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Quiz about Less Common Greek Mythology
Quiz about Less Common Greek Mythology

Less Common Greek Mythology Trivia Quiz


We're talking VERY in-depth mythological studies here! Are you up on all the details? I have tried to select 'facts' that are not contradicted (such as 'how Heracles died'), but please let me know if - and where - you have read any information that is!

A multiple-choice quiz by kitipurr. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
kitipurr
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
22,844
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
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Question 1 of 25
1. Of the five rivers of the underworld (those which separate Earth from Hades), which is the River of Fire? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. She is a daughter of Uranus and Gaia. She is the personified goddess of a volcano on Sicily, underwhich the giant Typhon lies buried. She is sometimes regarded as the mother of the Palici, the twin Sicilian gods of geysers. Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Which of these is NOT the name for an Amazon Queen? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. By Zeus, Alcmene is mother to Heracles. However, Heracles has a 'twin' half-brother, Iphicles, born at the same time but sired by a different father. Which is the father of Iphicles? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. The Hamadryads are: Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which is NOT a son of Zeus? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Echidna, wife of Typhon and the daughter of Ceto, has many monstrous children. Which of these are hers? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Which three are the Charites (Graces)? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. They are the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, virgin companions of Artemis; when Orion pursued them, they pray to the gods who changed them into doves, then later into stars that form a part of the constellation of Taurus. In another myth, they commit suicide after the death of their sisters the Hyades. Who are they? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. He was mistakenly killed by Hector, who thought he was his best friend, Achilles. Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Which are members of Jason's famous Argonauts? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. From which god did King Midas receive his Golden Touch? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Who are Briareus, Cottus and Gyes? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Eos, the personification of the dawn, was punished by Aphrodite (for sleeping with Ares) in what way? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Meleager, lover of Atalanta (he gave her the Calydonian Boar's pelt), was to live as long as what remained unconsumed? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Ixion is known to the Greeks as the first human to do what? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Despite being a virgin, Athena is considered the mother of which mythical Athenian king? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Hermione is the daughter of what two notable figures in Greek mythology? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. In later mythology Eros is the offspring of Aphrodite and Ares. However, originally he was born of whom? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Kronos supposedly could see everything in the realms of the earth, heavens, and the sea, so how did Zeus' nurse hide the infant god after Gaia convinced Kronos to swallow a stone instead? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Himerus is the goddess or personification of? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Leda, Queen of Sparta, gave birth to two of her children in an unusual way. What was it? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. The three original muses - Aoide, Melete and Mneme - were the muses of...? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Alcippe, daughter of Ares and Aglaulus, was raped by which of Poseidon's sons? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. He is the Graeco-Roman personified god of the river Nile. In Egyptian he was called Hapi. What is his Greek name? Hint



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1. Of the five rivers of the underworld (those which separate Earth from Hades), which is the River of Fire?

Answer: Phlegethon

The others are: Acheron - River of {Woe;} Cocytus - River of {Lamentation;} Lethe - River of {Forgetfulness;} and Styx - River of Hate.
2. She is a daughter of Uranus and Gaia. She is the personified goddess of a volcano on Sicily, underwhich the giant Typhon lies buried. She is sometimes regarded as the mother of the Palici, the twin Sicilian gods of geysers.

Answer: Aetna

Aethra is the daughter Pittheus, king of Troezen, wife of Aegeus and mother of the hero Theseus. Ersa is the goddess of the dew daughter of Zeus and Eos. Iaso is a goddess of healing, daughter of Asclepius.
3. Which of these is NOT the name for an Amazon Queen?

Answer: Telesto

Telesto is a sea nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. The tenth of Jupiter's moons is named after her.
4. By Zeus, Alcmene is mother to Heracles. However, Heracles has a 'twin' half-brother, Iphicles, born at the same time but sired by a different father. Which is the father of Iphicles?

Answer: Amphitryon

Aeacus, son of Zeus and Aegina, is the pious monarch of the island of Aegina, which was named after his {mother;} after his death he was made a judge in hades. Oeagrus is a Thracian king, the father of Orpheus. Taphius is a son of Poseidon and Hippothoe, regarded as the founder of the city Taphos on the island with the same name.
5. The Hamadryads are:

Answer: nymphs who live in trees

Dryads are female spirits of nature, presiding over groves and forests. Each is born with a certain tree which she watches. A dryad either lives in a tree, in which case she is called a Hamadryad, or close to it. As for the others, the Muses are also called Corycides or the Corycian {nymphs;} the Hesperides guard the tree of golden apples in a garden supposedly situated in the Arcadian {Mountains;} and the nymphs of bodies of fresh water are called the Naiads.
6. Which is NOT a son of Zeus?

