Epithets: Who's That God? Trivia Quiz

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.

Answer: Apollo

Phoebus Apollo, or Apollo Shootafar, is the god of light, music, medicine, truth. He is often associated with the sun (whence he got the epithet Phoebus) but is not to be confused with Helios. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and is the twin brother of Artemis.

He is one of the most sophisticated gods of Greek mythology. He has female lovers and male lovers. He is also the most handsome of the gods.

Answer: Zeus

Zeus Cloudgatherer, Thunderer, Cronides (son of Cronus) is the king of the gods and is the god of the sky and thunder. Zeus is the son of Cronus and Rhea, and the brother of Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter. He became the supreme ruler of the universe after dethroning his father and imprisoning him in Tartarus.

He is also a womanizer and fathered a lot of demigods (half mortal, half god) who became the heroes of the tales written and told by the Greeks.

Answer: Iris

Stormfoot Iris is the goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. Iris is the daughter of Thaumas and the air nymph Electra. She was mentioned a lot in Homer's "The Illiad", but Hermes filled her role in "The Odyssey". She is often associated with the rainbow and is a link between the gods and humanity.

She is also associated with communication. Just like Hermes, she also carries the caduceus staff.

Answer: Aphrodite

Laughter-loving Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty and sexual desire.
When Cronus castrated his father Uranus, he threw his organ on the sea. There, Aphrodite is said to have sprung (disturbing I know). She is married to Hephaestus but she has been unfaithful to her marriage because she has a lover in the person of Ares.

Answer: Ares

Manslaughtering Ares is the god of war. He is the son of Zeus and Hera. He often depicts the violence and savagery of warfare. Unlike Athena, who is depicted with military strategy, Ares is associated with recklessness. He is also the father of Deimos (terror) and Fear (Phobos) who were his attendants in war.

Answer: Thetis

Silver-footed Thetis is a sea nymph, a goddess of water. She is the daughter of Nereus and Doris, and the wife of the hero Peleus and mother of Achilles. She was the one who brought the baby Achilles into the river Styx and dipped him there with the hopes of turning him immortal. Unfortunately, Achilles was vulnerable in the part where she held him: his heel.

Answer: Poseidon

Poseidon Earthshaker is the god of the Sea. Homer often described him as the encircler of the earth. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. He can create violent tempests and shake the earth, creating huge tidal waves. This god has quite a temper, especially against Odysseus.

Answer: Hera

Ox-eyed Hera is the queen of the gods and goddess of women, marriage and the home. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus. She is very famous for her temper, jealousy and vengeful nature against Zeus's lovers and their children.

Some of those who suffered her rage were Io, Leto and even Heracles. She became the enemy of Paris, the prince of Troy, when Paris chose Aphrodite as the fairest instead of her.

Answer: Hephaestus

Crookshank Hephaestus is the god of the forge and blacksmiths. Homer often called him "the famous lame god" and "the famous craftsman". He is the son of Zeus and Hera (some say of Hera alone). He is the blacksmith of the gods. He is lame, and the ugliest god. He is married to Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty.