Zeus and Other Greek Gods Trivia Quiz

Answer: Thunderbolt

Zeus used thunderbolts that were created by Hephaestus who happened to be his son. Mount Olympus in Greece was the home of the 12 main Greek deities. Zeus came to power after he managed to overthrow his father Cronus. The thunderbolt was used as a punishment for people that were up to no good such as liars and people who broke their oath.

He was a sky god and natural happenings like rain, thunder and storms happened because of him. He was considered the father of gods and people.

Answer: Trident

Poseidon was brother to Zeus and had helped his brother overthrow their father Cronus. After they won the war against their father, they drew lots to see who was going to replace him. Zeus won and so Poseidon had to settle for being the ruler of the sea.

He was married to Amphitrite; they had two children together, Triton and Rhode. He also created a horse in his attempts to gain the favours of the goddess Demeter.

Answer: Dog

Hades was brother to Zeus and Poseidon. He was the unluckiest of the three and he was given to rule the underworld after his brothers got the best bits! His three-headed dog made sure that no living person could enter and no dead people could exit. Because Hades was very lonely he stole Persephone whilst she was playing in a field with her friends and made her his wife.

Answer: Lyre

Apollo's mother Leto was the daughter of Titans Coeus and Phoebe. Apollo was responsible for driving the sun across the sky. He was also thought of as someone who tells the future. The oracle at Delphi was dedicated to Apollo. He was the father of Asclepius who is considered the founder and protector of medicine. The photograph shows a sculpture of Apollo playing the lyre.

Answer: Moon

Artemis was twin sister to Apollo and was born on the island of Delos. As the myth goes, when she was born she helped her mother give birth to Apollo. She was never married and never was in love with anyone. Anyone who wanted her was destined to come to a bad end like poor Actaeon, who happened to see her taking a bath in a spring, and was turned by Artemis into a stag and got killed by hunting dogs.

Answer: Winged Sandals

Hermes was also a trickster and he was the patron of merchants and thieves! When he was still a baby, he climbed out of his crib and proceeded to steal fifty of Apollo's prized cattle. He carefully hid his tracks by walking backwards and using twigs to cover the footprints!
The photograph shows Hermes wearing his winged sandals and carrying his winged staff.

Answer: Peacock

Hera's parents were Cronus and Rhea. She was married to Zeus and was mother to Ares, Hephaestus and Hebe. She was extremely jealous and was not at all happy with her husband's frequent affairs. The cow and the lion were also sacred to Hera.

Answer: Owl

Zeus learned of a prophecy that Metis would bear a son that would overthrow him. So he tricked Metis to change into a fly and he swallowed her! But Metis was already pregnant with Athena. Nine months later Zeus had such a terrible headache that his son Hephaestus hit him hard with a hammer and as a result Athena was born out of his head.
Athena had the city of Athens under her protection and the famed temple Parthenon was dedicated to her.
Another sacred symbol linked with Athena was the olive tree.

Answer: Aphrodite

Aphrodite, as the name suggests, rose out of the waves and she was the daughter of the sky and the sea. Other sources claim that she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione.
Aphrodite was associated with love and beauty among other things. Other sacred symbols, apart from the rose, were the dove, sea shells, pomegranate and the golden apple.

Answer: Dionysus

Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Semele, who was a princess from the city of Thebes. He taught mankind the art of wine making. His travelling companions were called Satyrs. Other sacred symbols associated with Dionysus are ivy, goats, masks and a wand called thyrsus.