Greek Mythology: Gods and Creatures

How well do you know your characters from greek mythology?
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King of the Gods
Zeus
Queen of the Gods
Hera
King of the Underworld
Hades
God of the Ocean, Horses, and Earthquakes
Poseidon
Goddess of Fertility and Agriculture
Demeter
Virgin Goddess of the Hearth
Hestia
God of the Sun, Archery, and Medicine
Apollo
Virgin Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon
Artemis
God of Wine and Revelry
Dionysus
Goddess of Passion and Beauty
Aphrodite
Goddess that sprang full-grown from Zeus' head
Athena
Cup-bearer of the Gods
Hebe
Goddess of the Rainbow
Iris
Goddess of Magic and Sorcery
Hecate
Ancient Earth Deity
Gaia
Woman with a stony-eyed stare
Medusa
Hero who slayed the above by showing her her own reflection in his shield
Perseus
Type of monster she was
Gorgon
Half man, half bull
Minotaur
Hero who slayed the above
Theseus
The hero of the Greeks during the Trojan War, had only one weakness
Achilles
The friend and suspected lover of the above
Patroclus
Known for his guile and cleverness, fought in the Trojan War and took 10 years to get home
Odysseus
The Prince of Troy who caused the Trojan War
Paris
The face that sailed a thousand ships
Helen
The hero of the Trojans, known for his incredible strength and size
Hector
The river that forms the boundary between the earth and the underworld
Styx
The river of forgetfulness and oblivion
Lethe
The three-headed guardian of the underworld
Cerberus
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The ferryman, guiding souls to their eternity
Charon
Trainer of heroes, half man, half horse
Chiron
Half-human, half-bird, personification of storm winds
Harpy
Female deities of vengeance (plural)
Furies
The collective term for the 9 goddesses of music and art
Muses
The weavers of destiny, always working at their loom
Fates
Wife of the clever hero from above, tricked her suitors by weaving and unweaving
Penelope
Trained by the god Apollo to have superhuman musical ability
Orpheus
Wife of the above, died early and gave him his quest
Eurydice
Monstrous, fire-breathing hybrid creature
Chimera
Creator of the labyrinth and the wax wings
Daedelus
Flew too close to the sun and fell to the ocean as his wings melted
Icarus
God of the Wilderness and Panic
Pan
Half-goat, half-man, creature of the forests
Satyr
Small nature deity, inhabiting a tree, river, or other
Nymph
The above, specifically inhabiting a tree
Dryad
Trojan prophet cursed that none would ever believe her warnings
Cassandra
Girl who opened the jar containing all of the world's evils
Pandora
God of Sleep
Hypnos
God of Death
Thanatos
Commander of the Greeks at the Trojan War
Agamemnon
Warrior known for his strength and size, second only to Achilles in the Trojan War
Ajax
Creature who speaks in rhymes and riddles, body of a lion and torso of a woman
Sphinx
Sea creatures who lure sailors to their deaths with their voices
Siren
Six headed monster, companion to the below
Scylla
Creature who eternally drank and spat out the sea, companion to the above
Charybdis
Sorceress who turned men to swine
Circe
Young deity who kept the clever hero enamored on her island for seven years
Calypso
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