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Greek General Mythology Trivia Quiz

From the Argonauts to Zeus and everyone/everything in between. Or at least at much as can be squeezed into fifteen questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by rapcoregirl. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rapcoregirl

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,221

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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1794

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Question 1 of 15

1. What does the Titaness Mnemosyne's name mean? Hint

Nothing in particular

Mirth

Memory

Musical

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the muse Thalia identified with? Hint

Tragedy

Comedy

Mime

Epic poetry

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who bore the Harpies? Hint

Tethys

Hecate

Electra

Hades

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who (more correctly what) is the Hydra's sibling? Hint

Scylla

Cerberus

Pegasus

Argus

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who are the daughters of Zeus and Themis? Hint

The Horae

The Graces

The Muses

The Furies

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Question 6 of 15

6. What does the name Oedipus mean? Hint

Nothing in particular

Yellow liver

Swollen foot

Shallow and conceited

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Question 7 of 15

7. What did Hercules do with his children? Hint

Nothing, he was a great father

Raped them

Killed them

Sold them to a slave-dealer

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Question 8 of 15

8. Of what was Amulias king? Hint

Alba Longa

Athens

Syria

Troy

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who do Ker/Keres resemble? Hint

A beautiful girl

The Muses

The Furies

The Horae

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Question 10 of 15

10. When Ixion expressed interest in Hera, what did Zeus create so that Ixion might mate with it(or them)? Hint

A bull

A swan

A shower of golden coins

A cloud

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was Cephalus put on trial for? Hint

Manslaughter

Arson

Theft

Murder

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where did Orpheus's head, who kept on calling for Eurydice, end up? Hint

A bear ate it.

No-one knows for sure.

Lesbos

The nymphs (Eurydice's friends) buried it.

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who ripped Orpheus apart after he declined their company? Hint

Hades and his wife

Nymps

Titans

Thracian Maenads

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Question 14 of 15

14. By what name is Dionysus also known? Hint

Orpheus

Zeus

Bacchus

Pygmalion

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the name of the statue with which Pygmalion fell in love? Hint

Atalanta

Euphrosyne

Galatea

Eurydice

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does the Titaness Mnemosyne's name mean?

Answer: Memory

The Muses were the offspring of her and Zeus. They, the Muses, were originally thought to be only three: Melete ('Practice'), Mneme ('Memory') and Aeode ('Song'). Or, as those at Delphi would have it, Nete, Mese and Hypate - the top, middle and bottom strings of a lyre.

2. What was the muse Thalia identified with?

Answer: Comedy

As civilization progressed, so did the Muses' jobs. Hesiod made them nine goddesses, who guarded over the fine arts, music and more intellectual pursuits. Calliope took care of epic poetry, Melpomene was in charge of tragedy and Polymnia took charge of mime.

3. Who bore the Harpies?

Answer: Electra

The Harpies were hags who served under Hecate, who helped Hades run the underworld. Electra, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, also bore the goddess Iris.

4. Who (more correctly what) is the Hydra's sibling?

Answer: Cerberus

Cerberus is the three-headed dog who was tricked by Hades into guarding the gates of the underworld. Although the more traditional version gave him three heads - one to see with, one to smell with, one to rip you apart with -, Hesiod gave him fifty.

5. Who are the daughters of Zeus and Themis?

Answer: The Horae

The Furies are thought to have sprung forth from the blood of Uranus that fell on Gaia, the Earth. The Graces' parentage are not agreed upon.

6. What does the name Oedipus mean?

Answer: Swollen foot

The king of Thebes, whose mother was Jocasta or Epicaste, as Homer would like it.

7. What did Hercules do with his children?

Answer: Killed them

This was brought on by a fit of madness and Hercules also killed his wife, Megara. As punishment, he had to do the Twelve Tasks.

8. Of what was Amulias king?

Answer: Alba Longa

He usurped the throne from his older brother Numitor and ordered Numitor's daughter, Ilia/Rhea Silvia, to become a Vestal Virgin. Ilia was, however, raped by Mars and her twin sons were named Remus and Romulus.

9. Who do Ker/Keres resemble?

Answer: The Furies

Wherever the Keres went, there went destruction and woe. No wonder they got jobs dragging dead souls through the gates of the Underworld.

10. When Ixion expressed interest in Hera, what did Zeus create so that Ixion might mate with it(or them)?

Answer: A cloud

The cloud he created was in Hera's image. The other answers are actual examples of his sex-crazed inventions.

11. What was Cephalus put on trial for?

Answer: Manslaughter

The victim was his wife. In Ovid's Metamorphose the entire sorry story is recounted.

12. Where did Orpheus's head, who kept on calling for Eurydice, end up?

Answer: Lesbos

Those who found it, won poetic skill by burying it and founding an oracle and shrine. So don't talk to a stranger, unless his head washes up on your front yard, calling for his wife.

13. Who ripped Orpheus apart after he declined their company?

Answer: Thracian Maenads

In the same fashion that Zagreus was ripped apart by the Titans. The Cretan god Zagreus had an important position in a sect that worshipped Orpheus.

14. By what name is Dionysus also known?

Answer: Bacchus

In Roman mythology, this Grecian god of wine and ecstatic liberation is associated with Father Liber who is an Italian god.

15. What was the name of the statue with which Pygmalion fell in love?

Answer: Galatea

Aphrodite took pity on him and made the statue come to life.

Source: Author rapcoregirl

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