U | O | O | Z | E | U | S | H | X | C | U | D | B | B | M |
- APHRODITE
- APOLLO
- ARES
- ARTEMIS
- ATHENA
- DEMETER
- DIONYSUS
- HEPHAESTUS
- HERA
- HERMES
- POSEIDON
- ZEUS
Colette Hemingway and Seán Hemingway. “Greek Gods and Religious Practices.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2003.
The Gods of Olympus · Solutions
Coordinates start at the top-left corner. Each word follows a straight line.
- APHRODITE · row 9, column 8 → row 9, column 16
- APOLLO · row 5, column 6 → row 10, column 6
- ARES · row 13, column 8 → row 16, column 8
- ARTEMIS · row 1, column 10 → row 7, column 10
- ATHENA · row 4, column 8 → row 9, column 8
- DEMETER · row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 10
- DIONYSUS · row 7, column 12 → row 14, column 12
- HEPHAESTUS · row 15, column 7 → row 15, column 16
- HERA · row 12, column 4 → row 12, column 7
- HERMES · row 8, column 16 → row 13, column 16
- POSEIDON · row 10, column 5 → row 10, column 12
- ZEUS · row 16, column 5 → row 16, column 8
02 · Standard
Inside the Labyrinth
On Crete, Theseus entered the Labyrinth to confront the Minotaur. Ariadne helped him by providing a thread to unwind as he went, giving him a way to retrace his path.
Find words across, down, or diagonally downward. Never upward.
| G | X | V | R | P | A | F | F | R | V | L | R | Q | V | T | N |
| K | L | Z | R | L | Y | O | X | P | X | F | E | K | J | W | O |
| G | E | S | C | A | P | E | C | I | U | P | C | Z | P | V | C |
| E | E | K | J | B | U | G | H | P | A | D | Z | T | T | I | G |
| M | H | X | T | Y | A | U | E | L | Q | N | S | K | R | F | G |
| G | D | M | X | R | R | R | A | A | T | W | N | A | I | G | O |
| G | B | R | I | I | E | C | I | V | P | O | G | N | B | H | A |
| I | A | A | O | N | E | Y | L | A | S | Y | L | H | U | M | X |
| W | U | X | T | T | O | F | L | S | D | W | P | X | T | I | X |
| H | H | V | K | H | M | S | O | G | V | N | Q | H | E | N | P |
| P | H | K | Q | Z | E | S | C | R | E | T | E | V | I | O | G |
| K | N | J | S | C | O | N | T | Q | U | S | D | N | F | T | H |
| P | U | L | D | D | O | W | S | R | E | T | H | R | E | A | D |
| O | Q | J | Y | S | E | M | W | U | M | O | D | R | X | U | N |
| U | U | D | G | O | T | I | S | Y | Q | J | A | R | Z | R | O |
| W | K | V | D | J | T | E | E | N | Q | H | K | J | J | T | N |
- ARIADNE
- ATHENS
- CRETE
- ESCAPE
- KNOSSOS
- LABYRINTH
- MINOS
- MINOTAUR
- PALACE
- THESEUS
- THREAD
- TRIBUTE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Theseus, Hero of Athens.” August 2009.
Inside the Labyrinth · Solutions
Coordinates start at the top-left corner. Each word follows a straight line.
- ARIADNE · row 5, column 6 → row 11, column 12
- ATHENS · row 8, column 3 → row 13, column 8
- CRETE · row 11, column 8 → row 11, column 12
- ESCAPE · row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 7
- KNOSSOS · row 5, column 13 → row 11, column 7
- LABYRINTH · row 2, column 5 → row 10, column 5
- MINOS · row 6, column 3 → row 10, column 7
- MINOTAUR · row 8, column 15 → row 15, column 15
- PALACE · row 3, column 11 → row 8, column 6
- THESEUS · row 9, column 14 → row 15, column 8
- THREAD · row 13, column 11 → row 13, column 16
- TRIBUTE · row 4, column 14 → row 10, column 14
03 · Challenge
Medusa’s Gaze
In one familiar telling, Perseus watches Medusa's reflection in Athena's polished shield to avoid her petrifying gaze. Divine gifts help the hero survive the encounter and escape.
Find words in all eight directions, including backward and upward.
| E | M | L | I | L | N | M | Y | S | D | G | M | B | Y | Y | X |
| N | J | I | D | T | M | C | S | M | E | S | D | S | E | K | P |
| N | O | G | R | O | G | N | V | J | U | O | W | C | N | J | R |
| C | M | I | D | D | P | B | Q | E | G | Z | N | V | V | P | Q |
| B | J | L | T | E | C | U | S | G | O | H | B | N | C | J | E |
| U | T | D | X | C | Z | R | D | H | P | P | L | R | Z | H | F |
| M | M | A | T | H | E | N | A | E | Y | W | T | P | A | E | L |
| X | O | V | T | P | B | L | G | L | W | H | I | A | A | A | E |
| R | Y | V | G | M | C | A | F | M | S | G | E | N | P | E | E |
| G | Z | P | V | C | S | Z | T | E | E | J | N | R | G | L | G |
| E | U | P | J | U | K | F | V | T | R | Q | O | X | M | S | M |
| B | U | G | S | H | I | E | L | D | P | Y | T | O | F | E | I |
| J | W | U | G | F | G | K | X | H | E | C | S | V | D | R | S |
| F | E | I | E | Q | N | T | P | R | N | N | I | U | P | F | J |
| Q | H | O | T | M | C | M | Y | H | T | A | S | M | M | E | X |
| O | A | U | I | A | X | L | V | V | S | A | M | I | M | R | S |
- ATHENA
- GORGON
- HELMET
- HERMES
- MEDUSA
- PEGASUS
- PERSEUS
- REFLECTION
- SERPENTS
- SHIELD
- STONE
- WINGS
Madeleine Glennon. “Medusa in Ancient Greek Art.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2017.
Medusa’s Gaze · Solutions
Coordinates start at the top-left corner. Each word follows a straight line.
- ATHENA · row 7, column 3 → row 7, column 8
- GORGON · row 3, column 6 → row 3, column 1
- HELMET · row 6, column 9 → row 11, column 9
- HERMES · row 8, column 11 → row 13, column 16
- MEDUSA · row 11, column 16 → row 16, column 11
- PEGASUS · row 6, column 10 → row 12, column 4
- PERSEUS · row 8, column 5 → row 2, column 11
- REFLECTION · row 11, column 10 → row 2, column 1
- SERPENTS · row 9, column 10 → row 16, column 10
- SHIELD · row 12, column 4 → row 12, column 9
- STONE · row 13, column 12 → row 9, column 12
- WINGS · row 7, column 11 → row 11, column 15
