Men and Gods Trivia

1. Hyperion is Eos' father. Who is her mother?

From Quiz Greek Mythology: Eos and Her Lovers

Answer: Theia

Theia (sometimes called Euryphaessa) is one of the daughters of Uranus, god of the Sky and Gaia, goddess of the Earth. Hyperion is her brother and husband. Theia is the Greek goddess of sight, said to have given all jewels and precious gems their sparkle. The son of Uranus and Gaia, Hyperion was the god of light, watchfulness and intelligence. Eos was born into the second generations of Titans, the gods that the Ancient Greeks worshiped as the gods of nature.

From Quiz Does the Sun Have a Son?

Answer: Clymene

Clymene was one of three thousand Oceanids who were the nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She was loved by the sun god Helios and bore him his son Phaethon although she was married to Merops, the king of Aethiopia.

From Quiz It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn

Answer: Fire

Prometheus was tasked by Zeus with creating a race of humans, after the Golden Race - the original humans - died out and their successors, the Silver Race, were imprisoned in Tartarus. He created the Bronze Race, humans who resembled the gods. Prometheus was fond of his creations and helped settle a dispute over which parts of a sacrificed bull to give to Zeus by putting its bones in a bag, with a few nice bits of meat on top. Zeus retaliated for the trick by refusing to give humans fire, but Prometheus stole it from the gods and hid it in a fennel stalk, and taught humans how to use it. The gods were not too happy about this and punished Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle eat his liver, which would regrow so he would have to suffer all over again. The hero Heracles rescued Prometheus many years later and killed the eagle. Meanwhile, humans used their new gift to cook food, keep warm and forge tools.

From Quiz Pan: The Lustful Greek God of Nature

Answer: goat

Pan has been typically depicted as having the horns, hindquarters and legs of a goat with the upper body of a human male. His appearance is similar to a satyr. Pan was also the god of hunters, shepherds, forests and mountain wilds. He spent much time and effort chasing nymphs with mixed results. The word "pan" can likely be traced to an old Arcadian word for rustic. Some sources, including the website "mythagora", suggest the gods gave Pan his name, because it means "All".

From Quiz Tales of the Touch of Gold

Answer: Phrygia

Although the legendary kings of Phrygia are a topic of stories in Greek mythology, there was an ancient kingdom of Phrygia that was located in Anatolia. Historians also believe there was at least one historic King Midas, who ruled Phrygia in the 8th century BC when the kingdom was at the peak of its power. He is believed, however, to have committed suicide when his capital city was pillaged by the Cimmerians. Over time the area of Phrygia became part of a succession of ancient empires, including Lydia, Persia, Macedonia, and Rome.

From Quiz Heroes and Amazons

Answer: Burning or cutting off their right breast

It was reported that the right breast was removed (seared or cut off) to make it easier to throw a spear or wield a bow without hindrance(!) Clearly the ancient artists and sculptors didn't agree, as they portrayed the women as beautiful and intact (apart from the odd war wound). According to some reports, some women sported decorative tattoos, but there was no mention of the other two options in the versions I have read. I know a couple of very good women archers, and they appear to have retained both boobs without loss of aim.

From Quiz Greek Mythology

Answer: Iris

The Greek goddess Iris governed the rainbow. Her name is now bestowed upon a brightly and variously colored flower.

From Quiz The Cruel Fate of King Oedipus

Answer: Polybus and Merope

Oedipus' more famous parents weren't the Corinthian ones who raised him, as they proved far less relevant to his fate. However, his relationship with his adoptive parents was very important and led to his return and re-introduction to the land of his birth.

From Quiz Nyx - Goddess of the Night

Answer: An empty state that existed before the universe's creation

Chaos features in many Greek creation myths - it is quite hard to classify it as anything but was supposedly a state of nothingness preceding the cosmos. It had two children: Erebus and Nyx, although how it could have children (especially without a second being involved is a mystery.

From Quiz The Greek Hero Theseus

Answer: Athens

Although born and raised in the city of Troizen, across the Saronic Gulf from Athens, Theseus was regarded as the great hero of Athens. His human father was Aigeus, king of Athens, and Theseus is said to have freed Athens from the tribute to Minos king of Crete and to have organised all of Attica into one state with Athens at the centre.

From Quiz The Dilettante's Guide to Jason

Answer: Gold

Jason's father, Aeson, was the rightful King of Iolcus. He was overthrown and imprisoned by his brother, Pelias. Jason was smuggled out of the palace and brought up in safety. When he came of age he, set out to reclaim the throne. His Uncle agreed to give up the throne in his favour if he brought him the legendary golden fleece.

From Quiz Epithets: Who's That God?

Answer: Athena

Pallas Athena, or grey-eyed Athena, is the goddess of war, wisdom and military strategy. She is called "thea glaukopis Athene" meaning "goddess grey-eyed Athena". She is the daughter of Zeus alone. She sprang from his head after Zeus suffered a terrible headache and ordered Hephaestus to crack his head. The patron goddess of Athens, she is one of the virgin goddesses and had a rivalry with Poseidon.

From Quiz Greek Mythology

Answer: Gets angry and takes revenge by killing their children and Glauke.

Kreon also dies alongside his daughter, though not intended by Medea. Some accounts say Jason killed himself following these events, but the common idea is that a rotten piece of wood from the Argo ship fell on him and ended his miserable days.

