HERA

Hera
Crossword Puzzle
This exercise covers material in d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, pp. 24-27

Across
3. What the word "bosporus" means (two words)
4. The beautiful queen of Olympus
7. Final destination of Io
9. Place where the apple tree was planted (four words)
10. Creature who guarded the apple tree (three words)
12. Number of eyes that Argus closed when he slept
14. Location of the river Inachos
16. God who bored Argus to death

Down
1. The name of the strait that separates Europe from Asia Minor
2. Who the snow-white cow REALLY was
5. Killer of Echidna
6. Number of eyes that Argus had (two words)
8. The "giver" of the little apple tree (two words)
9. Creature sent to sting Io
11. Creature who received Argus' eyes after he died
13. Io's father
15. Who the cuckoo REALLY was
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Teacher’s Key
Hera Crossword

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Transformations
The gods and goddesses are very fond of transforming one thing into another thing. For example,
Zeus changed Io into a cow, Zeus changed himself into a cuckoo, and Hera transformed the tail of her
peacock with the eyes of Argus.

Try your hand at transforming a word. JUNO is the Latin name for the queen of the gods, and
HERA is the Greek name for the queen of the gods. Transform Juno into Hera by climbing down the word
ladder, changing one letter of the word at a time so that the new word matches the definition.

Juno

_________________ The sixth month

_________________ Another word for song

_________________ A fish

_________________ A musical instrument

_________________ An island south of Florida

_________________ A solid block

_________________ A remedy

_________________ Concern

_________________ A rabbit

_________________ Opposite of there

Hera
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Teacher’s Key
Transformations
Juno
June_____ The sixth month
_______

tune_______
______ Another word for song

_______tuna____ A fish

_____tuba________ A musical instrument

Cuba_______
______ An island south of Florida

_____ cube_______ A solid block

cure_______
______ A remedy

______ care_______ Concern

______ hare_______ A rabbit

______ here_______ Opposite of there

Hera

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Musical Mythology

Juno

(Tune: “Reuben, Reuben, I’ve Been Thinking”)

Juno, Juno, I’ve been thinking

Why do you act spitefully?
Why do you cause, with such vengeance,
Many metamorphoses?

You’re a goddess, queen of heaven,

Wife of mighty Jupiter,
But we know he often cheated
With the nymphs he did prefer.

Jove changed Io to a heifer,

Your fly chased her ‘round the world.
Poor Callisto gained a bear’s shape
Then into the heavens was hurled.

Semele, by Jove, exploded.

Bacchus from his thigh was born,
Fearsome plague you caused in Athens
People sickened night and morn.

Hercules, Jove’s son, you pestered

From his birth with rotten tricks,
So the same on great Aeneas
Your jealousy of Venus fixed.
Liz Hubbard, Sagel, ID
Susan Hengelsberg, Perry, NY
Ann Edwards, Belle, MO
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