Answer: Orion

Orion is a son of Poseidon and Euryale. Amphion's mother is the nymph Antiope (queen of Thebes). Arcus' mother is the nymph Callisto, who was turned into a bear by Hera out of envy. Sarpedon is the son of Zeus and {Europa;} he was banished by his brother Minos and moved to Asia Minor, where he became king of the Lycians
7. Echidna, wife of Typhon and the daughter of Ceto, has many monstrous children. Which of these are hers?

Answer: the Nemean Lion, Chimera, and Hydra

Echidna's children include the Nemean Lion, Cerberus, Chimera, Sphinx, and Hydra. The Ladon seems to be most often mentioned as one of her children as well, though (after it was brought to my attention) I have come across one instance where he is considered the son of Phorcys (and Cedo?) and not Echidna.

The Gorgons were the daughters of Ceto (daughter of Gaia and Pontos). The Cyclops are considers to be children of either the Titans Uranus and Gaia, and(or) children of Poseidon. Charybdis is the nymph-daughter of Poseidon and Gaia who flooded lands for her father's underwater kingdom until Zeus turned her into a monster.
8. Which three are the Charites (Graces)?

Answer: Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia

Aglaea (splendor), Euphrosyne (mirth) and Thalia (good cheer) are the Charities. Tisiphone (the avenger of murder), Megaera (the jealous one) and Alecto (unceasing in anger) are the Erinyes (also called Furies). Clotho (the spinner), Lachesis (the apportioner) and Atropos (the inevitable) are the Moirae (Fates). Melete, Mneme, and Aoede are the original three Muses before their number increased to nine (and names changed, too).
9. They are the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, virgin companions of {Artemis;} when Orion pursued them, they pray to the gods who changed them into doves, then later into stars that form a part of the constellation of Taurus. In another myth, they commit suicide after the death of their sisters the Hyades. Who are they?

Answer: the Pleiads

The Pleiads are Alcyone, Electra, Celaeno, Maia, Sterope, Merope and Taygete. The Heliades are the 3 daughters of Helios, who mourned brother Phaeton so that the godspitied them and changed them into poplar trees The Litai are sisters of the goddess Ate (a goddess of discord and mischief), who follow her to try to repair the damage she brings to mortals.

The Thriae are 3 holy virgin sisters, lesser nature goddesses who can foresee the future.
10. He was mistakenly killed by Hector, who thought he was his best friend, Achilles.

Answer: Patroclus

Peleus is Achilles' {father;} Pyrrhus (also called Neoptolemus) is Achilles' son by Lycomedes' daughter, {Deidameia;} and Ajax is another great hero, the son of Telamon (king of Salamis)
11. Which are members of Jason's famous Argonauts?

Answer: Autolycus, Zetes, Castor and Peleus

Everyone mentioned is a member of the Argonauts EXCEPT: Thersander (a son of one of the Seven Against Thebes), Boreas (the god of the North Wind), and Apsyrtus (younger brother of Medea).
12. From which god did King Midas receive his Golden Touch?

Answer: Dionysus

Dionysus gave Midas one wish as a reward for the king's hospitality toward a drunken Silenus (who was the god's surrogate {father);} Midas asked for the Golden Touch, then later pleaded for it to be removed after accidently killing his own daughter. I will conceed to a note from Player strategos who has read Midas received his 'gift' from Apollo (thus I have removed him as a choice), but my various sources all say it was Dionysus.
13. Who are Briareus, Cottus and Gyes?

Answer: the Hecatonchires

The Hecatonchires are monsters who each had one hundred hands and fifty heads.
14. Eos, the personification of the dawn, was punished by Aphrodite (for sleeping with Ares) in what way?

Answer: she was made a nymphomaniac

Her lovers were Orion, Cephalus and Tithonus.
15. Meleager, lover of Atalanta (he gave her the Calydonian Boar's pelt), was to live as long as what remained unconsumed?