From Quiz Greek Gods and Goddesses

Answer: Amphitrite

Amphitrite was the goddess of the sea. Her name means "the third one who encircles (everything)". The Greeks believed that the whole world was encircled by the river god Oceanus.

From Quiz The Greek Mythology Name Finder

Answer: Aphrodite

Aphrodite is the goddess of love. The Romans called her Venus. There are many versions of how she was born. The most famous being that she arose from the sea. Thinking that many men would fight over her beauty, Zeus decided to marry her off to his son, Hephaestus. She was very unhappy with him, though, and had many affairs with other gods and mortals. Her most famous affair is with Ares, the god of war. Aphrodite's symbols are the dove, the scallop shell, and roses.

From Quiz The Greek Heroes and Their Gods

Answer: Erebus

Erebus is Charon's father. All the other choices were his sons, Charon's siblings. Hypnos is the god of sleep. Thanatos is the god of death. Geras is the god of old age.

From Quiz Gods of Greek Myths

Answer: Zeus

After Zeus overthrew his father Cronus and freed his siblings, he split up the powers with his two brothers Hades and Poseidon. Hades took the Underworld, Poseidon the sea, and Zeus the sky. Zeus then became the ruler of the gods.

From Quiz Greek Mythology

Answer: Psyche

Cupid took Psyche as his wife with the condition that she could never know his name or see him. Her sisters persuaded her to look at him when he was asleep, but she dropped hot wax from a candle on his shoulder and he discovered her treachery. He moved back home with his mother who was infuriated and set Psyche many impossible tasks. Cupid eventually found out what his mother was doing and asked Zeus himself for help. Zeus elevated Psyche to the rank of immortal for her trouble and everyone lived happily ever after.

From Quiz Achilles on Scyros

Answer: Thetis

Thetis the sea-nymph was Achilles' divine mother. Peleus was his mortal father. Chiron tutored Achilles in Thessaly and in Statius' "Achilleid", Patroclus accompanies the boy.

From Quiz Glaucus

Answer: Minos and Pasiphae

Glaucus was a prince of Crete. He was the son of the great king Minos and Pasiphae. Minos was Zeus and Europa's son and his brothers were Sarpedon and Rhadamanthus. After his death he became one of the three judges of the dead in Hades.

From Quiz Important Heroes in Greek Mythology #3: Jason

Answer: Their mother, Tyro

Tyro and Cretheus were the king and queen of Iolchos, and had three sons, Aeson, Pheres, and Amythaon. Cretheus also adopted Tyro's two sons by Poseidon, Neleus and Pelias, from before their marriage. When Cretheus died, he left the kingdom to Aeson, but Pelias seized it and forced him out.

From Quiz Greek Gods- Who Is He?

Answer: Poseidon

Poseidon- God of the Sea gave saltwater to the Athenians! I would have chosen Athena too! An olive tree can provide olives for food, wood for fire, and tree for shade. By the way, welcome to the quiz.

From Quiz Important Heroes in Greek Mythology #1: Perseus

Answer: Acrisius

Acrisius was the king of Argos and the maternal grandfather of Perseus. Adrastus was the leader of the Seven Against Thebes. Aeacus was the king of Aegina for whom Zeus created the Myrmidons. Aegisthus was the lover of Clytemnestra and slayer of Agamemnon.

From Quiz It's Greek To Me

Answer: Persephone

Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. When Persephone was taken to be with Hades, Demeter became upset and killed the land. After seeing her mother's destruction, Persephone developed a deal between her parents and Hades. For six months out of the year, Persephone would live with her parents and the land would flourish because of Demeter's happiness. For the other six months, Persephone would live with Hades and Demeter's sadness would cause the land to die. Once Persephone became Hades' bride, no one ever said her name for fear that they would be killed.

From Quiz The Times and Tales of Orpheus

Answer: Calliope

Calliope is the muse of epic poetry and the eldest of her sisters. In addition to her son Orpheus, Calliope bore another son with Apollo, Linus. With parents such as Calliope and Apollo, it is no wonder that Orpheus was such a talented musician. It was Calliope who gave Orpheus his gift of music. With this gift, Orpheus grew up in the city of Thrace among the most skillful musicians in all of Greece. Of these Thracian musicians, not one was good enough to challenge Orpheus.

From Quiz The Cursed House of Pelops

Answer: Tantalus

As punishment for serving the gods a mortal, Tantalus was condemned in the Underworld by being denied food and drink.

From Quiz Achilles, Mighty Greek Warrior

Answer: Styx

Thetis made the unfortunate error, as I'm sure you're all aware, of not dipping Achilles entirely into the infernal waters of the Styx. His heel, where Thetis grasped her son, was left vulnerable...apparently mom did not want to get her fingers wet!

From Quiz The Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses.

Answer: Iris

Iris sent messages between the heavens and earth. (Just like Hermes!). She is usually seen with a Kerykeion, and winged boots.

From Quiz Theseus

Answer: Troezen

Theseus lived in Troezen with his mother and grandfather until he was sixteen, when he set out on his journey to Athens.

From Quiz Greek Gods

Answer: Demeter

The myth of Persephone (Demeter's daughter) and the Pomegranate Seeds explains why we have winter. Persephone was kidnapped by Hades (who was in love with her) and taken to the underworld. Demeter went mad with grief and refused to let anything grow. Zeus interceded, and now Demeter's grief is only felt for 3 months of the year.

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