| BELLEROPHON | Corinthian hero of Greek mythology whose feats include slaying the Chimera and taming the winged horse Pegasus (11) |
| DURGA | Eight- or ten-armed Hindu warrior goddess whose feats include slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura (5) |
| OEDIPUS | Tragic hero of Greek mythology whose name means "swollen foot" |
| ARGUS | Giant of Greek mythology whose hundred eyes were posthumously transferred to the peacock's tail (5) |
| ESSAY | Twain's "Taming the Bicycle," e.g. |
| ETHOS | Taming the most unbounded spirit (5) |
| CHIMERA | Fire-breathing female monster slain by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon in Greek mythology (7) |
| PERSEUS | Hero of Greek mythology who killed Medusa by using the reflection in Athena's shield to avoid looking the Gorgon in the eye |
| AENEAS | Trojan hero of Greek mythology, the son of Aphrodite (6) |
| HELEN | The daughter of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology whose abduction caused the Trojan War (5) |
| CALLIOPE | Muse of epic poetry in Greek mythology, whose children include the poet and lyrist Orpheus (8) |
| HERCULES | In mythology, the Roman equivalent of a hero known for performing 12 labours including slaying the Nemean lion (8) |
| THEOPHANE | Figure in Greek mythology whose name roughly means "manifestation of God" and who gave birth to the ram with the golden fleece |
| ACHILLES | Hero in Greek mythology whose father was Peleus, king of the Myrmidons (8) |
| DEIANIRA | Wife of Heracles in Greek mythology, whose death she inadvertently caused with the poisoned Shirt of Nessus (8) |
| NEMEANLION | Monster in Greek mythology whose slaying was the first of Heracles' twelve labours (6,4) |
| YGGDRASIL | Giant ash tree in Norse mythology whose roots extend into Niflheim (the land of mist), Jotunheim (land of the giants) and Asgard (land of the gods) (9) |
| ICARUS | Son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, whose wax and feather wings melted when he flew too close to the sun (6) |
| ZEUS | God of sky and thunder from Greek mythology whose Roman counterpart is Jupiter |
| ERATO | Muse of lyric and love poetry in Greek mythology, whose name means 'desired' or 'lovely' (5) |
