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Greek Mythology II

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

God of music, poetry, light and healing.

a)

Zeus

b)

Hermes

c)

Apollo

d)

Hephaestus

2.

Twin to Apollo; goddess of the wilderness, hunt, chastity, childbirth

a)

Persephone

b)

Hera

c)

Demeter

d)

Artemis

3.

The great mother goddess; marriage and the home; second wife to Zeus.

a)

Demeter

b)

Medusa

c)

Hera

d)

Athena

4.

Goddess of sexuality and lust

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Medusa

d)

Hera

5.

God of war and violence in war.

a)

Ares

b)

Artemis

c)

Apollo

d)

Hades

6.

Goddess of Wisdom in War; born from Zeus's forehead.

a)

Demeter

b)

Hera

c)

Persephone

d)

Athena

7.

Father time; Titan father of Olympic gods; husband to Rhea

a)

Uranus

b)

Cronus (Kronus)

c)

Atlas

d)

Pericles

8.

God of the Sea & horses

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Kronus

9.

Goddess of agriculture; mother to Persephone

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Artemis

d)

Demeter

10.

God of wine and protector of children; hangs out with pan and Nymphs

a)

Hades

b)

Apollo

c)

Dionysus

d)

Poseidon

11.

God of love

a)

Eros

b)

Pan

c)

Cerberus

d)

Medusa

12.

Half man half horse

a)

Minotaur

b)

Cerberus

c)

Hydra

d)

Centaur

13.

Half man half bull

a)

Centaur

b)

Minotaur

c)

Cerberus

d)

Satyr

14.

Don't look into her eyes or you will turn to stone

a)

Pandora

b)

Hades

c)

Siren

d)

Medusa

15.

God of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, rustic music and companion of nymphs and Dionysus.

a)

Muse

b)

Pan/Satyr

c)

Siren

d)

Nymph

16.

A Titan punished by Zeus for his part in the Titanomkhia (war); he must hold up the sky so that it may not mate with Earth again.

a)

Perseus

b)

Hercules

c)

Atlas

d)

Hades

17.

Monster slayer; killed Medusa and gave her head to Athena to put on her shield.

a)

Hercules

b)

Poseidon

c)

Ares

d)

Perseus

18.

King of the Olympic gods; god of the sky; unfaithful husband to Hera. Swallowed his first wife Metis.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Hades

c)

Zeus

d)

Cronus

19.

Hades' dog; guards the doors to the Underworld

a)

Minotaur

b)

Hydra

c)

Griffin

d)

Cerberus

20.

Half eagle half lion; guards treasure.

a)

Phoenix

b)

Griffin

c)

Dryad

d)

Typhon

21.

Zeus said "don't open it". She opened the box anyway letting out the ills of the world; opens it again to show her husband that it was empty; out flies "hope".

a)

Pandora

b)

Medusa

c)

Echo

d)

Persephone

22.

Wife of Hades; daughter to Demeter; gets to visit her mother 3 months out of the year.

a)

Pandora

b)

Persephone

c)

Athena

d)

Hera

23.

God of the Underworld; husband to Persephone

a)

Hades

b)

Hephaestus

c)

Ares

d)

Dionysus

24.

Messenger god; always stealing and doing mischievous stuff; has Superhuman strength

a)

Hades

b)

Hephaestus

c)

Apollo

d)

Hermes

25.

Horned horse; only a virgin can tame it.

a)

Unicorn

b)

Minotaur

c)

Centaur

d)

Pegasus

26.

What Nymph was in love with Narcissus ?

a)

Slumber

b)

Frolic

c)

Echo

d)

Fragrance

27.

God of fire and Blacksmiths ; married to Aphrodite.

a)

Hades

b)

Kronus

c)

Cerberus

d)

Hephaestus

28.

Half god half mortal; had 12 labors for killing his family; son of Zeus and mortal woman

a)

Achilles

b)

Perseus

c)

Hercules

d)

Ajax

29.

