Mythology Questions 1

Question 1

What were the food and drink of the gods?

Answer 1

Ambrosia, (am-brow-zhuh), and nectar

Question 2

Whose face is said to have launched a thousand ships?

Answer 2

Helen’s

Question 3

Who stole fire from heaven to give to mankind?

Answer 3

Prometheus

Question 4

What is the Roman name for Athena?

Answer 4

Minerva

Question 5

What goddess is symbolized by the cornucopia?

Answer 5

Ceres (Roman), Demeter (Greek)

Question 6

What king turned everything he touched to gold?

Answer 6

Midas

Question 7

Who slew the Minotaur?

Answer 7

Theseus

Question 8

What hero went in quest of the golden fleece?

Answer 8

Jason

Question 9

What Greek minstrel went to the Underworld to win back his wife Eurydice?

Answer 9

Orpheus

Question 10

What Titan holds the world on his shoulders?

Answer 10

Atlas

Question 11

Who was the god of wine?

Answer 11

Bacchus (Roman), Dionysus (Greek)

Question 12

Who was the commander-in-chief of Greek forces at Troy?

Answer 12

Agamemnon

Question 13

What Trojan prince abducted Helen?

Answer 13

Paris

Question 14

Who slew Medusa?

Answer 14

Perseus

Question 15

Name the three Fates:

Answer 15

Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (measurer), Atropos (cutter)

Question 16

Allecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone make up what group?

Answer 16

The Furies

Question 17

Name the three Furies (Erinyes):

Answer 17

Allecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone

Question 18

What Greek hero killed Hector?

Answer 18

Achilles

Question 19

Who was the muse of epic poetry?

Answer 19

Calliope

Question 20

What hero rode Pegasus to kill the Chimera?

Answer 20

Bellerophon

Question 21

Who was the goddess of the hearth?

Answer 21

Vesta (Roman), Hestia (Greek)

Question 22

What daughter of Ceres did Pluto Abduct for his wife?

Answer 22

Proserpina (Roman), Persephone (Greek)

Question 23

What were the shades in the underworld called?

Answer 23

Manes

Question 24

By what river did the gods swear?

Answer 24

The River Styx

Question 25

Who were the Atridae?

Answer 25

Agamemnon and Menelaus

Question 26

Who were Agamemnon and Menalaus?

Answer 26

The Atridae

Question 27

What great hero was the son of Laertes and Anticlea?

Answer 27

Odysseus

Question 28

What mythological figure solved the riddle of the sphinx?

Answer 28

Oedipus

Question 29

Whose prophecies were never believed?

Answer 29

Cassandra

Question 30

Who were king and queen of Troy?

Answer 30

Priam and Hecuba

Question 31

What daughter of Minos helped Theseus kill the Minotaur?

Answer 31

Ariadne

Question 32

What daughter of Cassiopeia did Perseus marry?

Answer 32

Andromeda

Question 33

Who became a laurel tree to escape the embraces of Apollo?

Answer 33

Daphne

Question 34

Who were the six original Olympians?

Answer 34

Jupiter (Zeus), Pluto (Hades), Neptune (Poseidon), Vesta (Hestia), Ceres (Demeter), Juno (Hera)

Question 35

What deity was born from Zeus head?

Answer 35

Minerva (Roman), Athena (Greek)

Question 36

To what deity was the Parthenon dedicated?

Answer 36

Minerva (Roman), Athena (Greek)

Question 37

Who was Odysseus' loyal wife?

Answer 37

Penelope

Question 38

Who was the goddess of the rainbow?

Answer 38

Iris

Question 39

Who was the goddess of victory?

Answer 39

Nike

Question 40

Who was the ferryman of the Styx?

Answer 40

Charon

Question 41

What centaur was a tutor to heroes?

Answer 41

Chiron

Question 42

After whose father was the Aegean Sea named?

Answer 42

Theseus'

Question 43

Who was Theseus' father?

Answer 43

Aegean

Question 44

Who opened Pandora's box?

Answer 44

Pandora

Question 45

What god carried the caduceus?

