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1
Who fell in love with a statue he had carved?
Damon
Pygmalion
Jason
Aeson
2
WHO WAS THE SON OF ZEUS AND MAIA – GODS MESSENGER?
ARES
PERSEUS
DIONYSIUS
HERMES
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BONUS: According to Greek Mythology, who created man?
Prometheus
Zeus
Hermes
4
True or false?: Ancient Egypt at some point or another was under ancient Greek rule
False
True
5
What is the Greek name of Cerberus?
Cerberus
Cerberos
Kerberus
Kerberos
6
What was the name of a one-eyed Sicilian giant in Greek mythology?
Argonauts
Nymphs
Cyclops
7
What is a Myth?
A Story made up to explain how or why things worked the way they did
Science Facts
Legends about real people
Stories that are made up
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Which creature in Greek mythology was half-man and half-bull?
Centaur
Cerberus
Minotaur
9
Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Demeter?
Pluto
Minerva
Juno
Ceres
10
Who was the mythical Greek hunter after whom a constellation is named?
Orion
Aries
Archer
Sirius
11
Who was the ancient Greek God was both God of the Underworld and God of the Dead?
Poseidon
Hades
Hermes
Zeus
12
The _____________ was a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess, Athena.
Temple of Aphaia
Olympia
Parthenon
Temple of Zeus
13
What are the two major Greek exports?
Oil and cheese
Movies and bronze tools
Wine and bread
Wine and olive oil
14
This picture has a Greek God in it.. who do you think it is?
Demeter
Posiden
Athena
Hermes
15
Which Greek myth does Shakespeare reference regarding Duncan's murder?
The Pegasus
The Gorgon
The Minotaur
The Hydra
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BONUS: Is there a difference between Greek and Roman gods and goddesses?
Yes
No
17
What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
Alpha
Terrigen
Ø
A
18
_______
was the Greek goddess of hunting, wild nature, and chastity.
Athena
Merida
Aphrodite
Artemis
19
WHAT ‘P’ SLEW MEDUSA AND GAVE THE HEAD TO ATHENA?
PROTEUS
PHOEBE
PERSEUS
POSEIDON
20
What was left in Pandora’s box after she released misery and evil?
Hope
Faith
Courage
Love
21
The name of the Greek god of love.
Eros
Steve
Aphrodite
Cupid
22
Chaos is derived from Greek mythology and means disorder
False
True
23
In Greek legend, who fulfilled the prophecy of killing his father and marrying his mother?
Oedipus
Theseus
Proteus
Aeolus
24
What is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain more popularly known as?
Eros
Echos
Egos
25
What did Daedalus construct for King Minos so that he could keep the Minotaur there?
Corinth
Maze
Haze
Labyrinth
26
In Greek mythology what is the name of the twin sister of Apollo?
Acantha
Artemis
Athena
Atlanta
27
According to legend, who fired the arrow that hit Achilles in the heel, his only vulnerable spot?
Paris
Priam
Theseus
Hercules
28
Who was god of the sea in Greek Mythology?
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
29
In Greek mythology Medusa’s hair was made of what?
Eels
Lizards
Snakes
Earthworms
30
The term myth has ..... roots.
Estonian
Greek
Spanish
French
31
What Greek philosopher announced in 420 B.C. that women suffer hysteria due to a “wandering uterus”?
Hippocrates
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
32
God of the sky, lightning and thunder in Ancient Greek religion and myth, and king of the god on Mount Olympus.
Apollo
Ares
Hades
Zeus
33
Hades is also later referred to as Plouton.
True
False
34
In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of the rainbow?
Daphne
Cassandra
Iris
Helen
35
The Greek Gods of the Sea, are all supposed to be descended from the Titan named...
Atlas
Epimetheus
Rhea
Oceanus
36
Who were the heroes who accompanied Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece?
The Astronauts
The Argonauts
The Aquanauts
The Aesonauts
37
Who was the beautiful youth loved by the Greek goddess Aphrodite?
Echo
Adonis
Eros
38
What is the Greek name of the Roman God Bacchus?
Hermes
Hepheastus
Dionysus
Poseidon
39
Orpheus went into the underworld to rescue who?
Rhea
Demeter
Andromeda
Eurydice
40
Which myth is not a sibling of Cerberus?
Lernean Hydra
Orthus
Echidna
Ladon
41
What type of medieval creature dies in the Greek myth
labyrinth
centaur
athens
minotaur
42
In Greek mythology, from whom did Prometheus steal fire to gift it to the mortals?
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Hermes
43
Which palace sparked the myth of the minotaur?
Athens
Gibraltar
Knossos
Crete
44
Who created the myth of Atlantis?
Socrates
Plato
Homer
Aristotle
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What is the Greek name for a small independent country?
County
city state
Oklahoma
Polis