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1
In Greek myth, the man Deucalion was famous for what?
being burnt alive and unharmed
being able to heal by touch
creating music
surviving a great flood
2
This mythological man was the most beautiful man ever to live, falling in love with his own reflection in the pool.
Daedelus
Orpheus
Prometheus
Narcissus
3
This character was a goddess of love who sprang from the ocean, unrelated to other gods.
Hera
Athena
Demeter
Aphrodite
4
In Greek myth, the Fates determined the span of your life and death. They were represented as
three black ravens sitting on Zeus's shoulders
three old witches
three snakes wrapped around a tree
a three-headed dog
5
This mythological woman was cursed to be able to foretell the future -- but no one would ever believe her.
Cassandra
Pandora
Cassiopeia
Medusa
6
Athena is often signified by this animal
owl
parrot
peacock
octopus
7
This character was a healing god of the sun, pulling his chariot across the sky each day.
Zeus
Apollo
Poseidon
Hades
8
This Greek god wore winged sandals to run (or fly) that much faster as messenger of the gods.
Hermes
Dionysus
Apollo
Hephaestus
9
This Greek god was a festive fellow, celebrating with drink and revelry as the god of wine.
Hephaestus
Hermes
Dionysus
Apollo
10
This short, ugly, club-footed Greek god worked the forge of the gods -- and was married to Aphrodite.
Hephaestus
Apollo
Hermes
Dionysus
11
This character was a powerful god of the oceans who wielded a trident.
Hades
Poseidon
Apollo
Zeus
12
According to Greek mythology, the gods all lived where?
Heaven
Avalon
Mount Olympus
Valhalla
13
The messenger of the gods carries a magic rod named the
caduceus
. We still see it printed today -- most often where?
the UPS truck
ambulances
ubers and taxis
firetrucks
14
Morpheus
was only the god of dreams. The god of sleep was named...
Lethe
Hypnos
Nyx
Thanatos
15
This mythological queen bragged that her daughter was more beautiful than any goddess -- and was made to sacrifice her.
Medusa
Pandora
Cassiopeia
Cassandra
16
The child of the goddess of love, this character's love-spell arrows could strike at any time.
Nike
Eros
Artemis
Hestia
17
This goddess of victory is now remembered more for her "swoosh" than her crowns or wings.
Hestia
Artemis
Eros
Nike
18
She was arguably the most important goddess to families and households, because she was goddess of the hearth.
Persephone
Hestia
Hebe
Artemis
19
This mythological man was a brilliant inventor who built the labyrinth and created wax wings for his own son.
Daedelus
Orpheus
Narcissus
Prometheus
20
Appearing to women in multiple forms, he disguised himself as all these animals EXCEPT
Bull
Swan
Fish
Eagle
21
According to myth, Zeus and the gods won a war against these larger-than-life enemies and imprisoned them beneath Hell.
the Eternals
the Titans
the Furies
the Olympians
22
This character was a goddess of wisdom and of war, wearing her helmet up for better, wiser views of the situation.
Hera
Aphrodite
Demeter
Athena
23
This character was a fearsome god of the underworld, ruling over everything buried in the earth, including treasures.
Apollo
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
24
This mythological being was responsible for giving fire to mankind -- and for being eternally punished because of it.
Orpheus
Narcissus
Prometheus
Daedelus
25
This character acted as queen of the gods, a mother figure who ruled over all marriage.
Demeter
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
26
This character was a wholesome nature goddess who ruled over the harvest -- very important to farmers!
Demeter
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
27
Hera is often signified by this animal
parrot
peacock
owl
octopus
28
This character was the all-father, ruler of the gods, who had numerous affairs with women.
Hades
Apollo
Poseidon
Zeus
29
He was the legendary best musician of all time who lost his one true love to the underworld, never to return.
Daedelus
Prometheus
Narcissus
Orpheus
30
How did Hades and his wife meet?
Her mother and father forced her to marry him
He stole her away to the Underworld
Zeus arranged the marriage
She died and became part of the Underworld, where he met and loved her.
31
This mythological woman was cursed to be the one whose curiosity unleashed all the awful evils of the world.
Pandora
Cassiopeia
Cassandra
Medusa
32
What protected Zeus from any and all threats?
His throne named the Nexus Seat
His magical shield, the Aegis
He was bathed in water from the river Lethe
His eagle, Artax