Greek Myth Trivia
A jar
Pandora went on to release all the world's evils upon the planet, but what did she open that they were originally kept in?
Fire
Prometheus faced eternal punishment for stealing what from the gods?
Pigs
The sorceress Circe lived alone on an island called Aeaea. She was visited once by Odysseus and his crew, who she turned into animals. Which animal did she turn them into?
Turn around and look at her or talk to her
What could Orpheus not do if he wanted to escape the Underworld with Eurydice?
An olive tree
What did Athena present to the people of Athens as part of a contest for the honour the city being named after her?
A golden fleece
What did Jason, leader of the Argonauts, have to retrieve in order to receive his inheritance?
Turned them into stone
What effect did Medusa's gaze have on people?
Athena
What immortal being gave Medusa snakes for hair and such an ugly appearance that anyone who looked her way would turn to stone?
Spring and Vegetation
What is Persephone known as the goddess of?
Gaea
What is the name of the Greek goddess of the earth and mother of the Cyclopes and the Titans?
Cerberus
What is the name of the three-headed dog that guards the underworld?
caduceus
What is the staff carried by Hermes called?
A laurel tree
What was Daphne transformed into?
Elysium
What was the final resting place for the souls of heroes in Greek mythology?
Killing him
When Agamemnon returned from the Trojan war, his wife Clytemnestra waited until he was in the bath before doing what?
Poseidon
Which god/goddess created the horse?
Scylla
Which sea monster has 12 feet and six heads?
Ariadne
Who helped Theseus escape the Labyrinth?
Charybdis
Who is Scylla's whirlpool sister?
Eros
Who is the Greek god of love?
Hephaestus
Who is the god of fire and blacksmith to the gods?
Poseidon
Who is the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses?
Apollo
Who is the god of the sun, light, music, and healing?
Hades
Who is the god of the underworld?
Ares
Who is the god of war?
Dionysus
Who is the god of wine?
Demeter
Who is the goddess of agriculture?
Artemis
Who is the goddess of hunting?
Aphrodite
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
Hera
Who is the goddess of marriage and the wife of Zeus?
Athena
Who is the goddess of war and wisdom?
Zeus
Who is the king of the gods?
Hermes
Who is the messenger of the gods?
Helios
Who is the sun god?
Sirens
Who lured sailors with their enchanting music and sweet song?
Hebe
Who was Hercules' wife after he died and made immortal by Zeus?
Bellerophon
Who was the first to ride the Pegasus?
Daedalus
Who, in Greek legend, designed the Labyrinth of King Minos?
Pandora
According to Greek mythology, who was the first mortal woman?
A vulnerable heel
Achilles, the hero of the Trojan war, was said to be completely immortal. However, he had one fatal flaw, and it was due to this that he was killed in Troy. What was this flaw?
fate
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos were the three sisters of what?
12
How many gods lived on Mount Olympus?
12
How many labours did Heracles have to fulfil as punishment for killing his family?
She sprang out of Zeus's head.
In what unusual way was Athena born?
