| LETHE | River of Hades in Greek mythology, whose waters destroy memory when drunk (5) |
| STYX | Main river of Hades in Greek myth |
| 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 'desired' or 'lovely' (5) |
| SIREN | Type of creature in Greek mythology whose singing lured sailors onto the rocks. (5) |
| LOTUS | Plant in Greek mythology whose fruitinduced forgetfulness in those who ate it (5) |
| ARGUS | Giant in Greek mythology whose hundred eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail by Hera (5) |
| CERBERUS | 'Hound of Hades' in Greek mythology, said to have three heads (8) |
| CHARON | Ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology |
| MARSH | Paludal habitat whose water-loving flora and fauna includes dragonflies, flag irises, fritillaries, glasswort, harriers, kingcups, mallow, orchids, reeds, rushes, sedges and violets (5) |
| DIS | Roman equivalent of Hades in Greek myth |
| ASPHODEL | A plant of the lily family that was thought to carpet Hades in Greek mythology (8) |
| TARTAREAN | Describing a place for punishment for evil-doers in Hades in Greek mythology (9) |
| UNDERWORLD | Hades in Greek mythology or organised crime today |
| AMNESIA | Lack of memory when men clashed in the continent (7) |
| ACHERON | One of the five rivers of Hades, known as the River of Woe (7) |
| ICARUS | Son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, whose wax and feather wings melted when he flew too close to the sun (6) |
| DEIANIRA | Wife of Heracles in Greek mythology, whose death she inadvertently caused with the poisoned Shirt of Nessus (8) |
| MEDUSA | In Greek mythology, whose hair consisted of snakes? (6) |
| AUGEAS | King of Elis in Greek mythology whose stables were cleaned by Heracles (6) |
