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Question	Answer	% Correct
What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his heel?	Achilles	98%
Olympian gods were the major gods of the Greeks and lived on Mount Olympus. How many of them were there?	12	95%
Who designed the Crete's labyrinth for King Minos?	Daedelus	95%
Who is this Greek god of wine and the theater?	Dionysus	95%
What powerful god lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus?	Hades	95%
Who ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun with handmade wings?	Icarus	95%
What monster has venomous snakes in place of hair and that those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone?	Medusa	95%
What special power did sirens use to lure sailors to crash upon the rocks of their island?	An irresistible song	93%
What is the name of a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology?	Cerberus	93%
What kind of mythological creature is centaur?	Half-human half-horse	93%
Who is the goddess of marriage and the queen of Olympus?	Hera	93%
What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?	Hercules	93%
Which mythological hero defeated Medusa and her gorgon sisters?	Perseus	93%
Who is the god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology?	Poseidon	93%
Which monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man lived in an underground maze called the Labyrinth?	Minotaur	90%
What figure from Greek mythology is famous for writing and singing music so beautiful it made stones cry?	Orpheus	90%
An immortal goddess Circe was entrapping Odysseus' men and turning them into what?	Pigs	90%
To prevent his death, Achilles' mother Thetis dipped his body into the water of which river?	Styx	90%
In Greek mythology who killed Minotaur?	Theseus	90%
Who were the Argonauts, sometimes also called the Minyans?	A band of heroes	88%
After 10 years of fighting, Odysseus and his men decided to go home. Where was their home?	Ithaca	88%
Which Greek god of nature and shepherds is often depicted playing a flute?	Pan	88%
To which goddess is the Parthenon, a former temple on the Acropolis, dedicated?	Athena	83%
What fearsome monster is a giant snake with nine heads?	Hydra	80%
As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing which instrument?	Lyre	78%
What combination of animals made up the monster Chimera?	Goat, lion and snake	76%
What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails on his son's ship coming into Athens?	Jumped from a height and died	68%
According to the legend who answered Sphinx's riddle?	Oedipus	61%
What do you call the water nymphs that reputedly drown those with whom they fell in love?	Naiads	56%
What fate did Niobe, the wife of King Amphion of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, face?	The loss of all her children	56%

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