Ares Word Search
A free Ares word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the gods, heroes, and creatures of a mythology, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ARES, SPARTA, THRACE, HEPHAESTUS, APHRODITE, ERIS, HARMONIA, PHAETON, CADMUS, SCYTHIA, DRACO, PALLADIUM.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Ares word list, defined
- ARES /ˈeərz/ · noun
- Ares is the plural of the are, a metric unit of land area equal to 100 square metres. Ten thousand ares make up one square kilometre, and one hundred ares make up a hectare. Related: hectares, centiares, square metres.
- APHRODITE /ˌæfrəˈdaɪtiː/ · noun
- The ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexual desire, worshipped throughout the Greek world and later identified by the Romans with Venus. Related: Venus, Cytherea, Cypris.
- PHAETON /ˈfiːtən/ · noun
- A light, usually four-wheeled, open carriage drawn by one or two horses. The term is chiefly historical and is often used in literary or period contexts. Related: carriage, coach, wagon.
- DRACO /ˈdreɪkoʊ/ · noun
- A large northern constellation (the Dragon) winding between the Big and Little Dippers; also the Latin word for 'dragon' or 'serpent', used in taxonomy and historical contexts. It is also the name of Draco, the severe 7th-century BC Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code gave rise to the term 'draconian'.
- PALLADIUM /pəˈleɪdiəm/ · noun
- A chemical element, symbol Pd, atomic number 46, that is a lustrous, corrosion-resistant precious metal used especially in catalysts, electronics, and jewelry. By extension, a palladium is something that protects or provides security. Related: safeguard, protection, shield, defense.
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