Crossword Knowledge 7 - Greek mythology
In a previous week, we skirted Greece, visiting the Aegean sea and archipelagos. Now we sojourn in Greek mythology.
Clue: Na niej czekała Penelopa na Odysa. - On it Penelope waits for Odysseus.
All I could remember was that Penelope waited pretty damn patiently for his return - twenty years - remaining faithful to her husband and somehow using a ruse involving the protracted weaving of a shroud to put off would-be suitors. Exactly how weaving her father-in-law's shroud prevents courtship I am unsure of, but let's not dwell on that. Odysseus is King of Ithaca, the island upon which Penelope waits for his return.
Answer: Itaka.
More Greek mythology. This time names of the Gods. The God of War. Mars to the Romans; Ares to the Greeks.
Clue: Grecki bóg wojny. - Greek god of war.
Answer: Ares.
Clue: Hymn na cześć Apolla. - A hymn to Apollo.
Answer: Pean. - Paean.
A paean is a song of triumph, Paeon was also a byname for Apollo.
Correction: czekała is in the past tense. I erroneously translated it into the present tense, above. On it Penelope waited for Odysseus, should have been the translation of the clue.
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