Monday Mythology Quiz

25 November, 2024

Welcome to the Monday Mythology Quiz brought to you by Myth Meets Modern. Test your knowledge of ancient Greek myth and impress your friends* with an ever-expanding bank of mythic tidbits.

*Results may vary

Zeus Does the Quiz: Digital Art by Myth Meets Modern

1. Who killed the Hydra?

2. What is the name of the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare—Aphrodite, Athena or Artemis?

3. Which item of jewellery beset a curse upon the royal families of Thebes?

4. Zeus was disguised when he abducted Europa—disguised as what?

5. Which creature has snakes for hair and can turn people to stone?

6. Who is the mother of Persephone, goddess of spring?

7. What punishment did Prometheus endure for giving fire to humans?

8. Which mythical beast has the body of a lion, a snake for a tail and a goat's head protruding from its back—Cerberus, Hydra or Chimera?

9. Who is the father of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades?

10. Who was condemned to hold up the sky for eternity?

11. What is the Hesperides—a chain of islands, a group of evening nymphs, or one of Heracle's labours?

12. Athena and Ares are both gods of war. Generally speaking, how do their military skills differ?

13. What is the island home of Odysseus called?

14. In Aristophanes' comedy 'Lysistrata,' how do the women of Greece try to convince their husbands into signing a peace treaty?

15. Achilles was supposed to be invincible—why was his heel vulnerable?

16. Which god is responsible for guiding Paris' arrow to Achilles' heel?

17. Who is the youngest or last born of the Olympians?

18. Who is the only Olympian born to a mortal mother?

19. Who designed the labyrinth on Crete that imprisoned the Minotaur?

20. What is the name of the repetitive mountain nymph who fell in love with Narcissus?

21. BONUS RIDDLE: I guard the dark with triple heads, by river's edge where none dare tread; A master's pet, fierce and strong, I keep the dead where the dead belong. Who am I?