| HORUS | Sun god of Egyptian mythology usually depicted with a falcon's head (5) |
| THOTH | God of the moon and of wisdom in Egyptian mythology, usually depicted with the head of an ibis (5) |
| ERATO | Muse of lyric and love poetry in Greek mythology, usually depicted holding a lyre (5) |
| DEWEY | One of Donald Duck's nephews, usually depicted with a blue shirt or cap (5) |
| ROUSE | Word whose etymological journey arose or started with a falcon's feather shake but moved to a broader term encompassing awakening or stirring up emotions; or, a bugle's wake-up call (5) |
| JANUS | God of Roman Mythology usually represented with two faces (5) |
| HELEN | Wife of the Spartan king Menelaus in Greek mythology, usually said to be the daughter of Zeus and Leda (5) |
| IMPED | Repaired, as a falcon's wing |
| APIS | Bull-headed god of Egyptian mythology representing fertility (4) |
| PTAH | Creator god of Egyptian mythology married to the warrior goddess Sekhmet (4) |
| ANUBIS | Jackal-headed god of Egyptian mythology (6) |
| HAPI | Nile god of Egyptian mythology |
| ISIS | Ancient Egyptian female fertility goddess usually depicted with a cow's horns (4) |
| HAWK | Horus, the sun god of ancient Egyptian mythology, has the head of what animal? (4) |
| SPHINX | Hybrid monster in Greek mythology usually with the head of a woman and body of a lion (6) |
| ORPHEUS | Mythical Greek prophet usually depicted with a lyre (7) |
| GRANULAR | Sandy erects sun-god of silver, once with hint of gold (8) |
| ERIS | Goddess of discord in Greek mythology, usually identified as a daughter of Nyx (Night) (4) |
| AMAZONS | Race of fierce female warriors in Greek mythology usually said to be daughters of Ares (7) |
| KRISHNA | Major Hindu deity usually depicted with black or blue skin; an avatar of Vishnu (7) |