Can You Score Better Than 80% On This Greek Mythology Quiz?

Who is the wife of Zeus and the Goddess of Childbirth and family?

• Aphrodite

• Dionysus

• Hera

• Nymphia

Who is the God of the Sea in Greek mythology?

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Hades

Who is the Goddess of Agriculture and Harvest?

• Hera

• Apollo

• Demeter

• Athena

Zeus' fellow high-Olympians are his _______.

• siblings

• cousins

• grandparents

• parents

Who are the two best known primordial gods who were the first to exist in the universe?

• Ares and Aphrodite

• Zeus and Hera

• Chronos and Gaia

• Gaia and Uranus

Who is the King of the Gods on Mount Olympus?

• Chronos

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Hades

Perseus was Hercules' great-grandfather and half-brother.

• True

• False

Who is the designer and builder of the Labyrinth?

• Prometheus

• Daedalus

• Pelops

• Icarus

What happened in the tragedy of Narcissus?

• He lost the woman he loved

• He drowned by looking at himself

• He died in battle

Who is the God of wine-making, wine, fertility, ritual Madness, theatre, and ecstasy?

• Cupid

• Persephone

• Apollo

• Dionysus

How did the titan Chronos keep his children from growing to challenge him?

• He swallows them whole at birth

• He throws them into the sea

• He throws them into the fire

• He imprisons them

This Greek hero gave his name to the idea of a sole weakness.

• Perseus

• Hercules

• Achilles

• Ares

What causes Orpheus to seek out the realm of Hades?

• The death of his father

• The death of his wife

• The death of his daughter

• The death of his son

Who was the master blacksmith employed by the gods?

• Hephaestus

• Apollo

• Artemis

Which is the correct sequence?

• The Odyssey then the Iliad

• The Iliad then the Odyssey

To whom do the Greeks accredit with the gift of fire?

• Prometheus

• Hercules

• Lapyx

• Hermes

Which monster did Perseus decapitate and carry around the head of?

• The Hydra

• The Minotaur

• The Great Lion

• Medusa, the Gorgon

Which Greek hero is known for killing the Minotaur of Minos?

• Perseus

• Hercules

• Theseus

• Orpheus