What was the difference between Hamadryads and normal dryads?

Hamadryads were bound to a large/important tree

Small figurines of the household gods, Household gods

Old man of the forest, Spirit of the forest

A nine-headed monster, An evil organization from Marvel Comics/MCU, The monster that Hercules had to defeat for his second labor, A monster that regrows two heads when one is cut off

Ferry the dead across the River Styx

Perseus and Theseus did what?

Saved Andromeda and Saved Ariadne, Killed Medusa and Killed the Minotaur

Sirens did what to catch their prey?

Sang about their greatest desires

One of the primordial gods, The lowest part of the underworld

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Greek Mythological characters and beings (Note: All pictures are school appropriate, so not all pictures are of the exact character. Ex Nereus is just a merman.)

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1
The fruit Persephone ate that forced her to stay in the underworld
Pear
Papaya
Pomegranate
Apple
2
Nereus' wife
Rhea
Chymothoe
Don't know, don't care
Who's Nereus?
3
Ares/Mars is the god of war. What are two his sacred animals?
Dog and Vulture
Dog and Vultire
Vulture and Cat
Monkey and Spear
4
The River Lethe
Wailing/Lamentation
Forgetfulness
Fire
Woe/Sadness
5
Brother of Agamemnon, first husband of Helen
Menelaus
Prometheus
Odysseus
Hector
6
What was the difference between Hamadryads and normal dryads?
There was no difference
Hamadryads were bound to a large/important tree
Hamadryads were mountain nymphs dryads were tree nymphs
Dryads lived longer
7
If you don't get this one, you need immediate help. Winged horse.
Pegisus
Pigasus
Pegasis
Pegasus
8
Lares were what?
Small figurines of the household gods
Just statues
Household gods
Sheep
9
Nereids are nymphs of...?
Water
Fresh Water
Salt Water
Oceans
10
God of the deep sea
Pontus
Neptune
Poseidon
Nereids
11
Half man, half goat
Satyrs
Furies
Mermen
Centaurs
12
Iris is the goddess of ...?
fish
couches
night
RAINBOWS
13
The most famous of the Cyclopes
Polyphemus
Asterion
Typhon
Procrustes
14
How many Muses are there?
14
3
9
10
15
Pan was the creator of what instrument?
Flute
Panpipes
Tuba
Saxophone
16
What were Penates?
Household gods
Food
Roman gods of the pantry
Shepards
17
Commander of the Greeks, but was killed after returning home.
Achilles
Hector
Agamemnon
Odysseus
18
Sylvanus
Old man of the desert
Old man of the forest
Spirit of the forest
Gandalf
19
The prettiest mortal woman in the world
Helena
Hera
Helga
Helen
20
Apollo's Discus/Quoits buddy. Got turned into a flower after being struck in the head and dying
Zepheros
Ganymede
Hyacinthus/Hyacinth
Eros
21
The greatest Trojan warrior
Achilles
Hercules
Odysseus
Hector
22
Manes were what?
Ornamental garden gnomes
Roman spirits of ancestors
Evil spirits
Household gods
23
Half man half bull monster that lives in the labyrinth
Minotaur
Asterion
Polyphemus
Chiron
24
God of love
Eros
The archery guy that's not Apollo
Eris
Cupid
25
The Hydra
A nine-headed monster
An evil organization from Marvel Comics/MCU
The monster that Hercules had to defeat for his second labor
A monster that regrows two heads when one is cut off
26
Apollo's twin
Leto
Artemis
Athena
Artimis
27
Dionysus is the god of ...?
Wine/ Revelries
Grapes
Parties
DOLPHINS
28
Charon's job
Train young heroes
Ferry the dead across the River Styx
Kill monsters
Rule the underworld
29
How many fates were there
12
3
42
9
30
Naiads are ___ nymphs
Salt Water
Ocean
Freshwater
Stream/River
31
Goddess of youth
Hebe
Ganymede
Apollo
Persephone
32
Escaped from the Labyrinth with wax wings
Daedalus & Iccarus
Deadalus & Icarus
Daedalus & Icarus
Deadalus & Iccarus
33
The River Acheron was the river of ___
Wailing/lamentation
Forgetfulness
Fire
Woe/sadness
34
Perseus and Theseus did what?
Saved Andromeda and Saved Ariadne
Killed Medusa and Killed the Minotaur
Saved Ariadne and saved Andromeda
Killed the Minotaur and Killed Medusa
35
Sirens did what to catch their prey?
Enticed them with pheromones
People were just drawn to them
Sang about their greatest desires
36
God of whining and grumbling
Mortus
Mnemosyne
Mercury
Momus
37
Roman version of Zeus
Pluto
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
38
Vertumnus
God of ornamental gardens
God of wine
God of cheese
God of lawn gnomes
39
Proteus
Shapeshifter
Don't know, don't care
Seal Shepard
Just another merman
40
Idiot who pretended to be Zeus to get girls but was killed for his troubles
Somnus
Salmoneus
Salamander
Scamander
41
Priapus was the god of...?
Women
Male fertility
If you want an image look one up in your own time.
Oceans
42
Aristaeus
God of cheese
God of cats
God of bees
God of cupbearers
43
Tartarus is...?
One of the primordial gods
DARKNESS
The lowest part of the underworld
Not that bad of a guy once you get to know him
44
The River Cocytus
Fire
Woe/Sadness
Wailing/Lamentation
Forgetfulness
45
Where the gods lived
Mt Everest
Mt Olympus
Mt Parnassus
Mt Othryus
46
Greek version of Neptune
Hades
Ares
Posiedon
Poseidon
47
How many Furies were there?
1
Dunno
4
3
48
What type of nymphs are Oreads?
Mountain
Fresh Water
Tree
Salt Water
49
Goddess of love & beauty
Aphodite
Juno
Aphrodite
Venus
50
Location of the Oracle of Delphi
Mt Olympus
Mt Parnassus
Mt Everest
Mt Othryus
51
Which planet is named after the Roman version of Chronos?
Pluto
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
52
Goddess of agriculture
Seres
Cereal
Demeter/Ceres
Demetr
53
The river that flows through Rome
Amazon
Simois
Mississippi
Tiber
54
Queen of the gods?
Hera
Janus
Heera
Juno
55
Trojan War Hero, son of Thetis
Odysseus
Hector
Achilles
Hercules
56
Chiron is one of these
Satyr
Centaur
Hero
Nymph
57
The term for any part human creature (Ex: Satyrs, Centaurs, Merpeople)
Morai
Monsters
Horai
Sileni
58
Narcissus
the music guy?
No clue
The reflection guy
One of the guys that got turned into a flower
59
What were the names of the three Graces?
Beauty, Splendor, Good Cheer
Happiness, Beauty, Kindness
Joy, Happiness, Splendor
Joy, Cheerfulness, Beauty
60
Which fictional race is named after the Roman god of the forge?
Vulcans
Alteans
Twi'lek
Romulans
61
Cerberus. (Did you know that his name means spotted?)
Some god... probably
Fluffy! (Harry Potter fans, rejoice!)
A cat
3 headed guard dog of the underworld
62
Roman version of Hades
Pluto
Diana
Minerva
Bacchus
63
What group of people is Apollo the patron of?
Young Men
Women
Children
Men
64
Baucis and Philemon were rewarded for doing what for the gods?
Demonstrating the law of hospitality
Who and who?
They didn't do anything
Demonstrating the law of separation
65
Bonus Question! Did Medusa have any children? If so, who?
Nope
Yes. Pegasus and Batman
Yes. Chrysaor
Yes. Pegasus and Chrysaor
66
Thetis is the mother of which Trojan War hero?
Achilles
Theseus
Jason
Odysseus
67
Who were the Graiae?
Those ladies who Disney's Hercules said were the fates
3 old women who shared one tooth and one eye between them.
Not the fates
What is it with Greek mythology and 3 ladies?
68
Goddess of childbirth
Persephone
Lucina
Pomona
Hebe
69
What is Erebus? (I know it's a god, I'm looking for the other one)
A scary monster
The tallest mountain in the underworld
A hero
A deity
70
She sucked sailors into her whirlpool body
Asterion
Scylla
Charybdis
Polyphemus
71
Hestia/Vesta is the goddess of...?
The hearth
Wisdom
Marriage
The hunt
72
Pomona
Goddess of butterflies
Goddess of the rainbow
Goddess of childbirth
Goddess of fruit and orchards
73
Random Question! What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
42!
forty-two
Chocolate
XLII
74
They survived a flood by sitting in a large chest
Deucalion & Phyrra
Daedalus & Icarus
Noah & a crapload of animals
Peter Pan & Tinker Bell
75
Nymphs are...?
Not to be messed with
Minor nature goddesses
Spirits that inhabit things found in nature
Scary tree and water ladies
76
Roman version of Pan
Jupiter
Venus
Hebe
Faunus
77
Triton is Poseidon's ...?
Brother
Servant
Herald
Son
78
Melampus could do what?
Breathe underwater
Speak to animals
Speak to plants
Hear the gods
79
The River Styx
What you have to cross to get into the underworld
Ugh, another river
Fire
DEATH
80
Priam was the king of...?
Argos
Troy
Athens
Sparta
81
Which two people did Shakespeare base Romeo and Juliet on?
Thisbe & Polyphemus
Priapus & Thisbe
Pyramus & Frisbee
Pyramus & Thisbe
82
Was stupid enough to try to court Hera and was strapped to a burning wheel for his troubles
Icarus
Zeus
Ixion
Prometheus
83
Adonis split his time between which two goddesses?
Hera and Demeter
Aphrodite and Athena
Persephone and Athena
Aphrodite and Persephone
84
Terminus was the Roman god of...?
Cheese
Boundaries
Gardens
Houses
85
One-eyed giants
Telekhines
Hecatoncheries
Fairies
Cyclops
86
The river that flows near Troy
Mississippi
Amazon
Tiber
Simois
87
Hercules. Which of these did he do?
Had to wear a dress and do "women's work"
Killed Medusa
Killed Procrustes
Defeated Skeletor wearing a fur speedo
88
Her parents are Metis and Zeus
Athena/Minerva
Artemis
Hestia
Aphrodite
89
The River Phlegethon
Fire
Wailing/Lamentation
Forgetfulness
Woe/Sadness
90
Greek version of Mercury
Ares
Hermes
Apollo
Hermis
91
The most famous of the gorgons was ...?
Medusa
Sthenno
Echidna
Euryale
92
Janus
God of beginnings and endings
God of fountains
God of fire
God of doorways
93
Wife of Odysseus
Juliet
Merope
Helen
Penelope
94
You are sent to the Elysian Fields after you die. Is that good or bad?
Bad!
Good! Yay!
95
Lemures/Larvae are...?
Happy little ghosties
Hostile spirits
Little wormy things
Spirits of Roman ancestors
96
Wife of Poseidon
Athena
Amphitrite
Aphrodite
Nike
97
The main character of The Oddesy
Odysseus
Ulysses
Ulixsses
Ulixes
98
Oceanus. Titan or God?
God!
Titan!
99
Scylla did what to obtain sailors to eat?
Picked them off of their ships from her cliff
Strapped them to trees then waited for them to be torn apart
Sucked them into the whirlpool that was her body
Sang to them of their desires so they swam to her
100
Pales
God of cheese
God of sleep
God of shepherds
God of household protection

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