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Greek Epic Crossed Puzzles (Posted on 2022-09-25)

Consider the Greek epic Odyssey by Homer.

Take an 8-letter character appearing in the above mentioned Greek epic.
Strike out exactly 4 letters and we will have an anagram of a Biblical character who was the first born of Adam and Eve.
Determine the respective names of the 8-letter Homeric character and the 4-letter Biblical character.
Take an 8-letter character appearing in the above mentioned Greek epic.
Strike out precisely one letter and we will have an anagram of an organic compound with the chemical formula C₂H₆O.
Determine the respective names of the 8-letter Homeric character and the 7-letter organic compound.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta

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Adam and Eve's first-born was CAIN, so the Homeric character can be either Nausicaa or Alcinous

C₂H₆O is ETHANOL, so the character from the Odyssey is Melantho

Posted by Steve Herman on 2022-09-25 09:54:07

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