Myth

Question 1

Which Greek Olympian was called the “Earthshaker” because he was responsible for earthquakes?

Answer 1

Poseidon

Question 2

By what collective name do we know the sisters Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa?

Answer 2

Gorgons

Question 3

What ruler of Olympus relied on his thunderbolts to help maintain order?

Answer 3

Zeus / Jupiter

Question 4

What whirlpool-like monster made it impossible for Odysseus’ ships to pass safely through the Straits of Messina?

Answer 4

Charybdis

Question 5

Equipped with the caduceus and winged sandals, what messenger god led souls to the underworld?

Answer 5

Hermes / Mercury

Question 6

By what collective name do we know the daughters of Zeus and Themis who presided over Justice, Peace, and Order?

Answer 6

Seasons / Horae

Question 6

Reared by the Lycian King Amisodarus, what creature had the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a snake?

Answer 6

Chimaera

Question 7

Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx all belong to what group?

Answer 7

Rivers of the Underworld

Question 8

Upon which river in the Underworld did the Gods swear their oaths?

Answer 8

Styx

Question 9

What group of one-eyed giants were in charge of forging Zeus’ thunderbolts?

Answer 9

Cyclopes

Question 10

Which of the Muses is often depicted holding a tragic mask and a wreath of vines because of her connection with the theater?

Answer 10

Melpomene

Question 11

What group of sisters, concieved when Zeus lay with Mnemosyne for nine nights, were the patronesses of various arts?

Answer 11

Muses

Question 12

According to Ovid, what god enduced the Theban women who followed him to create chaos while intoxicated by his wine?

Answer 12

Bacchus (not Dionysus)

Question 13

According to Homer, which god created a new shield for Achilles?

Answer 13

Hephaestus (not Vulcan)

Question 13

What Greek goddess of wisdom was born from Zeus’ head?

Answer 13

Athena

Question 14

The word “Cereal” derives from the name of what Roman goddess of agriculture?

Answer 14

Ceres

Question 15

According to Homer, who was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea?

Answer 15

Zeus (not Jupiter)

Question 16

According to Hesiod’s Theogony, what river in the Underworld was the oldest of the children of Oceanus and Tethys?

Answer 16

Styx

Question 17

Who asked Zeus to give her the following as gifts: 60 ocean nymphs to be her companions; 20 river nymphs from Crete to look after her hunting gear and her hounds; bow and arrows; and eternal virginity?

Answer 17

Artemis

Question 18

Who was protected from his father’s cannibalism by noises made by the clashing of the spears and shields of the Corybantes?

Answer 18

Zeus

Question 19

Whose rude laughter at the way Demeter greedily drank barley water resulted in his transformation into a lizard?

Answer 19

Ascalabus

Question 20

From the blood of what Spartan youth did Apollo cause a flower to grow after accidentally killing him with a discus?

Answer 20

Hyacinthus

Question 21

Who twiced punished by Demeter in the underworld - first trapped under a heavy stone, and later transformed into an owl?

Answer 21

Ascalaphus

Question 21

Which Greek deity had the epithet “Promachos”?

Answer 21

Athena

Question 22

Who blinded Polymnestor for killing her youngest son and was transformed into a fiery-eyed dog?

Answer 22

Hecuba

Question 23

Into what were the tears of the Heliades transformed?

Answer 23

amber

Question 24

What couple, riding an oxcart, led the Encheleans into various wars until that tribe was routed and they were transformed into snakes?

Answer 24

Cadmus & Harmonia

Question 25

What woman from Colophon dared to challenge Athena to a weaving contest and as a result was transformed into a spider?

Answer 25

Arachne

Question 26

What daughter of Peneius was changed into a Laurel tree as she fled from Apollo

Answer 26

Daphne

Question 27

Into what was Clytie transformed because of her jealous actions against her sister Leucothoe?

Answer 27

sunflower

Question 28

What son of Cephissus & Leiriope fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away watching it?

Answer 28

Narcissus

Question 29

Which Greek deity had the epithet "Ennosigaeus", meaning "Earth-shaker"?

Answer 29

Poseidon

Question 30

Which Greek deity had the epithet "Argeiphontes", meaning "killer of Argus"?

Answer 30

Hermes

Question 31

Which Greek deity had the epithets "Anadyomene", and "Cytheria"

Answer 31

Aphrodite

Question 32

Which pious couple offered to kill their pet goose to provide a meal for a pair of disguised gods?

Answer 32

Baucis & Philemon

Question 33

Which Greek deity had the epithets "Delphinius", and "Smintheus"

Answer 33

Apollo

Question 34

Which Greek Olympian does Homer call "Nephelegereta" meaning "the cloud gatherer"?

Answer 34

Zeus

Question 35

After she brought about her father's death by cutting her purple lock of hair, who was changed into a ciris bird?

Answer 35

Scylla

Question 36

What Ligurian musician was changed into a swan as he mourned for his friend Phaethon?

Answer 36

Cycnus

Question 37

While grieving over the loss of his daughter who flung himself from a cliff and was transformed into a hawk?

Answer 37

Daedalion

Question 38

Who was given a pair of bronze castanets to assist in chasing the birds away from Lake Stymphalus?

Answer 38

Heracles

Question 39

What daughter of Creon did Heracles inadvertently kill in a fit of madness enduced by Hera?

Answer 39

Megara

Question 40

For which of his labors did Heracles change the course of the Alpheius & Peneius rivers?

Answer 40

Cleaning the Augeian Stables

Question 41

Who took refuge in a bronze jar because he was terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion?

Answer 41

Eurystheus

Question 42

For which of his labors did Heracles demand the payment of one tenth of a herd of cattle?

Answer 42

Cleaning the Augeian Stables

Question 43

Who helped Heracles defeat the Hydra?

Answer 43

Iolaus

Question 44

What Bistonian king did Heracles feed to his own flesh eating horses?

Answer 44

Diomedes

Question 45

Heracles first ventured beyond the Peloponnese in order to retrieve what creature as his seventh labor for Eurystheus?

Answer 45

Cretan Bull

Question 46

Who terrified by the sight of the Nemean Lion hid in a bronze jar?

Answer 46

Eurystheus

Question 47

For which of his labors did Heracles receive help from his nephew Iolaus?

Answer 47

Killing the Hydra

Question 48

What fisherman gave shelter to Danae and her son Perseus?

Answer 48

Dictys

Question 49

Who was the maiden rescued from a sea monster by Perseus?

Answer 49

Andromeda

Question 50

What mythological king of Mycenae, an ancestor of Heracles, was born in a bronze chamber?

Answer 50

Perseus

Question 51

From whom did Perseus learn the whereabouts of the nymphs who kept the weapons that were necessary for his quest to find and slay Medusa?

Answer 51

Graeae

Question 52

Who fled to Larisa only to be killed there with a discus by his grandson Perseus?

Answer 52

Acrisius

Question 53

What king of Seriphos gave Perseus the task of bringing back the head of the Gorgon Medusa?

Answer 53

Polydectys

Question 54

For which of his labors did Heracles sail beyond the river Oceanus in a huge golden cup?

Answer 54

retreiving cattle of Geryon

Question 55

After pursuing it for a year all over Arcadia, what creature did Heracles finally ensnare in a bed of nets near the Ladon River?

Answer 55

Cerynithian Hind

Question 56

Who had told Deianeira that a cloak soaked in his blood would ensure Heracles’ faithfulness?

Answer 56

Nessus

Question 57

Whose girdle was thought to bestow some magical properties on its possessor and was involved in one of the labors of Hercules?

Answer 57

Hippolyta