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Quiz about The Greek Heroes and Their Gods

The Greek Heroes and Their Gods Quiz

Think you know your stuff about the gods? Take this quiz to find out!

A multiple-choice quiz by griffinjones2. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
griffinjones2

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,098

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
914

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Charon is the ferryman that carries the dead across the river styx. But who is his father? Hint

Hypnos

Erebus

Thanatos

Geras

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Olympians were the 12 gods who lived on Mount Olympus. What was the name for the group of Greek gods who came before them? Hint

The Titans

Prometheus

Atlas

Menelaus

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where did Leto give birth to Apollo and Artemis? Hint

Delos

Salamis

Naxos

Macedonia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which goddess is a virgin and has the least amount of mythology compared to all the other major gods? Hint

Clio

Hera

Hestia

Hebe

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the muse of dancing? Hint

Terpsichore

Erato

Calliope

Urania

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the muse of Comedy? Hint

Melpomene

Isis

Polyhymnia

Thalia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the mythological founder of Mycenae? Hint

Heracles

Perseus

Theseus

King Priam

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the mythological founder of Thebes? Hint

Cadmus

Achilles

Commodus

Priam

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Question 9 of 10

9. We know Dionysus to be the god of wine. Who was his wife? Hint

Megara

Hebe

Deianira

Ariadne

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which goddess has the pomegranate as her emblem? Hint

Persephone

Hemera

Gaia

Themis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Charon is the ferryman that carries the dead across the river styx. But who is his father?

Answer: Erebus

Erebus is Charon's father. All the other choices were his sons, Charon's siblings. Hypnos is the god of sleep. Thanatos is the god of death. Geras is the god of old age.

2. The Olympians were the 12 gods who lived on Mount Olympus. What was the name for the group of Greek gods who came before them?

Answer: The Titans

The Titans were the gods who held power before the Olympian gods. Atlas was the name of a Titan who had to hold up the heavens. Prometheus was the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. He was punished by having a vulture eat his liver every day. Menelaus was the husband of Helen and the King of Sparta.

3. Where did Leto give birth to Apollo and Artemis?

Answer: Delos

In some versions of this myth, Artemis came first to help her mother give birth to her brother Apollo.

4. Which goddess is a virgin and has the least amount of mythology compared to all the other major gods?

Answer: Hestia

Clio is the muse of history. Hebe is the goddess of youth and is a wife of Heracles. Hera is the wife of Zeus and is Queen of the Gods.

5. What is the name of the muse of dancing?

Answer: Terpsichore

Calliope is the muse of Epic Poetry. Her emblem is a writing tablet. Erato is the muse of Lyric Poetry. Her emblem is a cithara, which is similar to a guitar. Urania is the muse of Astronomy. Her emblem is the globe and compass.

6. Who was the muse of Comedy?

Answer: Thalia

Melpomene is the muse of Tragedy and her emblem is a tragic mask. Polyhymnia is the muse of Choral Poetry and her emblem is a veil. Isis was the queen of the gods in ancient Egypt.

7. Who was the mythological founder of Mycenae?

Answer: Perseus

Perseus was a hero who also killed Medusa the Gorgon. He rescued and married Andromeda.

8. Who was the mythological founder of Thebes?

Answer: Cadmus

Commodus was the son of Marcus Aurelius and was a Roman emperor. Priam was the King of Troy during the Trojan War. Achilles was a Greek hero in the Trojan war.

9. We know Dionysus to be the god of wine. Who was his wife?

Answer: Ariadne

Ariadne loved Theseus but he left her on the island called Naxos. He did this because one of the Fates had destined her to become Dionysus's wife instead. The others are the wives of Heracles. It is said that he married four times in this order: Megara, Omphale (the Queen of Lydia whom he served), Deianira, then Hebe.

10. Which goddess has the pomegranate as her emblem?

Answer: Persephone

She is the Queen of the Underworld, which came about because she ate pomegranate seeds. Themis is the goddess of divine law and order. Gaia is the goddess of the Earth and mother of the Titans. Hemera is the goddess of daylight and of the sun.

Source: Author griffinjones2

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