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10 Greek Mythology Questions | Mythology & Legends Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by hello12344. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hello12344

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

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316,515

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the mother of the Muses? Hint

Tethys

Rhea

Mnemosyne

Phoebe

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Hephaestus god of? Hint

War, Fire and Metal

Water and Wisdom

Beauty and Love

Technology, Blacksmiths, Craftsmen, Artisans and Volcanoes

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the Roman equivalant of Hestia? Hint

Juno

Minerva

Vesta

Ceres

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Aphrodite, wife of Hephaestus, having a affair with? Hint

Heracles

Poseidon

Zeus

Ares

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did the gods turn Narcissus into? Hint

A Deer

An Immortal

A Daisy

A Narcissus

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who gave birth to the Minotaur? Hint

Pasiphae

Circe

Hera

Demeter

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sent the golden ram to save Phrixus and Helle? Hint

Poseidon

Hades

Athena

Nephele

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was Triton son of? Hint

Zeus and Hera

Poseidon and Amphitrite

Ares and Aphrodite

Uranus and Gaia

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is Nephele? Hint

A Cloud Nymph

A Goddess

A Mortal

A Dryad

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is Chronos the Titan of? Hint

Space

Time

Stars

Lightning

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1. Who was the mother of the Muses?

Answer: Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne, the mother of the Muses, was the Titaness of Memory, there are few legends about Mnemosyne. The Muses, her daughters, were the spirits or goddesses of literature and the arts.

2. What was Hephaestus god of?

Answer: Technology, Blacksmiths, Craftsmen, Artisans and Volcanoes

When Hephaestus was born, his mother, Hera, threw him off Olympus because he was very, very ugly. He fell into the sea, where the nereids, Eurynome and Thalia, nursed him back to health.

3. What is the Roman equivalant of Hestia?

Answer: Vesta

In Ancient Rome, where Vesta's Temples stood, her priestesses, the Vestales, always kept the hearth alight as Vesta was the goddess of the hearth, home and family.

4. Who was Aphrodite, wife of Hephaestus, having a affair with?

Answer: Ares

Hephaestus, having found that his wife was having an affair with his brother, Ares, he caught them in a net made of adamant and invited all the gods to come and poke fun at them.

5. What did the gods turn Narcissus into?

Answer: A Narcissus

Narcissus looked into a pond in a forest and saw his own reflection and fell deeply in love with himself. The gods took pity on Narcissus and turned him into the Narcissus flower.

6. Who gave birth to the Minotaur?

Answer: Pasiphae

The Hellenes called this monster the Minotaur but its actual name is Asterion. Minos had prayed to Poseidon for a white bull and vowed that he would sacrifice it in Poseidon's honor. Poseidon granted his wish but Minos kept the bull for its beauty. For revenge Poseidon made Pasiphae fall in love with the bull and thus she gave birth to the Minotaur.

7. Who sent the golden ram to save Phrixus and Helle?

Answer: Nephele

Nephele, their mother, sent a golden ram to save Phrixus and Helle who were about to be sacrificed. They flew on the ram but Helle fell into the Hellespont which is named after her.

8. Who was Triton son of?

Answer: Poseidon and Amphitrite

Triton is often seen in statues with a conch shell, which is his symbol. Triton had a daughter, Pallas. Pallas fought Athena and lost; in pity Athena put Pallas' name in front of her own thus making her name Pallas Athena.

9. What is Nephele?

Answer: A Cloud Nymph

Nephele was created in the image of Hera to trick Ixion, who fathered the Centauros and Lapithus with Nephele. Centauros was deformed so he mated with the mares of Thessaly and gave birth to the centaurs.

10. What is Chronos the Titan of?

Answer: Time

Source: Author hello12344

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