Greek Mythology Quiz for Experts | Mythology & Legends

Answer: The Furies

When Cronus castrated his father Uranus, his blood fell on the mountains that were just created from mother-earth, Gaia. Out of Uranus' blood, the Furies were born. So we can say that the Furies are the children of Uranus and Gaia.

Answer: Iapetus and Clymene

Prometheus also had a brother named Epimetheus. His wife was Pandora, the woman who opened the famous box of Pandora.

Answer: True

Iolaus was the son of Iphicles - Hercules' brother.

Answer: Athena had placed Medusa's head on her shield.

Athena advised Perseus on how to kill Medusa. So, when Perseus beheaded Medusa, he gave her head to Athena. Athena placed it on her shield and whoever dared to look at it, was turned into stone.

Answer: With a potion that Gaia gave to Rhea

Once, there was an oracle saying that Cronus would lose his throne from one of his children. So, he swallowed all of his children, in order not to lose his throne.

Answer: Crysothemis

Crysothemis is not so famous as the rest of her family. Some people doubt her existence.

Answer: Zeus and Aphrodite

When Hera found out that Aphrodite was carrying Zeus' child, she got very mad and jealous, of course! So, she cast a spell and cursed the unborn child: the child would be very beautiful but he could never enjoy the pleasures of love, because of his huge particle.

Answer: True

There are two interpretations of the reason why Teresias was blind. The one says that Athena blinded him because he saw her naked, but she gave him his gift of prophecy, allowing him to "see" what no mortal could.
The other interpretation says: in an argument between Zeus and Hera about which of the two sexes has more pleasure in love, they asked Teresias - who had lived as a man AND as a woman. Teresias told them that the woman enjoys it better. Hera was so angry that she blinded him but Zeus had pity on him and gave him the gift of prophecy.

Answer: Demeter

When Hades kidnapped Persephone, Demeter was very sad. When she went to Tantalus's feast, her mind was on her beloved daughter and she ate a part of Pelope's body, his scapula.

Answer: True

Everyone knows the famous story about Orpheus and his beloved wife, Euridice. When Euridice died, Orpheus was crushed. He begged Hades to bring her back, but Hades was unconvinced. So, he pleaded with Persephone to bring his wife back, and he played a mournful song with his lyre. Persephone was moved and she gave Euridice another chance in life.

She gave instructions to Orpheus on how to get his wife back. She persistently insisted that no matter what, Orpheus couldn't turn and look back. But Orpheus was too curious and he turned to look back.

At the same moment he lost Euridice, and this time for ever.

Answer: They were banished from Mt.Olympus for 10 years

River Styx was one of the rivers of the Underworld.

Answer: True

Hecuba was the wife of Priam and the mother of Hector and Paris. She was given as a slave to Odysseus after the defeat of Troy, but was so unhappy that the gods turned her into a dog so she could jump overboard and escape. This is only one of the legends about her fate.

Answer: True

When Hera found out that Semele was carrying Zeus's child, she tricked Semele by saying that she should ask Zeus to appear in front of her with all his glory and godhood, in order to prove to her his love. Semele did it and when Zeus appeared in front of her, she turned into ashes at the moment. Zeus was aggrieved and went to the ashes to get Semele's corpse when he realised that the child inside her wasn't dead as well. So, he took it and stitched it into his thigh until it was the right time for the baby to be born.

Answer: Polyxene

After Troy's conquest, there was an oracle saying that Achilles' son should sacrifice Priam's daughter, Polyxene. Although Neoptolemus was in love with Polyxene, he sacrificed her.

Answer: Artemis saved her and took her to Tauris.

Artemis took pity on Iphigenia and at the time of the sacrifice, she took away Iphigenia and left a deer instead. Then, she sent Iphigenia to Tauris, Artemis' sacred city.

Answer: A turtle and an ox

Once, Hermes had stolen Apollo's sacred flock of oxen and he ate a lot of them. Then he thought to create a music instrument using the shell of the turtle and the bowel of an ox, using it as a string. When Apollo arrived, being angry because of the theft, he was charmed by the sweet music and decided to forgive Hermes. In the end, Hermes gave the lyre to Apollo as a gift.

Answer: False

Apollo fell in love with Yacinthus (also called Hyacynthu)s and Zeus fell in love with Ganymede, son of Priam and Hecuba.

Answer: Delphi

Delphi was a famous place in ancient Greece. There was an entire Acropolis, surrounding the temple of Apollo. The temple was where people gathered, in order to listen to the oracles from Pythia, Apollo's head priestess.

Answer: Thalia

The Muses were the 9 daughters of Zeus. They were: Thalia, Calliope, Polymnia, Euterpe, Urania, Terpsichore, Erato, Melpomene, Clio.

Answer: False

Hercules originally had to serve Eurystheus for ten years, so he could execute one mission/labour a year. But Eurystheus claimed that Hercules had help from Iolaus in two of his labours, so he should do two more.