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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?
8
12
10
15
2. In Greek mythology who killed Minotaur?
Perseus
Hercules
Theseus
Hector
3. According to the legend who answered Sphinx's riddle?
Theseus
Oedipus
Achilles
Perseus
4. What fearsome monster is a giant snake with nine heads?
Scylla
Furie
Hydra
Medusa
5. To which goddess is the Parthenon, a former temple on the Acropolis, dedicated?
Artemida
Athena
Afrodite
Hera
6. What figure from Greek mythology is famous for writing and singing music so beautiful it made stones cry?
Jason
Orpheus
Hermes
Hercules
7. Who is this Greek god of wine and the theater?
Dionysus
Apollo
Hermes
Eumenides
8. Who were the Argonauts, sometimes also called the Minyans?
Monsters with the body of a man and the head of a bull
A band of heroes
Half-goat, half-men
A tribe that failed to defeat the Trojans
9. To prevent his death, Achilles' mother Thetis dipped his body into the water of which river?
Styx
Phlegethon
Lethe
Acheron
10. What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his heel?
Odysseus
Diomedes
Ajax
Achilles
11. What monster has venomous snakes in place of hair and that those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone?
Typhon
Hydra
Scylla
Medusa
12. An immortal goddess Circe was entrapping Odysseus' men and turning them into what?
Stone
Pigs
Ash
Mouses
13. What combination of animals made up the monster Chimera?
Lion, tiger and bear
Crow, tiger and lizard
Eagle, lion and dog
Goat, lion and snake
14. What powerful god lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus?
Demeter
Hades
Poseidon
Hephaestus
15. Who designed the Crete's labyrinth for King Minos?
Hypnos
Zeus
Daedelus
Artemis
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?
Pan
Apollo
Hera
Demeter
18. Which mythological hero defeated Medusa and her gorgon sisters?
Achilles
Theseus
Perseus
Hercules
19. What do you call the water nymphs that reputedly drown those with whom they fell in love?
Naiads
Arethusa
Hylas
Oceanids
20. Who is the goddess of marriage and the queen of Olympus?
Andromeda
Athena
Hera
Aphrodite
21. Who ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun with handmade wings?
Icarus
Achilles
Thesseus
Hercules
22. What kind of mythological creature is centaur?
Winged lion
Half-human half-horse
Half-human half-lion
Winged horse
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?
Being turned to stone
Banishment to the underworld
A violent death by storm
The loss of all her children
25. Who is the god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology?
Triton
Aegeus
Zeus
Poseidon
26. After 10 years of fighting, Odysseus and his men decided to go home. Where was their home?
Ithaca
Mycenae
Sparta
Troy
27. What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?
Perseus
Jason
Odysseus
Hercules
28. As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing which instrument?
Guitar
Harp
Lyre
Flute
29. What special power did sirens use to lure sailors to crash upon the rocks of their island?
The smell of delicious food
A powerful wind
The illusion of piles of gold
An irresistible song
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
Jumped into fire
Hanged himself
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5 Comments
nerdalert
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Level 87
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 53
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 53
Aug 5, 2022
Thanks. You could be right so I rephrased the question.
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