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Who well do you know the gods, goddesses, heroes and mythical creatures from Greek mythology?
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1. Olympian gods were the major gods of the Greeks and lived on Mount Olympus. How many of them were there?
15 ✓
12 ✓
8 ✓
10 ✓
2. In Greek mythology who killed Minotaur?
Theseus ✓
Hercules ✓
Hector ✓
Perseus ✓
3. According to the legend who answered Sphinx's riddle?
Oedipus ✓
Perseus ✓
Achilles ✓
Theseus ✓
4. What fearsome monster is a giant snake with nine heads?
Hydra ✓
Medusa ✓
Scylla ✓
Furie ✓
5. To which goddess is the Parthenon, a former temple on the Acropolis, dedicated?
Hera ✓
Artemida ✓
Athena ✓
Afrodite ✓
6. What figure from Greek mythology is famous for writing and singing music so beautiful it made stones cry?
Hercules ✓
Orpheus ✓
Jason ✓
Hermes ✓
7. Who is this Greek god of wine and the theater?
Apollo ✓
Hermes ✓
Eumenides ✓
Dionysus ✓
8. Who were the Argonauts, sometimes also called the Minyans?
A tribe that failed to defeat the Trojans ✓
A band of heroes ✓
Monsters with the body of a man and the head of a bull ✓
Half-goat, half-men ✓
9. To prevent his death, Achilles' mother Thetis dipped his body into the water of which river?
Styx ✓
Phlegethon ✓
Lethe ✓
Acheron ✓
10. What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his heel?
Achilles ✓
Ajax ✓
Diomedes ✓
Odysseus ✓
11. What monster has venomous snakes in place of hair and that those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone?
Scylla ✓
Medusa ✓
Hydra ✓
Typhon ✓
12. An immortal goddess Circe was entrapping Odysseus' men and turning them into what?
Pigs ✓
Ash ✓
Mouses ✓
Stone ✓
13. What combination of animals made up the monster Chimera?
Crow, tiger and lizard ✓
Goat, lion and snake ✓
Lion, tiger and bear ✓
Eagle, lion and dog ✓
14. What powerful god lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus?
Demeter ✓
Poseidon ✓
Hades ✓
Hephaestus ✓
15. Who designed the Crete's labyrinth for King Minos?
Zeus ✓
Daedelus ✓
Hypnos ✓
Artemis ✓
16. What is the name of a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology?
Hermes ✓
Tartarus ✓
Cerberus ✓
Gorgon ✓
17. Which Greek god of nature and shepherds is often depicted playing a flute?
Demeter ✓
Apollo ✓
Hera ✓
Pan ✓
18. Which mythological hero defeated Medusa and her gorgon sisters?
Theseus ✓
Achilles ✓
Perseus ✓
Hercules ✓
19. What do you call the water nymphs that reputedly drown those with whom they fell in love?
Naiads ✓
Oceanids ✓
Hylas ✓
Arethusa ✓
20. Who is the goddess of marriage and the queen of Olympus?
Andromeda ✓
Athena ✓
Aphrodite ✓
Hera ✓
21. Who ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the sun with handmade wings?
Thesseus ✓
Hercules ✓
Icarus ✓
Achilles ✓
22. What kind of mythological creature is centaur?
Winged lion ✓
Half-human half-horse ✓
Winged horse ✓
Half-human half-lion ✓
23. Which monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man lived in an underground maze called the Labyrinth?
Medusa ✓
Sphinx ✓
Cyclops ✓
Minotaur ✓
24. What fate did Niobe, the wife of King Amphion of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, face?
A violent death by storm ✓
Banishment to the underworld ✓
Being turned to stone ✓
The loss of all her children ✓
25. Who is the god of the ocean, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology?
Triton ✓
Aegeus ✓
Poseidon ✓
Zeus ✓
26. After 10 years of fighting, Odysseus and his men decided to go home. Where was their home?
Mycenae ✓
Sparta ✓
Ithaca ✓
Troy ✓
27. What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the gods?
Odysseus ✓
Hercules ✓
Perseus ✓
Jason ✓
28. As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing which instrument?
Flute ✓
Harp ✓
Guitar ✓
Lyre ✓
29. What special power did sirens use to lure sailors to crash upon the rocks of their island?
An irresistible song ✓
A powerful wind ✓
The smell of delicious food ✓
The illusion of piles of gold ✓
30. What did Aegeus do when he saw the black sails on his son's ship coming into Athens?
Drunk poison ✓
Jumped into fire ✓
Hanged himself ✓
Jumped from a height and died ✓
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nerdalert
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Level 85
Feb 5, 2021
Quite a few of these are repetitive. Also, I don't believe it was ever discussed that Medusas hair (the snakes) would grow back if it was cut off.
Nenadbs
+1
Level 53
Feb 5, 2021
Thanks for playing, I will check that and correct it.
Irishfalcon
+2
Level 44
Jul 3, 2021
Great game!
MaxStickies
+1
Level 79
Aug 5, 2022
You may want to check the fact about the Greeks being the first to play the flute, as flutes have existed since prehistoric times.
Nenadbs
+1
Level 53
Aug 5, 2022
Thanks. You could be right so I rephrased the question.
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