Answer: a fire brand

The Moirae (Fates) prophesied at his birth that Meleager would live only so long as a brand burning upon the hearth remained unconsumed. His mother Althaea snatched the brand from the fire and kept it in a safe place. Upon hearing that Meleager had killed her brothers (after the Calydonian Boar Hunt, when they tried to steal the prize from Atalanta), Althaea cast the brand onto the fire and let it burn up, causing Meleager's immediate - and very painful - death.
16. Ixion is known to the Greeks as the first human to do what?

Answer: murder a kinsman

Ixion invited his father-in-law, Deioneus, to come and collect the price that Ixion owed him for his bride. Upon his arrival, Deioneus fell into a pit filled with burning coals Ixion had camouflaged.
17. Despite being a virgin, Athena is considered the mother of which mythical Athenian king?

Answer: Erichthnonius

Hephaestus supposedly attempted to rape Athena, but was not successful, and impregnated Gaia by accident: thus Erichthonius was born. Because Gaia did not want the child, Athena took care of Erichthonius as though he were her son. Actually, she gave him to her priestesses at the sanctuary of the Athenian Acropolis to raise, but she is still considered his mother.
18. Hermione is the daughter of what two notable figures in Greek mythology?

Answer: Helen of Troy and Menelaus

Before Paris abducted Helen and began the Trojan War, Helen and Menelaus lived for quite a few years as husband and wife.
19. In later mythology Eros is the offspring of Aphrodite and Ares. However, originally he was born of whom?

Answer: Chaos

Eros, god of love and sexual desire, also worshiped as a fertility god, was initially believed to be a contemporary of the primeval Chaos (the great void of emptiness within the universe), which makes Eros one of the oldest gods ('brother' of Gaia, the earth). Over time he was 'reinvented' as the winged child of Aphrodite and associated with the Roman god Cupid. Yet another legend says that he was the son of Iris (personified goddess of the rainbow) and Zephyrus (god of the west wind).
20. Kronos supposedly could see everything in the realms of the earth, heavens, and the sea, so how did Zeus' nurse hide the infant god after Gaia convinced Kronos to swallow a stone instead?

Answer: hung him from a tree

According to one legend, the nurse (who has been given almost a dozen different names) deceived Kronos by hanging the baby Zeus (in his cradle) from a tree, so that, suspended between earth, sea, and sky, he was invisible to his father. Another legend says that Rhea (Zeus' mother) hid her son in a cave and had the Curetes (vegetation demons) wait outside the mountain and bang their shields together to cover the baby's cries.
21. Himerus is the goddess or personification of?

Answer: sexual desire

Icelus is the personification of nightmares, Hymen (or Hymenaeus) was the goddess of the marriage feast or song, and Apate is the goddess of deceit.
22. Leda, Queen of Sparta, gave birth to two of her children in an unusual way. What was it?

Answer: she birthed an egg which hatched her children

Leda was seduced by Zeus when he came to her in the form of a swan. Leda gave birth to an egg, which hatched the Dioscuri (the twins Castor and Pollux). With Zeus she also had Helen and with her husband Tyndareus she had Clytemnestra.
23. The three original muses - Aoide, Melete and Mneme - were the muses of...?

Answer: Song, Meditation and Memory

The later nine muses were Calliope (eloquence and epic or heroic poetry), Clio (historical and heroic poetry), Erato (lyric poetry - particularly love and erotic poetry - and mimicry), Euterpe (music and lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (sacred hymn, eloquence and dance), Terpsichore (dancing and the dramatic {chorus;} later of lyric poetry), Thalia (comedy and pastoral poetry), and Urania (astronomy and astrology).
24. Alcippe, daughter of Ares and Aglaulus, was raped by which of Poseidon's sons?

Answer: Halirrhotius

Ares then killed the rapist, and was brought before the other gods to go on trial for murder; the first murder trial. After hearing the brutal facts of the case they quickly acquitted him.
25. He is the Graeco-Roman personified god of the river Nile. In Egyptian he was called Hapi. What is his Greek name?

Answer: Nilus

Epaphus is the son of Zeus and Io born on the banks of the Nile. Apophis is Greek rendering of the Egyptian snake of the underworld. Proteus is a prophetic sea divinity who usually stays on the Island of Pharos near Egypt.
Source: Author kitipurr

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