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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
8
15
10
2. In Greek mythology who killed Minotaur?
Theseus
Hector
Perseus
Hercules
3. According to the legend who answered Sphinx's riddle?
Theseus
Oedipus
Perseus
Achilles
4. What fearsome monster is a giant snake with nine heads?
Furie
Hydra
Scylla
Medusa
5. To which goddess is the Parthenon, a former temple on the Acropolis, dedicated?
Hera
Athena
Artemida
Afrodite
6. What figure from Greek mythology is famous for writing and singing music so beautiful it made stones cry?
Hercules
Jason
Orpheus
Hermes
7. Who is this Greek god of wine and the theater?
Hermes
Apollo
Dionysus
Eumenides
8. Who were the Argonauts, sometimes also called the Minyans?
Half-goat, half-men
A band of heroes
Monsters with the body of a man and the head of a bull
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
Acheron
Lethe
10. What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his heel?
Odysseus
Achilles
Diomedes
Ajax
11. What monster has venomous snakes in place of hair and that those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone?
Medusa
Typhon
Scylla
Hydra
12. An immortal goddess Circe was entrapping Odysseus' men and turning them into what?
Mouses
Stone
Pigs
Ash
13. What combination of animals made up the monster Chimera?
Eagle, lion and dog
Crow, tiger and lizard
Lion, tiger and bear
Goat, lion and snake
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?
Zeus
Hypnos
Artemis
Daedelus
16. What is the name of a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology?
Hermes
Tartarus
Cerberus
Gorgon
17. Which Greek god of nature and shepherds is often depicted playing a flute?
Pan
Demeter
Hera
Apollo
18. Which mythological hero defeated Medusa and her gorgon sisters?
Perseus
Achilles
Theseus
Hercules
19. What do you call the water nymphs that reputedly drown those with whom they fell in love?
Oceanids
Hylas
Arethusa
Naiads
20. Who is the goddess of marriage and the queen of Olympus?
Hera
Andromeda
Athena
Aphrodite
21. Who ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun with handmade wings?
Hercules
Achilles
Thesseus
Icarus
22. What kind of mythological creature is centaur?
Half-human half-lion
Winged lion
Winged horse
Half-human half-horse
23. Which monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man lived in an underground maze called the Labyrinth?
Minotaur
Cyclops
Medusa
Sphinx
24. What fate did Niobe, the wife of King Amphion of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, face?
Banishment to the underworld
The loss of all her children
A violent death by storm
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
Ithaca
Mycenae
Troy
27. What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?
Jason
Hercules
Perseus
Odysseus
28. As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing which instrument?
Guitar
Flute
Harp
Lyre
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 into fire
Jumped from a height and died
Drunk poison
Hanged himself
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5 Comments
nerdalert
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Level 88
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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