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Quiz about Unusual Birth in the Greek Myth

Unusual Birth in the Greek Myth Quiz

This quiz contains some examples of unusual birth or conception taken from the Greek mythology.

A multiple-choice quiz by beatka. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
beatka

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
250,073

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3632

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which famous winged horse was born from Medusa's head?

Answer: (one word, seven letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which goddess sprang from the head of Zeus? Hint

Aphrodite

Athena

Artemis

Ceres

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Question 3 of 10

3. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was born from what? Hint

dust

soil

sea foam

wind

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Question 4 of 10

4. Another of the Olympians had an unusual birth, too. On this account, he was referred to as the twice-born. Which god was it? Hint

Ares

Apollo

Dionysus

Hermes

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Question 5 of 10

5. From the earth impregnated by a god's semen a mythical king of Athens was born. What was his name? Hint

Pandion

Erichthonius

Demophon

Theseus

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which beautiful young man, Aphrodite's lover, was born from a tree?

Answer: (one word, six letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Zeus, under disguise, had many affairs with mortal women. For instance he impregnated Danae, the princess of Argos, in the form of golden rain. Whom did he beget in this way? Hint

Theseus

Alexander

Heracles

Perseus

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Question 8 of 10

8. Helen of Troy was born from an egg laid by Leda, who was seduced by Zeus in the form of which animal? Hint

bull

swan

horse

monkey

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Question 9 of 10

9. From an egg were born also the Molionids, monstrous twins. They were sons of which god? Hint

Hephaestus

Ares

Poseidon

Zeus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Mortal men were born from the ashes of which mythological creatures? Hint

Centaurs

Giants

Titans

Cyclops

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which famous winged horse was born from Medusa's head?

Answer: Pegasus

Medusa was one of the Gorgons - a monster whose gaze could turn a man into a stone. Pegasus was born from Medusa's head cut off by the hero Perseus. Another creature, which sprang from Medusa's head, was Chrysaor, a warrior. Pegasus was later tamed by Bellerophon and helped him in his fight against the Chimaera.

2. Which goddess sprang from the head of Zeus?

Answer: Athena

Zeus, after swallowing Metis, Athena's mother, got a terrible headache and asked Hephaestus to open his head with an axe. This is how Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, was born.

3. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was born from what?

Answer: sea foam

The sea foam from which Aphrodite was born, was impregnated by the genitals of the god Uranus, the first ruler of the universe, who was overthrown and mutilated by his son Cronos.

4. Another of the Olympians had an unusual birth, too. On this account, he was referred to as the twice-born. Which god was it?

Answer: Dionysus

Dionysus, the god of wine, was a son of Zeus, the king of gods, and a mortal woman named Semele. Hera, Zeus' wife, plotted to kill Semele. Dionysus was rescued by Zeus, who sewed him into his leg until he was ready to be born a few months later.

5. From the earth impregnated by a god's semen a mythical king of Athens was born. What was his name?

Answer: Erichthonius

Hephaestus, the god of fire, tried to rape the virgin goddess Athena. Athena managed to escape, but Hephaestus' semen fell upon the earth and impregnated her. This is how Erichthonius was born. Athena took him to her temple, where he was brought up.

6. Which beautiful young man, Aphrodite's lover, was born from a tree?

Answer: Adonis

Adonis was born from a myrrh tree, into which the gods turned his mother Myrrha, who was running away from her father (with whom she had had an incestuous relationship).

7. Zeus, under disguise, had many affairs with mortal women. For instance he impregnated Danae, the princess of Argos, in the form of golden rain. Whom did he beget in this way?

Answer: Perseus

Danae's father Acrisius, the king of Argos, was foretold by the Delphi oracle that he would be killed by a grandson of his. In order to prevent his daughter from having children, he imprisoned her in a tower. But Zeus, who fell in love with Danae, united with her in the form of a golden rain.

8. Helen of Troy was born from an egg laid by Leda, who was seduced by Zeus in the form of which animal?

Answer: swan

Leda, the queen of Sparta, actually laid two eggs, of which four children were born. But only two of them were fathered by Zeus: Helen and Polydeuces. The father of Clytemnestra, Helen's twin sister and Castor, Polydeuces's twin brother, was Tyndareus, Leda's husband. Later Helen, who was married to Menelaus, the king of Sparta, was kidnapped by Paris, which started the Trojan War.

9. From an egg were born also the Molionids, monstrous twins. They were sons of which god?

Answer: Poseidon

The Molionids were born of a silver egg. They had a single body with two heads, four arms and four legs. They took part in the war against Heracles and were killed by him.

10. Mortal men were born from the ashes of which mythological creatures?

Answer: Titans

Men were born from the ashes of Titans annihilated by Zeus in revenge for the killing of his son Dionysus. Dionysus was later resurrected by his father.

Source: Author beatka

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