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Greek Mythology General Knowledge #2

Can you answer these questions about Greek mythology?
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Which titan is often depicted holding the Earth on his shoulders?
Atlas
What type of creatures were half man / half horse?
Centaurs
What was the name of the race of female warriors?
Amazons
What island fell into the ocean?
Atlantis
What mountain was the home of the most powerful gods?
Mt. Olympus
Whose face launched a thousand ships?
Helen's
What was Dionysus the god of?
Wine
What was the name of Jason's ship?
The Argo
Who kidnapped Persephone?
Hades
Who slew Medusa?
Perseus
Who fathered Zeus and his siblings - and then promptly devoured them?
Cronus
What disability did Homer have?
Blindness
Of all the gods and primordial deities, which was the first to come into existence?
Chaos
Who was called upon to judge a beauty contest between Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite?
Paris
Who was the wife of Zeus?
Hera
What city was Hector the prince of?
Troy
What god did the oracle of Delphi supposedly speak to?
Apollo
What term refers to a minor female deity associated with a specific place,
like a river or a forest?
Nymph
What goddess was known to the Romans as Diana?
Artemis
Who were the race of giants that lived in the far north?
Hyperboreans
27 Comments
+8
Level 76
Dec 11, 2018
I read that "race" as a contest and couldn't figure out an answer. How about call it a tribe instead like Wikipedia does?
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Level 73
Dec 11, 2018
Not a bad idea. Plus, I wouldn't want to try to race the Amazons...unless it was a bike race. I'm sure their bows would slow them down.
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Level 82
Oct 15, 2021
They're pretty quick in their vans though.
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Level 90
Dec 11, 2018
#7 Wine is a "who"?
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Level 75
Dec 12, 2018
Yes. Yes it is.
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Level 83
Dec 12, 2018
http://www.novacadamatre.com/wine-tasting-notes/
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Level 70
Dec 13, 2018
I thought that Atlas was carrying 'the Heavens' on his shoulders, not the earth.
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Level 60
Apr 3, 2019
Yes, mythologically, he holds up the sky. But almost every statue or icon made of him has him carrying the Earth.
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Level 82
Nov 25, 2020
I guess it depends where you're standing.
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Level 60
Apr 3, 2019
Shoutout to Overly Sarcastic Productions's videos for helping me get 20/20.
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Level 48
Mar 29, 2024
same lol
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Level 45
Apr 3, 2019
Homer's disability = a crayon in his brain
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Level 82
Apr 3, 2019
I thought he was overweight and needed a special dialing wand for the phone because his fingers were too fat.
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Level 56
Apr 8, 2019
Donut and beer adiction
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Level 63
Apr 3, 2019
Kronos never devoured Zeus
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Level 17
May 13, 2019
no zeus mother tricked kronos into eating a rock and hid him
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Level 56
Mar 25, 2020
Thank you Percy Jackson, and thank you God of War
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Level 18
Apr 18, 2020
Chaos 20 %... Are you kidding me?
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Level 20
Aug 10, 2020
some of these were pretty hard for me but overall, great quiz
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Level 66
Feb 18, 2021
Isn't this quiz too Troy-centric :P ?
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Level 50
Mar 15, 2021
Brilliant
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Level 80
Mar 10, 2021
There is an question mark missing after the 'nymph' question.
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Level 82
Oct 15, 2021
Is there

n.

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Level 77
Jan 9, 2022
i thought dionysus was also the god of partying/revelry - can that be accepted?
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Level 74
Sep 5, 2023
Never been more grateful for Percy Jackson
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Level 46
Jul 8, 2024
Could you accept "Khaos" for Chaos? I think that spelling is also used for that primordial entity. :)
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Level 37
Nov 26, 2024
And 'Kaos' please