What blind poet created two famous stories about the gods and the Trojan War?
Hesiod
Shakespeare
Ovid
Homer
Who was the Greek god of metal-working?
Socrates
Hades
Plato
Hephaestus
Who was Zeus's wife?
Artemis
Hera
Aphrodite
Athena
The Sirens' song lured sailors to:
death
madness
wisdom
happiness
What were the Greek gods most like?
completely mysterious
perfect in every way
all-powerful but flawed human beings
always good and just
What does "polytheistic" mean?
Believing in animal spirits
Believing in no god
Believing in one god
Believing in many gods
Who was the god of light?
Leto
Hera
Apollo
Zeus
Medusa's hair was made of:
cats
worms
maggots
snakes
The Minotaur was part:
goat
horse
bull
cat
A satyr is half human, half:
horse
bear
bull
goat
The Fates were three women who spun, measured and cut thread. What does the thread represent?
immortality
good and evil
a human lifespan
nothing: it's just a thread
After the war between the Olympians and the Titans, Atlas was condemned to carry the world on his shoulders for all eternity. Which was Atlas?
a mortal
a god
a cyclops
a Titan
Where did the 12 principal Greek gods live?
K2
Mount Everest
Mount Olympics
Mount Olympus
Who was the Greek goddess of wisdom and justice (born from Zeus's head, patron of Athens))
Artemis
Aphrodite
Athena
Hera
Which god and goddess were twins?
Hades and Demeter
Apollo and Artemis
Dionysus and Aphrodite
Athena and Ares
Who was the messenger of the Greek gods and conductor of the underworld?
Hermes
Hades
Ares
Muses
Who was the Greek god of war?
Zeus
Ares
Apollo
Hades
What are the names of the gods that live on Mount Olympus?
the Olympians
the Beatles
the Titans
the cyclops
Who was the Greek goddess of grain & harvest?
Leto
Demeter
Apollo
Hera
Who ruled the underworld?
Apollo
Poseidon
Hades
Zeus
What role did mythology NOT play in ancient civilizations?
religion
entertainment
explanations for the natural world
video games
A cyclops has only one:
ear
hand
leg
eye
The centaur is a hybrid creature that is part man and part:
bull
horse
goat
snake
Winged goddesses of vengeance were known as the:
Gorgons
Furies
Fates
Muses
Who is this?
Hades: god of the dead
Zeus: king of the gods, god of thunder
Poseidon: god of the sea
Apollo: god of light
What Greek god ruled the sea, wind, and waves?
Zeus
Hephaestus
Hades
Poseidon
Who was the Greek goddess of the hunt and twin brother of Apollo? She was also sometimes called the goddess of the moon.
Medusa
Hera
Artemis
Aphrodite
Who was the Greek goddess of Love?
Artemis
Hera
Aphrodite
Athena
According to Greek mythology, what existed before the earth and sky?
people
chaos
water
fire
A demi-god is a hybrid of
man & lion
human & god
woman & fish
woman & bird