Monday Mythology Quiz
- Myth Meets Modern
- Nov 25, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 18, 2024
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
Who killed the Hydra?
Heracles
What is the name of the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare—Aphrodite, Athena or Artemis?
Athena
Which item of jewellery beset a curse upon the royal families of Thebes?
The Necklace of Harmonia
Zeus was disguised when he abducted Europa—disguised as what?
A bull
Which creature has snakes for hair and can turn people to stone?
Medusa
Who is the mother of Persephone, goddess of spring?
Demeter, goddess of agriculture, harvest, and fertility
What punishment did Prometheus endure for giving fire to humans?
He is chained to a rock and an eagle eats his liver—for eternity!
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?
Chimera
Who is the father of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades?
Cronus. Cronus was a Titan who ruled during the mythological Golden Age after overthrowing his father, Uranus.
Who was condemned to hold up the sky for eternity?
Atlas. As punishment for leading the Titans in their war against the Olympian gods, Zeus sentenced Atlas to bear the weight of the heavens on his shoulders.
What is the Hesperides—a chain of islands, a group of evening nymphs, or one of Heracle's labours?
Nymphs—a group of nymphs who guard the golden apples in the garden at the edge of the world, and who are associated with evening and the west.
Athena and Ares are both gods of war. Generally speaking, how do their military skills differ?
Athena’s military skills are in strategy, planning, intelligence, and the higher ideals of war, while Ares embodies the primal, violent and physical nature of conflict. Roughly speaking!
What is the island home of Odysseus called?
Ithaca, a small, rugged island in the Ionian Sea.
In Aristophanes' comedy 'Lysistrata,' how do the women of Greece try to convince their husbands into signing a peace treaty?
The women of Athens and Sparta go on a sex strike in the hope that it will encourage the men to settle their disputes.
Achilles was supposed to be invincible—why was his heel vulnerable?
When Achilles was a baby, his mother, Thetis, a sea nymph, dipped him into the River Styx, which granted him invulnerability. However, as she did, she held him by the heel, leaving that part of his body untouched by the protective waters.
Which god is responsible for guiding Paris' arrow to Achilles' heel?
Apollo. The vengeful god facilitated Achilles' death as retribution for Achilles' earlier acts of disrespect and arrogance.
Who is the youngest or last born of the Olympians?
Dionysus
Who is the only Olympian born to a mortal mother?
Also Dionysus. Dionysus was born to Zeus and the mortal, Semele.
Who designed the labyrinth on Crete that imprisoned the Minotaur?
Daedalus
What is the name of the repetitive mountain nymph who fell in love with Narcissus?
Echo
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?
Cerberus, the three-headed hound of Hades. It guards the entrance to the underworld, preventing the dead from escaping and the living from entering without permission.
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