Answer 45

Mercury (Roman), Hermes (Greek)

Question 46

Whose entrapment did Odysseus avoid when he put wax in the ears of his men?

Answer 46

The Sirens'

Question 47

What creature was half goat and half man?

Answer 47

A Satyr

Question 48

What creature was half horse and half man?

Answer 48

A Centaur

Question 49

What was Hercules' first labor?

Answer 49

Killing the Nemean Lion

Question 50

What was Hercules' last labor?

Answer 50

Bringing up Cerberus from the Underworld

Question 51

Where in the Underworld were heroes punished?

Answer 51

Tartarus

Question 52

What Trojan prince escaped the ashes of Troy and founded Roman Civilization?

Answer 52

Aeneas

Question 53

What deity was the father of Romulus?

Answer 53

Mars (Roman), Ares (Greek)

Question 54

Jupiter / Zeus

Answer 54

Duty: King, weather Symbols: Thunderbolt, eagle

Question 55

Juno / Hera

Answer 55

Duty: Queen, marriage Symbols: Peacock, cow

Question 56

Neptune / Poseidon

Answer 56

Duty: Sea, earthquakes, horses Symbols: Trident, horse

Question 57

Pluto, Dis / Hades

Answer 57

Duty: Underworld, wealth Symbols: Bident (Pitchfork), Helmet of invisibility

Question 58

Ceres / Demeter

Answer 58

Duty: Agriculture Symbols: Stalk of wheat

Question 59

Vesta / Hestia

Answer 59

Duty: Home fire, hearth Symbols: Hearth, fire

Question 60

Mars / Ares

Answer 60

Duty: War Symbols: Spear, dog, vulture

Question 61

Vulcan / Hephaestus

Answer 61

Duty: Blacksmith Symbols: Forge, anvil

Question 62

Apollo / Apollo

Answer 62

Duty: Sun, prophecy, medicine, music Symbols: Sun, oracle at Delphi, lyre

Question 63

Diana / Artemis

Answer 63

Duty: Hunting, moon Symbols: Bow/arrow, moon

Question 64

Minerva / Athena

Answer 64

Duty: Wisdom, war, handicrafts Symbols: Owl, olive, helmet

Question 65

Venus / Aphrodite

Answer 65

Duty: Love and beauty Symbols: Dove, rose

Question 66

Mercury / Hermes

Answer 66

Duty: Messengers, laughter, thieves Symbols: Caduceus, winged sandals

Question 67

Bacchus / Dionysus

Answer 67

Duty: Wine, life-giving fluids Symbols: Grape leaves, thyrsus (Stick with pinecone on top)

Question 68

Proserpina / Persephone

Answer 68

Duty: Queen of the Underworld Symbols: Pomegranate

Question 69

Name the Muses: (Hint: There are nine)

Answer 69

Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (sacred music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), Urania (astronomy)

Question 70

Name the Underworld Rivers:

Answer 70

Styx (hate, oaths), Cocytus (wailing), Lethe (forgetfulness), Acheron (woe), Phlegethon (fire)

Question 71

Name the three Gorgons:

Answer 71

Stheno, Eurylale, Medusa

Question 72

Name the three Graces (Charites):

Answer 72

Thalia, Aglaea, Euphrosyne/Pasithea (Illiad)

Question 73

Name the three Seasons (Horae):

Answer 73

Dike, Eirene, Eunomia

Question 74

Name the three Cyclopes:

Answer 74

Arges, Brontes, Steropes

Question 75

Cerberus:

Answer 75

Three-headed guard dog of the Underworld

Question 76

Charybdis (Kr-ib-duhs)

Answer 76

Whirlpool-like monster

Question 77

Chimera:

Answer 77

Part lion, goat, and snake

Question 78

Sphinx:

Answer 78

Human head, lion body; told a riddle

Question 79

Echidna:

Answer 79

Mother of most monsters; half nymph, half snake

Question 80

Hydra:

Answer 80

Two heads grow for each one cut

Question 81

Orthus:

Answer 81

Two-headed dog

Question 82

Scylla:

Answer 82

Six-headed monster