Mixed Up Myths! Trivia Quiz

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1. Zeus is the king of all the gods in Greek myth. True or false: Odin is the chief of the all the gods in Norse myth.

Answer: False

I think this is a tricky question, and an easy one to overlook. Odin is the chief of the Aesir tribe, a tribe revolving around power and conflict. The other tribe, however, the Vanir, focuses more on fertility and cultivation.

2. Ra, the former pharaoh of the Egyptian gods, is known for pulling the sun barque across the sky each morning. Which Greek god is NOT known for driving the sun chariot at some point?

Answer: Hyperion

Phaethon is a son of either Helios or Apollo (it has never been clarified), who have both driven the sun chariot across the sky. Helios originally guided the chariot, but Apollo seemed to take it from him.

Phaethon's story is very intricate, and I advise you look it up or read about it.

Hyperion is the Titan of fire, power, and light, and the Titan Lord of the East. However, he has never driven the sun chariot.

3. Frigg, the queen of the Aesir, was the Norse goddess of rain, as well as the goddess of marriage and prophecy. Which one of these Egyptians is also a rain deity?

Answer: Tefnut

Tefnut, goddess of rain, moisture, and dew, is a little-known goddess, yet she is one of the building blocks of all Egyptian gods. Tefnut is the wife, sister, and counterpart of Shu, god of air and wind. Their children were Nut and Geb, sky and earth respectively, who had Nephthys, Set, Osiris, Isis, amd Horus, who was later reincarnated as a son of Osiris and Isis, who are technically his siblings, so that means he is his own uncle--This is getting too confusing for me.

4. Horses are a sacred animal of Frey (also spelled Freyr) in Norse myth. Which Greek god created the horse and has it as one of their sacred animals?

Answer: Poseidon

It is strange that Poseidon, god of the sea, created a land animal. One explanation for this is that Demeter demanded a land animal instead of a new sea animal, so Poseidon created a horse for her. In the process he accidentally created many animals, including a hippo, a zebra, and a giraffe.

Another story is that Poseidon and Athena were competing for a large city, so Poseidon gave them the horse and Athena gave them the olive tree. Athena won, hence the name Athens.

5. Neith is the Egyptian goddess of weaving, war, and wisdom (all the w's!). Which Greek goddess shares these exact traits?

Answer: Athena

Athena is the Greek goddess of weaving, wisdom, and war, as well as crafts.

Neith is also a goddess of hunting, a trait Artemis shares, but Artemis is not specifically a goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving.

Hestia is the goddess of hearth and home. Pretty much the opposite of war.

Enyo is Ares' twin sister, known to the Romans as Bellona. She is a goddess of war, but not a goddess of wisdom and weaving.

6. Freya, or Freyja, is the goddess of love in the Norse myths. Who is the goddess of love in Egyptian myths?

Answer: Hathor

Sekhmet, goddess of war and destruction, was once the Eye of Ra, but soon she went out of control and began slaughtering everyone. Disturbed by the chaos, Ra transformed the lion goddess into Hathor, her complete opposite, the goddess of love, music, happiness, and dance.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: There are lots of other stories about how Hathor came into existence--this is just the one of them. She still, however, contains the same qualities.

7. One of the mountains on Venus is named "Idunn Mons" after Idunn, keeper of apples, the granter of eternal youth, in Norse myth. Venus is the Roman name for Aphrodite; but in terms of youthfulness, she is not who Idunn has most in common with in Greek mythology. Who would this goddess be?

Answer: Hebe

Hebe, the former cupbearer of the gods, is the goddess of youth. Her sister Eileithyia is a minor goddess of childbirth and midwifery, like Artemis and Hera. Tyche and Psyche are two minor goddesses of good luck and the human soul respectively.

8. Here's a question about canines. Cerberus is the protector of the gates of the Underworld in Greek myth--in Egyptian, who guards the Duat, in which the Land of the Dead is located?

Answer: Nephthys

Nephthys is one of the least known goddesses--she's the goddess of night, mourning, lamentation, rivers, sleep... I'm actually getting sleepy myself talking about her duties and areas. On to the next question!

9. Here's the only question about a place. In Egyptian mythology, Bes is the god of dwarves; which one of the Nine Worlds is the realm of the dwarves?

Answer: Nidavellir

Nidavellir is underground, as dwarves prefer. Alfheim is the realm of the light elves; Vanaheim, the Vanir; Niflheim, the realm of ice and cold.

10. Finally. The final question--which one of these is NOT a Greek, Egyptian, or Norse god or goddess of war?

Answer: Bellona

Bellona is actually a Roman goddess, so that doesn't make her a Greek, Egyptian, or Norse god of war, does it? She is still a goddess of war, though, along with all the others. That one was tricky!

Source: Author FlameDragon12

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In this quiz, we'll be mashing Norse, Greek, and Egyptian myths and comparing them. I hope it's fun for you!

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