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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?
15
10
12
8
2. In Greek mythology who killed Minotaur?
Hector
Theseus
Perseus
Hercules
3. According to the legend who answered Sphinx's riddle?
Perseus
Oedipus
Achilles
Theseus
4. What fearsome monster is a giant snake with nine heads?
Furie
Scylla
Hydra
Medusa
5. To which goddess is the Parthenon, a former temple on the Acropolis, dedicated?
Artemida
Afrodite
Hera
Athena
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?
Dionysus
Eumenides
Apollo
Hermes
8. Who were the Argonauts, sometimes also called the Minyans?
Monsters with the body of a man and the head of a bull
A tribe that failed to defeat the Trojans
A band of heroes
Half-goat, half-men
9. To prevent his death, Achilles' mother Thetis dipped his body into the water of which river?
Phlegethon
Acheron
Styx
Lethe
10. What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his heel?
Odysseus
Ajax
Diomedes
Achilles
11. What monster has venomous snakes in place of hair and that those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone?
Medusa
Scylla
Hydra
Typhon
12. An immortal goddess Circe was entrapping Odysseus' men and turning them into what?
Pigs
Stone
Ash
Mouses
13. What combination of animals made up the monster Chimera?
Crow, tiger and lizard
Eagle, lion and dog
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?
Hypnos
Daedelus
Zeus
Artemis
16. What is the name of a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology?
Cerberus
Hermes
Gorgon
Tartarus
17. Which Greek god of nature and shepherds is often depicted playing a flute?
Demeter
Hera
Apollo
Pan
18. Which mythological hero defeated Medusa and her gorgon sisters?
Theseus
Hercules
Perseus
Achilles
19. What do you call the water nymphs that reputedly drown those with whom they fell in love?
Naiads
Oceanids
Hylas
Arethusa
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?
Thesseus
Achilles
Icarus
Hercules
22. What kind of mythological creature is centaur?
Winged lion
Half-human half-horse
Winged horse
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?
Minotaur
Medusa
Sphinx
Cyclops
24. What fate did Niobe, the wife of King Amphion of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, face?
Banishment to the underworld
A violent death by storm
The loss of all her children
Being turned to stone
25. Who is the god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology?
Poseidon
Zeus
Aegeus
Triton
26. After 10 years of fighting, Odysseus and his men decided to go home. Where was their home?
Troy
Sparta
Mycenae
Ithaca
27. What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?
Hercules
Jason
Odysseus
Perseus
28. As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing which instrument?
Flute
Lyre
Guitar
Harp
29. What special power did sirens use to lure sailors to crash upon the rocks of their island?
A powerful wind
The illusion of piles of gold
The smell of delicious food
An irresistible song
30. What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails on his son's ship coming into Athens?
Hanged himself
Jumped into fire
Jumped from a height and died
Drunk poison
5 Comments
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Level 85
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.
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Level 53
Feb 5, 2021
Thanks for playing, I will check that and correct it.
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Level 45
Jul 3, 2021
Great game!
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Level 79
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.
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Level 53
Aug 5, 2022
Thanks. You could be right so I rephrased the question.