| HEPHAESTUS | Greek god of metalworking, fire and of craftsmen with the Roman equivalent Vulcan (10) |
| VULCAN | Roman god of metalworking |
| STONEAGE | Prehistoric period that ended with the advent of metalworking (5,3) |
| ENTOMOLOGY | Branch of zoology that studies insects, with the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder writing one of the first books on the subject (10) |
| SELENE | Greek goddess of the moon with the Roman equivalent Luna (6) |
| HERMES | Symbolised by talaria, messenger of the Greek gods with the Roman equivalent Mercury (6) |
| EROS | Greek god of love with the Roman equivalent Cupid (4) |
| ARES | Greek god of war with the Roman equivalent Mars (4) |
| EIRENE | Greek goddess of peace with the Roman equivalent Pax (6) |
| SMITHFIELD | Outer western suburb beginning with a traditional metalworking trade (10) |
| VICTORIA | Capital of either Hong Kong or the Seychelles; or, the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Nike (8) |
| NOTUS | Greek god or personification of the south wind with the Roman or literary equivalent Auster (5) |
| NEPTUNE | Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon? (7) |
| VESPER | Latin for evening; the planet Venus as the evening star; or, the Roman equivalent of Greek Hesperus (6) |
| ZEUS | The greatest of the Greek gods, identified with the Roman Jupiter (4) |
| VENUS | Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite? (5) |
| HESTIA | Goddess of the hearth in Greek mythology, identified with the Roman Vesta (6) |
| ATHENE | Minerva is the Roman equivalent of which Greek goddess? (6) |
| NIKE | Winged goddess of victory in Greek mythology, identified with the Roman Victoria (4) |
| HERCULES | In mythology, the Roman equivalent of a hero known for performing 12 labours including slaying the Nemean lion (8) |
