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  • Athena turned Medusa into what?
    monster
    mermaid
    a gorgon
    nymph
  • Ares, the god of war has a planet named after him with his Roman name. What is it?
    Earth
    Mars
    Mercury
    Jupiter
  • An elaborate, confusing structure designed for King Minos.
    Ithaca
    Labyrinth
    Maze
  • Which of the following words was derived from Greek mythology?
    province
    picture
    panic
    villa
  • What do you call Apollo's dolphin form?
    Dopinius
    Dolphy
    Delphinius
    Dolphinius
  • What was one of the purposes of ancient myths?
    To study the lives of the gods and goddesses
    To scare the people
    To explain the origin of things
    To worship
  • If a ship sank in the sea, what god would the ancient Greeks likely hold responsible?
    Zeus
    Hades
    Poseidon
    Apollo
  • Which goddess sprung fully formed from Zeus' head?
    Artemis
    Aphrodite
    Athena
    Hera
  • Zeus, Poseidon, and his siblings weren’t the first immortals. Who was the first?
    Typhon
    Chronos
    Chaos
    Gaia
  • Ares' family hated him because he was a coward, despite being the god of war.
    false
    true
  • What did Prometheus steal from the gods to give to the mortals?
    life
    fire
    fruits
    earth
  • What mountain in Greece did the 12 main gods/goddesses live on?
    Mount Krakatoa
    Mount Everest
    Mount Olympus
    Mount St. Helens
  • What is a creature that is half human and half bull called?
    Cerberus
    Minotaur
    Sphinx
    Cyclops
  • Who was the first mortal woman?
    Pandora
    Abel
    Amanda
    Hercules
  • Who is the god of the underworld?
    Apollo
    Hades
    Prometheus
    Artemis
  • Who was Aphrodite's husband?
    Cyclops
    Perseus
    Apollo
    Hephaestus