Inspired by Greek Gods (and Goddesses) Quiz

Answer: Acts of the Apostles

The Acts of the Apostles was written by Luke who is also credited with writing one of the Gospels. Included in the New Testament immediately after the Gospels, this book documents the history of the early Christians. Paul along with Barnabas go to the city of Lystra in Anatolia to spread the word of Jesus.

After seeing Paul perform miracles by healing a lame man, the people of Lystra think of him as the Greek god Hermes and his companion Barnabas is considered to be a form of Zeus.

Answer: Athena

"Athena" is a song recorded by the British band "The Who" and featured on the album "It's Hard". The lyrics were written by Pete Townshend, the lead guitarist and main songwriter for the band. The song was inspired by the actress Theresa Russell and had a working title of "Theresa" before being renamed "Athena".

Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and the patron of the Greek capital city of Athens which was named after her. None of the other options are classified as Olympians. Diana and Venus are from Roman mythology while Europa is a Phoenician princess from Greek mythology.

Answer: Poseidon

"The Lightning Thief" is the first book in the "Percy Jackson" series. It is shocking for the twelve year old protagonist to discover his father is the Greek god Poseidon, which makes him a demi-god. If that wasn't enough, Percy soon finds himself in the unenviable position of having to stop a war from breaking out between Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Combining mythology with adventure, the books soon became popular among the target audience with books being adapted to film, musicals and even video games.

Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and horses.

Answer: Peter Paul Rubens

"The Birth of the Milky Way" was created by Peter Paul Rubens who was commissioned by the Spanish king Philip IV to create art for his hunting lodge. Drawing inspiration from Greco-Roman mythology the painting shows Hera spilling milk from her breast towards the infant Herakles while Zeus sits in the background. According to myth, Herakles was born to Zeus by a mortal woman and as such rejected by his wife Hera.

He tries to get the baby to suckle at Hera's breast while she is asleep but the infant bites her causing her to awake and push him away.

The characters in the painting are also known as Jupiter, Juno and Hercules - the Roman counterparts of these Greek mythological characters.

Answer: Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky was a Russian born composer and pianist who achieved success with his compositions named "The Firebird" and "The Rite of Spring". "Apollo", originally titled "Apollon musagète" was one of three works composed by him that were inspired by classical Greek mythology, the other two being "Persephone" and "Orpheus".

In the ballet, Apollo is visited by three Muses - Calliope, the muse of poetry; Polyhymnia, the muse of rhetoric; and Terpsichore, the muse of dance whom he then trains in the Arts.

The costumes for the ballet were created by the iconic fashion designer, Coco Chanel.

Answer: Eoin Colfer

The series begins with 12 year old boy genius Artemis Fowl II looking to avenge his father's death and regain control of the family empire. This he plans to carry out by abducting a fairy and then using the superpowers of the fairy folk to achieve his goals. In fiction, as in real life, things rarely go according to plan and Artemis finds that he may have bitten off more than he can chew when the fairy he kidnaps turns out to be a police captain, Holly Short.

Eoin Colfer is best known for writing the "Artemis Fowl" series. He also wrote an installment of the cult favourite fantasy series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" originally created by Douglas Adams.

Answer: Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue is an Australian singer and songwriter who first came into the public eye through her performance on a soap opera called "Neighbours". "Aphrodite" was the eleventh studio album by Minogue. The song "Aphrodite" was written by Nerina Pallot and her husband Andy Chatterley and falls under the dance-pop genre.

Answer: Ed Asner

"Justice League Unlimited" was an animated television series and had a run of three seasons from 2004 to 2006. It was created as a sequel to "Justice League" and featured characters from the original series as well as many others. Each episode had a different group of superheroes get together to solve a particular problem.

Ed Asner is best known for his role as Lou Grant on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and the spin-off "Lou Grant" named after the character portrayed by him. He also provided the voice for the character of Carl Fredricksen in the animated film "Up".

Adam Baldwin voiced the Green Lantern while Jason Bateman and Jeffrey Combs voiced Hermes and Doctor Moon respectively.

Answer: Cats

The musical "Cats" was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber who adapted it from T.S.Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". The characters are all cats and the story takes place on a night where they must decide who among them should to the Heaviside Layer, a place like heaven, from where they will be reborn to a new life. Demeter is one of the central characters and has a prominent role in the song "Macavity".

Answer: Fantasia

"Fantasia" was released in 1940 and comprised a series of different animated, musical pieces. These include classical works like "Nutcracker Suite" and "Rite of Spring" as well as contemporary (at the time) works like "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". Bacchus (Dionysus) appears very briefly in Beethoven's Pastoral segment in his avatar as the god of wine and merrymaking.