The Olympians

Question 1

Who killed Orion and then turned him into a constellation?

Accepted Answer

Artemis

Question 2

Who married Hades, God of the Underworld?

Accepted Answer

Persephone

Question 3

Who was the goddess of the hearth and home?

Accepted Answer

Hestia

Question 4

Who killed Pytho, the giant snake?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 5

When Athena and Poseidon fought over who should be patron of Athens, what was Athena's gift?

Accepted Answer

olive trees

Question 6

Who was the god of prophecy?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 7

Why was Dionysus known as a twice-born god?

Accepted Answer

Zeus sewed baby Dionysus into his leg until he was grown.

Question 8

Who was king of the gods?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 9

The story of Athena and Arachne explains the origins of:

Accepted Answer

spiders

Question 10

Who kidnapped Persephone?

Accepted Answer

Hades

Question 11

Which god is most recognized for his talaria (winged sandals)?

Accepted Answer

Hermes

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the symbols associated with Zeus?

Accepted Answer

horses

Question 13

Who was the only god (other than Hades) who could enter the Underworld at will?

Accepted Answer

Hermes

Question 14

Actaeon caught Artemis bathing in the woods. What did she turn him into as a result?

Accepted Answer

a stag

Question 15

Which god/goddess is associated with the following symbols: roses, swans, and doves?

Accepted Answer

Aphrodite

Question 16

Which god/goddess pair were twins?

Accepted Answer

Apollo & Artemis

Question 17

Who was Aphrodite married to?

Accepted Answer

Hephaestus

Question 18

Who was the Queen of the Gods?

Accepted Answer

Hera

Question 19

Which god/goddess is associated with the following symbols: vultures, swords, and spears?

Accepted Answer

Ares

Question 20

Who was the goddess of war and wisdom?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 21

Which goddess's sadness over her missing daughter resulted in earth having seasons?

Accepted Answer

Demeter

Question 22

Who was the only deformed major god/goddess?

Accepted Answer

Hephaestus

Question 23

The story of Apollo and Daphne explains the origins of:

Accepted Answer

laurels

Question 24

Which of the following was NOT considered a "virgin goddess"?

Accepted Answer

Hera

Question 25

Which god did Hephaestus catch in bed with his wife?

Accepted Answer

Ares

Question 26

Which god/goddess is associated with the following symbols: owls, snakes, and olive trees?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 27

According to the ancient Greeks, how many gods were considered “Olympians” at any given time?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 28

Which god/goddess is associated with the following symbols: ravens, laurel wreaths, and lyres?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 29

What did Prometheus give to people after Zeus stole it away?

Accepted Answer

fire

Question 30

Which god/goddess sprang, fully formed, out of Zeus’s head?

Accepted Answer

Athena

The Olympians

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The Olympians

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