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?

2. In Greek mythology who killed Minotaur?

Perseus

Hector

Hercules

Theseus

3. According to the legend who answered Sphinx's riddle?

Perseus

Oedipus

Theseus

Achilles

4. What fearsome monster is a giant snake with nine heads?

Scylla

Hydra

Medusa

Furie

5. To which goddess is the Parthenon, a former temple on the Acropolis, dedicated?

Athena

Artemida

Hera

Afrodite

6. What figure from Greek mythology is famous for writing and singing music so beautiful it made stones cry?

Hermes

Jason

Orpheus

Hercules

7. Who is this Greek god of wine and the theater?

Hermes

Eumenides

Apollo

Dionysus

8. Who were the Argonauts, sometimes also called the Minyans?

A tribe that failed to defeat the Trojans

Half-goat, half-men

A band of heroes

Monsters with the body of a man and the head of a bull

9. To prevent his death, Achilles' mother Thetis dipped his body into the water of which river?

Styx

Lethe

Phlegethon

Acheron

10. What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his heel?

Ajax

Diomedes

Odysseus

Achilles

11. What monster has venomous snakes in place of hair and that those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone?

Hydra

Medusa

Scylla

Typhon

12. An immortal goddess Circe was entrapping Odysseus' men and turning them into what?

Pigs

Ash

Mouses

Stone

13. What combination of animals made up the monster Chimera?

Eagle, lion and dog

Goat, lion and snake

Lion, tiger and bear

Crow, tiger and lizard

14. What powerful god lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus?

Demeter

Hades

Hephaestus

Poseidon

15. Who designed the Crete's labyrinth for King Minos?

Zeus

Daedelus

Artemis

Hypnos

16. What is the name of a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology?

Cerberus

Tartarus

Gorgon

Hermes

17. Which Greek god of nature and shepherds is often depicted playing a flute?

Hera

Pan

Demeter

Apollo

18. Which mythological hero defeated Medusa and her gorgon sisters?

Theseus

Hercules

Achilles

Perseus

19. What do you call the water nymphs that reputedly drown those with whom they fell in love?

Naiads

Hylas

Arethusa

Oceanids

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?

Thesseus

Hercules

Achilles

Icarus

22. What kind of mythological creature is centaur?

Winged horse

Half-human half-horse

Winged lion

Half-human half-lion

23. Which monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man lived in an underground maze called the Labyrinth?

Medusa

Cyclops

Minotaur

Sphinx

24. What fate did Niobe, the wife of King Amphion of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, face?

A violent death by storm

Being turned to stone

The loss of all her children

Banishment to the underworld

25. Who is the god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology?

Poseidon

Triton

Aegeus

Zeus

26. After 10 years of fighting, Odysseus and his men decided to go home. Where was their home?

Sparta

Troy

Ithaca

Mycenae

27. What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?

Perseus

Odysseus

Hercules

Jason

28. As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing which instrument?

Lyre

Harp

Guitar

Flute

29. What special power did sirens use to lure sailors to crash upon the rocks of their island?

The illusion of piles of gold

The smell of delicious food

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

Jumped into fire

Hanged himself

Drunk poison

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5 Comments

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.

Level 54

Feb 5, 2021

Thanks for playing, I will check that and correct it.

Level 49

Jul 3, 2021

Great game!

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.

Level 54

Aug 5, 2022

Thanks. You could be right so I rephrased the question.