| ADRASTUS | King of Argos in Greek legend whose children included Deipyle and Aegialeus (8) |
| PIGROAST | Rotisserie event organized Argos in trading site (3,5) |
| LEDA | Mythological queen of Sparta whose children included Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux and Helen of Troy (4) |
| DIOMEDES | In Greek myths, a king of Argos and suitor of Helen, who fought with the Greeks at Troy (8) |
| DANAIDES | 50 mythological Greek daughters of a king of Argos, 49 of whom were condemned to pour water into perpetually-emptying jugs or craters (8) |
| CALLIOPE | Muse of epic poetry in Greek mythology, whose children include the poet and lyrist Orpheus (8) |
| BANSHEES | Female spirits in Irish legend whose wailing warns of a death in the house (8) |
| SARGASSO | Wrack and ruin of Argos, invaded by fool (8) |
| REDGRAVE | Michael ___, actor whose children Vanessa, Corin and Lynn were all also actors (8) |
| MITCHELL | Walford legend whose brother has stepped in to help him with his mental health struggles (4,8) |
| CARLSSON | Swedish rally legend whose name went on a higher-powered Saab 9000 (8) |
| AGAMEMNON | King of Argos, leader of the Greek army in the Trojan War |
| HECUBA | Wife of the mythical King Priam of Troy, whose many children included Hector, Paris and Cassandra (6) |
| ROALD | First name of writer Dahl whose works for children included Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and Ma |
| ORESTES | King of Argos ravaged stores round the capital of Euboea (7) |
| DANAE | Mythical princess of the Greek city of Argos and mother, by Zeus, of the hero Perseus (5) |
| NIOBE | In Greek mythology, a daughter of Tantalus whose children were slain by Apollo and Artemis (5) |
| GEB | Egyptian god of the earth, whose children (with the sky goddess Nut) included Isis and Osiris (3) |
| MYCENAE | Ancient Greek city in the north-eastern Peloponnese on the plain of Argos |
| ODIN | God in Scandinavian mythology whose children include Thor and Balder (4) |
