Greek Mythology Quiz

What is mythology?

• Scientific descriptions of natural occurrences

• Ancient fictional stories about gods and goddesses.

• Biographies of famous people

• Present records of past events

When did the period of ancient Greece last until?

• 800 AD

• 146 BC

• 500 BC

• 200 AD

Who was the god of the underworld and Zeus's brother?

• Hades

• Apollo

• Poseidon

• Athena

What was Athena the goddess of?

• Hunting and nature

• War and strategy

• Wisdom and courage

• Love and beauty

What creature was Medusa?

• A gorgon with snakes for hair

• A giant snake with nine heads

• A combination of a lion and an eagle

• A three-headed dog

True or false: A griffin is part eagle and part lion.

• True

• False

True or false: Aphrodite was the goddess of hate.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: If you looked into Medusa's eyes you turned into ________.

• Stone

• Gold

• Diamond

• Marble

Name two of Zeus's brothers.

• Hades and Poseidon

• Ares and Hermes

• Dionysus and Hephaestus

• Apollo and Artemis

Fill in the blank: ________ was the goddess of love and beauty.

• Athena

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Artemis