Hades Trivia Quiz

Answer: hate

This is the river that separates the world of the living and the world of the dead. It is said to wind around Hades nine times.

Answer: Cheron

Is is a misconception that Charon journeys down the river Styx. He actually travels down the river Acheron where Cerberus stands guard.

Answer: 3

Cerberus is a three headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades allowing souls to enter but none to leave. The dog also had the tail of a serpent. Cerberus was the result of the union of Echidna (the mother of all monsters) and Typhon.

Answer: Lethe

This was one of the five rivers of Hades. The dead had to drink from it to forget about their lives on earth.

Answer: 5

There are five rivers. Styx, Lethe, Acheron, Cocytus and Phlegethon. Thay each represent different things.

Answer: Cocytus

This river flows into Acheron. The unburied were forced to wander around its banks for years as they weren't allowed to continue any further than this without a burial.

Answer: fire

Phlegethon is one of the lesser known of the myriad rivers in Hades.

Answer: False

Acheron is the river of woe. The shades are ferried across this river by Charon. Cocytus is the river of lamentation.

Answer: Hermes

Hermes is the messenger God. He is the offspring of Zeus and Maia and is known for wearing winged sandals. Among his other achievements Hermes was credited for inventing the lyre using the shell of a tortoise, he gave this instrument to Apollo (who, in some versions of the story, was given the credit for its creation).

Answer: Acheron

The path to the underworld has been described as the one that leads down to the river of woes, Acheron, pouring into Cocytus, the river of lamentation. I hope you enjoyed my quiz.