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Greek Mythology
Who well do you know the gods, goddesses, heroes and mythical creatures from Greek mythology?
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1. Olympian gods were the major gods of the Greeks and lived on Mount Olympus. How many of them were there?
12
15
8
10
2. In Greek mythology who killed Minotaur?
Hercules
Perseus
Theseus
Hector
3. According to the legend who answered Sphinx's riddle?
Achilles
Oedipus
Theseus
Perseus
4. What fearsome monster is a giant snake with nine heads?
Hydra
Scylla
Medusa
Furie
5. To which goddess is the Parthenon, a former temple on the Acropolis, dedicated?
Athena
Artemida
Afrodite
Hera
6. What figure from Greek mythology is famous for writing and singing music so beautiful it made stones cry?
Hermes
Orpheus
Jason
Hercules
7. Who is this Greek god of wine and the theater?
Apollo
Dionysus
Eumenides
Hermes
8. Who were the Argonauts, sometimes also called the Minyans?
A band of heroes
A tribe that failed to defeat the Trojans
Monsters with the body of a man and the head of a bull
Half-goat, half-men
9. To prevent his death, Achilles' mother Thetis dipped his body into the water of which river?
Styx
Phlegethon
Acheron
Lethe
10. What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his heel?
Diomedes
Achilles
Odysseus
Ajax
11. What monster has venomous snakes in place of hair and that those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone?
Medusa
Scylla
Hydra
Typhon
12. An immortal goddess Circe was entrapping Odysseus' men and turning them into what?
Ash
Stone
Mouses
Pigs
13. What combination of animals made up the monster Chimera?
Goat, lion and snake
Crow, tiger and lizard
Lion, tiger and bear
Eagle, lion and dog
14. What powerful god lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus?
Hephaestus
Demeter
Hades
Poseidon
15. Who designed the Crete's labyrinth for King Minos?
Artemis
Zeus
Hypnos
Daedelus
16. What is the name of a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology?
Tartarus
Cerberus
Hermes
Gorgon
17. Which Greek god of nature and shepherds is often depicted playing a flute?
Pan
Apollo
Demeter
Hera
18. Which mythological hero defeated Medusa and her gorgon sisters?
Theseus
Achilles
Hercules
Perseus
19. What do you call the water nymphs that reputedly drown those with whom they fell in love?
Hylas
Arethusa
Oceanids
Naiads
20. Who is the goddess of marriage and the queen of Olympus?
Hera
Aphrodite
Andromeda
Athena
21. Who ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun with handmade wings?
Achilles
Icarus
Thesseus
Hercules
22. What kind of mythological creature is centaur?
Half-human half-horse
Winged horse
Half-human half-lion
Winged lion
23. Which monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man lived in an underground maze called the Labyrinth?
Sphinx
Cyclops
Medusa
Minotaur
24. What fate did Niobe, the wife of King Amphion of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, face?
The loss of all her children
A violent death by storm
Banishment to the underworld
Being turned to stone
25. Who is the god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology?
Zeus
Aegeus
Triton
Poseidon
26. After 10 years of fighting, Odysseus and his men decided to go home. Where was their home?
Sparta
Mycenae
Troy
Ithaca
27. What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?
Perseus
Jason
Hercules
Odysseus
28. As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing which instrument?
Guitar
Lyre
Harp
Flute
29. What special power did sirens use to lure sailors to crash upon the rocks of their island?
The smell of delicious food
The illusion of piles of gold
An irresistible song
A powerful wind
30. What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails on his son's ship coming into Athens?
Jumped from a height and died
Drunk poison
Hanged himself
Jumped into fire
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5 Comments
nerdalert
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Level 89
Feb 5, 2021
Quite a few of these are repetitive. Also, I don't believe it was ever discussed that Medusas hair (the snakes) would grow back if it was cut off.
Nenadbs
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Level 54
Feb 5, 2021
Thanks for playing, I will check that and correct it.
Irishfalcon
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Level 49
Jul 3, 2021
Great game!
MaxStickies
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Level 80
Aug 5, 2022
You may want to check the fact about the Greeks being the first to play the flute, as flutes have existed since prehistoric times.
Nenadbs
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Level 54
Aug 5, 2022
Thanks. You could be right so I rephrased the question.
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