| FETES | The ---, three goddesses of destiny known to the Greeks as the Moirai and to the Romans as the Parcae (5) |
| DNIEPER | The fourth-longest river in Europe, known to the Greeks as the Borysthenes |
| SPINDLE | Yarn-twisting stick symbolic of the thread of life or fate in the myth of the Moirai or the tale of Sleeping Beauty (7) |
| DIANA | Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon, known to the Greeks as Artemis (5) |
| KERCHSTRAIT | Only body of water connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov, known to the Romans as the Cimmerius Bosporus (5,6) |
| APRICOT | Name, fancifully connected to "sunny", for a small downy peach-like precocious fruit known to the Romans as "the apple that ripens early" (7) |
| ETNA | Active Sicilian volcano regarded by the ancient Greeks as the home of Vulcan, god of fire |
| FATES | Three goddesses of destiny, with "the" |
| FATE | The inevitable end, one of three known to the Greeks (4) |
| NORN | Any of the three goddesses of fate in Norse mythology, usually named as Urd, Verdandi and Skuld (4) |
| GRACES | In Greek myth, the three goddesses of beauty and charm (6) |
| ALICANTE | Port city of SE Spain founded by the ancient Greeks as Akra Leuke ('white peak') and later known by the Romans as Lucentum (8) |
| NORNS | The three goddesses of fate in Scandinavian legend |
| MOIRAI | Three goddesses of fate (Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos) in Greek mythology, equivalent to the Roman Parcae (6) |
| PARCAE | The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny. |
| CHAINMAIL | Known to the Romans as lorica hamata, mesh-like armour worn by medieval knights and soldiers derived from the designs of the Celts (5,4) |
| LETO | Titaness in Greek mythology who bore Apollo and Artemis to Zeus; known to the Romans as Latona (4) |
| ERINYES | The Furies, three goddesses of vengeance and retribution (7) |
| WINCHESTER | Known to the Romans as Venta Belgarum, the county town of Hampshire (10) |
| SELENE | Mythological Greek goddess of the Moon, known to the Romans as Luna (6) |
