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Who's Who Of Ancient Greece Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the main players in Greek mythology.

A multiple-choice quiz by sunfloweruk23. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sunfloweruk23

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
118,846

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3004

Last 3 plays: Guest 101 (10/10), Guest 86 (8/10), Guest 2 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The god of wine, vegetation and ecstasy was _________ ?

Answer: ( One Word ... begins with D)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ganymede was the god of rain.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was goddess of the earth? Hint

Alphito

Hebe

Selene

Gaea

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hermes was messenger of the _____.

Answer: ( One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was goddess of the hearth? Hint

Hestia

Gaia

Demeter

Persephone

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Greek god of sleep? Hint

Morpheus

Hypnos

Thanatos

Attis

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Question 7 of 10

7. Nike was the goddess of ___________ ?

Answer: ( ONe Word ... a running shoe!)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was goddess of the rainbow? Hint

Hebe

Iris

Athene

Selene

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Question 9 of 10

9. Destined to bear the heavens on his shoulders was ____________ ?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the god of love? Hint

Eos

Zeus

Helios

Eros

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The god of wine, vegetation and ecstasy was _________ ?

Answer: Dionysus

Dionysus, the lord of drunkenness, did not respect any law and was said to have made his followers vulgar, teaching them to drink wine. His Roman counterpart was Bacchus.

2. Ganymede was the god of rain.

Answer: False

Ganymede was human, the son of Tros, a Trojan prince. Zeus sent a storm-wind which carried Ganymede up to Mt Olympus where he became a cup-bearer in return for which his father was given a stud of exceptional horses.

3. Who was goddess of the earth?

Answer: Gaea

The Greek goddess of the earth, Gaea lived in the forests and mountains. Alphito was the barley goddess of Argos (not the store!), and Selene was goddess of the moon. Hebe was goddess of youth.

4. Hermes was messenger of the _____.

Answer: gods

Son of Zeus, In modern-day terms Hermes was a go-between who went from men to Olympus, and from Olympus to Hades. (Roman: Mercury)

5. Who was goddess of the hearth?

Answer: Hestia

Goddess of hearth and home, Hestia was sister to Zeus and Hera. In Roman myth she was called Vesta. Demeter was goddess of the harvest; Gaia another goddess of the earth and Persephone was goddess of corn and the underworld.

6. Who was the Greek god of sleep?

Answer: Hypnos

Morpheus was god of dreams; Thanatos was god of death and Attis god of vegetation.

7. Nike was the goddess of ___________ ?

Answer: victory

Nike was goddess of victory in either an athletic contest or war depicted as a winged figure in sculpture.

8. Who was goddess of the rainbow?

Answer: Iris

Iris later became the messenger of the gods in Homer and of Hera by later writers. Hebe was goddess of youth; Athene of prudence and protectress of Athens; Selene was goddess of the moon.

9. Destined to bear the heavens on his shoulders was ____________ ?

Answer: Atlas

Atlas was made to bear the weight of the heavens on his shoulders as a punishment for joining a revolt against the Olympians. When books of maps were published he was often depicted, hence the name atlas.

10. Who was the god of love?

Answer: Eros

Eros was responsible for keeping the world together and for the continuation of the human race, known as Cupid to the Romans.
Eos was goddess of the dawn; Helios was god of the sun and Zeus was the god of all gods. (The big cheese!)

Source: Author sunfloweruk23

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