Mythology Mixture Quiz: Mythical Creatures | 10 Questions

Answer: Centaurs

The Centaurs had the upper part of a human being and the lower part of a horse. Stories of the Centaurs suggest these creature were aggressive and violent. When invited to the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, they drank too much wine and became seriously intoxicated.

When the bride came into the room, they attempted to rape her. This caused a battle to break out among the other guests and the centaurs, which resulted in the deaths of many of the centaurs present.

Answer: Dragon

The Dragon is a legendary beast in the folklore of many European cultures. They are usually seen as ferocious beasts, breathing fire and destroying homes. In some countries, such as Japan and China, they are considered friendly and bring good luck.

In England, the dragon slayer St. George is the patron saint. In fact it is highly unlikely that he ever fought a dragon and saved the princess as told in the legend.

Answer: Dryads

At birth each Dryad accepts responsibility for her own tree; however, they will seek revenge on anyone who has damaged the forest. Dryads live in or near the tree they protect, and if the tree dies, so does the Dryad.

Answer: Brownies

In English folklore the Brownies are elves who come out at night and do the house work and other jobs the home-owner has left unfinished. Although invisible to adults, children have often reported seeing them. Has your child got a imaginary friend? If so, it may well be a Brownie.

Answer: Scylla

Glaucus asked Circe for a love potion he could give to Scylla, as the lady in question did not return his affections.
Circe fell in love with Glaucus, but Glaucus still wanted Scylla, so she poisoned the water Scylla bathed in, turning her into a hideous sea monster with six long necks, with the heads of savage hounds.

Answer: Cyclopes

In their fight against the Elder Gods, the Cyclopes forged weapons for Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis and Hades. Zeus received the power of thunderbolts, Poseidon received a triton, Apollo and Artemis both received bows and arrows, and Hades got the helmet of invisibility.

Answer: Medusa

Athena turned Medusa into a creature called a Gorgon. With hair of living poisonous snakes, she had the ability to turn any man who looked at her into stone. She had two sisters, Stheno and Euryale, who were both immortal; only Medusa was mortal. She was killed by Perseus, who decapitated her and used her head to turn a sea monster to stone and save his love Andromeda.

Answer: Sirens

The Sirens were sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, and lived on an island off the west coast of Italy. Parthenope, Ligeia and Leucosia, the three sirens, sang to the men of Odysseus, but Odysseus out-smarted the Sirens. On the advice of the enchantress Circe, he tied himself to the mast of his ship in order to hear the sirens' song safely without going mad and jumping overboard.

His crew stuffed their ears with wax to drown out the sirens' singing.

Answer: Gadfly

Yet another unfortunate female fell for the charms of Zeus only to be cursed.
Zeus, to escape detection, changed Io into a cow. Hera, not to be taken for a fool, took the cow and chained it to a tree so Zeus could not change her back. Hermes was sent by Zeus to kill Brize (Greek for gadfly) who, under orders from Hera, was tormenting the poor girl/cow with its sting morning and night.

Answer: Cerberus

This three-headed dog with a snake tail guarded the gate to Hades. It was placed at the gate to stop the dead from leaving the Underworld, and it also stopped the living from entering Hades. The twelfth and last labour of Heracles was to bring Cerberus from the underworld without a weapon.

When his cousin Eurystheus saw Heracles had completed his task, he was petrified by Cerberus and asked Heracles to return him to Hades.