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Who is the god of the sun?
The night sky was
Greek Mythology, Gods & Goddesses
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The night sky was
Uranus
NightyNite
Cronus
Zeus
2
Who is the god of the sun?
Ares
Poseidon
Apollo
Dionysus
3
Which god/goddess has an owl as her/his animal?
Hephaestus
Athena
Ares
Aphrodite
4
How does Rhea save Zeus from Cronus?
she gives him to her sister to raise
she doesn't save him
she hides him in a temple
she hides him in a cave
5
Who is the goddess of agriculture, and what is her symbol?
Persephone; grape leaves
Athena; olives
Hestia; narcissus flowers
Demeter; cornucopia
6
What is a lyre?
a musical instrument
a type of Greek apple
a monster in Greek mythology with scales like a lizard and wings like a bat
a dishonest person
7
Who made Zeus's thunderbolts?
Hephaestus
Hades
Dionysus
Ares
8
Who has a three-headed dog named Cerberus?
Apollo
Hades
Zeus
Poseidon
9
King of the gods
Zeus
Hermes
Dionysus
Poseidon
10
What is a symbol of the god of war?
a shield
a chariot
all of the above
a flaming torch
11
Queen of the gods
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Nike
12
Who swallowed his children when they were born?
Poseidon
Ares
Zeus
Cronus
13
Which of the Olympians are twins?
Hera and Hestia
Apollo and Artemis
Dionysus and Hermes
Ares and Poseidon
14
Which god/goddess has eagles as a sacred animal?
Zeus
Hera
Hades
Dionysus
15
All of the following are children of Zeus EXCEPT:
Ares
Hermes
Demeter
Hephaestus
16
There are _______ Olympians.
5
12
50
10
17
Who has peacocks as a sacred animal?
Hera
Hermes
Aphrodite
Dionysys
18
Who defeated Uranus?
Cronus
Hades
Rhea
Zeus
19
How does Rhea trick Cronus?
she gave him a stone to swallow
she distracted Cronus with a big party thrown in his honor
she gave him a log to swallow
she gave Cronus a sleeping potion
20
Who is the queen of the underworld?
Persephone
Artemis
Demeter
Nike
21
Who gave horses to humans?
Hera
Poseidon
Dionysus
Aphrodite
22
A fire that never goes out is a symbol of
Hades
Hestia
Nike
Eros
23
Which Olympian was born with a limp?
Demeter
Apollo
Hades
Hephaestus
24
Which goddess sprang out of Zeus's head?
Persephone
Athena
Artemis
Nike
25
Who told Rhea to trick Cronus?
Uranus
Gaia
Hestia
Poseidon
26
Who was born from the ocean waves?
Ares
Hades
Poseidon
Aphrodite
27
Who is the goddess of wild things and the moon?
Aphrodite
Artemis
Athena
Hera
28
Who raised Zeus?
Gaia, his grandmother
nymphs and a fairy goat
his uncle, the cyclops
his mother, Rhea
29
What is one reason why myths were created?
To encourage the Greeks when they were at war with the Persians
To help Greek children learn to read
To help the Greeks farm the rocky soil
To explain a concept in nature that the Greeks didn't understand
30
Which god shoots love arrows?
Ares
Zeus
Hades
Eros
31
Who is Rhea?
Zeus's mother
Zeus's pet turtle
a unicorn with golden fur
Poseidon's first born daughter
32
Who were the Titans?
the 12 children of Gaia and Uranus
soldiers who fought against the Spartans
the people who lived in Troy
Zeus's children
33
Where did the Titans go when they were banished?
Egypt
Rome
another planet in another universe
The Land of the Dead
34
All of the following are children of Zeus EXCEPT:
Artemis
Apollo
Hera
Athena
35
Who is the god of wine and the theater?
Apollo
Ares
Dionysus
Zeus
36
Which Olympian gave up her throne to Dionysus?
Hera
Hestia
Artemis
Persephone
37
All of the following are children of Zeus EXCEPT:
Athena
Dionysus
Poseidon
Persephone
38
Who is the winged goddess?
Athena
Nike
Aprhodite
Demeter
39
Who is the messenger of the gods?
Hermes
Apollo
Dionysus
Eros
40
The Greeks believed that only _____ existed in the beginning.
Greece
Earth
chaos
Zeus
