| AUGEAS | King of Elis in Greek mythology whose stables were cleaned by Heracles (6) |
| MEDUSA | In Greek mythology, whose hair consisted of snakes? (6) |
| GERYON | Giant in Greek mythology whose cattle Heracles retrieved as a labour (6) |
| OENONE | Nymph of Mount Ida in Greek mythology whose lover, Paris, deserted her for Helen (6) |
| NESSUS | In Greek mythology, a centaur killed by Heracles whose poisoned blood in turn killed Heracles (6) |
| ICARUS | Son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, whose wax and feather wings melted when he flew too close to the sun (6) |
| AUGEAN | In Greek mythology, stables cleaned by Hercules who diverted the River Alpheus through them (6) |
| TWELVE | Number of labours undertaken by Heracles in Greek myth |
| NEMEAN | The --- lion was a creature whose pelt was sought by Heracles as one of his 12 labours (6) |
| CRETAN | The --- bull was captured by Heracles as one of his twelve labours (6) |
| HATHOR | Sky goddess of Egyptian mythology whose name can be translated as 'House of Horus' (6) |
| DUSTED | Cleaned by removing fine grains of dirt (6) |
| NEREUS | Sea god in classical mythology whose wife was Doris (6) |
| DEIANIRA | Wife of Heracles in Greek mythology, whose death she inadvertently caused with the poisoned Shirt of Nessus (8) |
| ARGUS | Giant in Greek mythology whose hundred eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail by Hera (5) |
| ACHILLES | Hero in Greek mythology whose father was Peleus, king of the Myrmidons (8) |
| HELEN | The daughter of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology whose abduction caused the Trojan War (5) |
| ERATO | Muse of lyric and love poetry in Greek mythology, whose name means 'lovely' (5) |
| LETHE | River of Hades in Greek mythology, whose waters destroy memory when drunk (5) |
| PERSEPHONE | Daughter of Zeus meter In Greek mythology whose Roman equivalent was Proserpina (10) |
