Mythology Review

Question 1

Perseus is most famous in Greek mythology for what?

Accepted Answer

Killing Medusa

Question 2

Odysseus' crew landed here on their way home and ate something that made them forget their goal

Accepted Answer

Land of the Lotus Eaters

Question 3

Orpheus is one of very few in Greek mythology to accomplish what?

Accepted Answer

Going into the Underworld and coming back alive

Question 4

Who are the Olympians?

Accepted Answer

The 12 major Gods who reside on Mt. Olympus.

Question 5

This hero killed his wife/children, and then completed 12 labors as penance.

Accepted Answer

Heracles

Question 6

Who is the goddess of the harvest?

Accepted Answer

Demeter

Question 7

Who was Hades' wife, Queen of the Underworld?

Accepted Answer

Persephone

Question 8

Who is the goddess of love and beauty?

Accepted Answer

Aphrodite

Question 9

The Earth and the Sky gave birth to whom?

Accepted Answer

The Titans

Question 10

Who is the god of the sea?

Accepted Answer

Poseidon

Question 11

According to the Greek Mythology story of creation, what existed first?

Accepted Answer

Chaos

Question 12

Who led the Gods against the Titans in the war?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 13

Who is the messenger god or god of travel?

Accepted Answer

Hermes

Question 14

What is the name of the three headed dog that guards the entrance to the Underworld?

Accepted Answer

Cerberus

Question 15

Who turned Medusa into a monster?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 16

Orpheus went to the Underworld to bring back his true love. What was her name?

Accepted Answer

Eurydice

Question 17

Who is the king of the Gods?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 18

Which of the following is one of the "Big Three" gods?

Accepted Answer

Hades

Question 19

Referred to as the mouthpiece of Apollo. Tells prophecies.

Accepted Answer

Oracle at Delphi

Question 20

Who is the god of wine?

Accepted Answer

Dionysus

Question 21

This creature is half goat, half man.

Accepted Answer

Satyr

Question 22

Who is the goddess of the hunt?

Accepted Answer

Artemis

Question 23

This hero's weakness was his heel. He was shot there by an arrow and died.

Accepted Answer

Achilles

Question 24

Other than Hades, who are the other two "Big Three" gods?

Accepted Answer

Zeus and Poseidon

Question 25

Who is the god of War?

Accepted Answer

Ares

Question 26

Theseus is most famous in Greek mythology for what?

Accepted Answer

Slaying the Minotaur

Question 27

This hero fought in the Trojan War and had a 10 year journey home afterwards.

Accepted Answer

Odysses

Question 28

Who is the goddess of hearth and home?

Accepted Answer

Hestia

Question 29

Who is the lame god of fire/the forge?

Accepted Answer

Hephaestus

Question 30

Who is the god of the arts, light, and healing?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 31

Who is the god of the Underworld?

Accepted Answer

Hades

Question 32

Who is the goddess of wisdom?

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 33

Which creature is half bull, half man?

Accepted Answer

Minotaur

Question 34

This term refers to a half human, half god.

Accepted Answer

Demi-God

Question 35

Who is the goddess of marriage and childbirth?

Accepted Answer

Hera

Question 36

There was a prophecy that one of Cronus' children would overthrow him, so he did what?

Accepted Answer

Ate his children.

Question 37

Titanomachy, the war between the Titans and the Gods, resulted in what?

Accepted Answer

The Gods won and took over rule of the world.

Question 38

The myth of Persephone helped explain the seasons. Which season was she in the Underworld?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Question 39

Perseus was a demi-god - the son of a mortal and...

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 40

Which of the Gorgons is the most famous and the only one of the sisters to be born mortal?

Accepted Answer

Medusa

Question 41

This Titan gave man the gift of fire.

Accepted Answer

Prometheus

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