Great Huntsman put into the stars by Gaia with the scorpion that stung him to death; this is to remind us of importance of treating animals with respect.

a)

Ursa Major

b)

Orion

c)

Scorpius

d)

Capricorn

30.

They are credited with creating thunderbolts, the weapons used by Zeus to defeat the Titans and also forged a trident for Poseidon and the Helmet of Darkness for Hades.

a)

Biclops

b)

Cyclops

c)

Triclops

d)

Unicorn

31.

Daughters of Zeus who inspire music and poetry.

a)

Sirens

b)

Nymphs

c)

Dryads

d)

Muses

32.

Winged horse

a)

Unicorn

b)

Pegasus

c)

Griffin

d)

Phoenix

33.

Half bird half horse

a)

Hippogriff

b)

Pegasus

c)

Delphyne

d)

Orion

34.

This is a Hybrid Monster; bad luck to see one.

a)

Echidna

b)

Typhon

c)

Chimera

d)

Hippogriff

35.

These guys had great strength .

a)

Cyclops

b)

Giants

c)

Mermen

d)

Barbarians

36.

First of the gods; Earth and Sky

a)

Uranus & Gaia

b)

Cronus & Rhea

c)

Zeus & Hera

d)

Hades & Persephone

37.

These women will lure sailors with music and singing.

a)

Muses

b)

Sirens

c)

Nymphs

d)

Dryads

38.

Mother god to the Olympic gods; wife to Cronus.

a)

Rhea

b)

Gaia

c)

Athena

d)

Artemis

39.

The all seeing god with 100 eyes; he never sleeps

a)

Ajax

b)

Perseus

c)

Argus

d)

Achilles

40.

half woman half snake

a)

Furie

b)

Hippogriff

c)

Echidna

d)

Hydra

41.

Associated with the sun; this bird never dies.

a)

Orion

b)

Griffin

c)

Phoenix

d)

Furie

42.

Female chthonic deities of vengeance and retribution who punished men for crimes against the natural order.

They were particularly concerned with homicide, unfilial conduct, offenses against the gods, and perjury.

a)

Dryads

b)

Furies

c)

Nymphs

d)

Sirens

43.

Half vulture and half woman; Zeus used these creatures to do harm to others and if things or people disappeared it was said to be the work of this creature.

a)

Furie

b)

Typhon

c)

Harpy

d)

Chimera

44.

No other creature, god or monster was as powerful, dangerous or deadly; always trying to get out of Tartarus and challenge Zeus. Wife was Echidna.

a)

Harpy

b)

Chimera

c)

Hermes

d)

Typhon

45.

He looked at his reflection until he died.

a)

Apollo

b)

Hephaestus

c)

Hercules

d)

Narcissist

46.

Winged Victory

a)

Eros

b)

Nike

c)

Cupid

d)

Hermes

47.

The 3 Graces

a)

Charm, Love, Understanding

b)

Charm, Beauty & Creativity

c)

Peace, Love, Friendship

d)

Grace, Charity, Love

48.

Monster Killer; killed centaur and the minotaur in the Labyrinth.

a)

Perseus

b)

Pericles

c)

Achilles

d)

Theseus

49.

Serpent monster that grows two heads for every one cut off; raised by Hera to kill Hercules.

a)

Chimera

b)

Furie

c)

Hydra

d)

Typhon

50.

Had one wish and it was "for everything I touch to turn to gold" .... so his daughter and his food turned to gold.

a)

King Croesus

b)

King Aegean

c)

King Arthur

d)

King Midas

51.

Who warned against accepting the Trojan horse from the Greeks ?

a)

Laocoon

b)

Argus

c)

Pandora

d)

Poseidon

52.

Hero of the Iliad by Homer. Killed when he was shot with an arrow in his heel during the Trojan War.

a)

Hector

b)

Ajax

c)

Hercules

d)

Achilles

53.

The face that launched a thousand ships in the Iliad, Trojan War.

a)

Medusa

b)

Helen

c)

Persephone

d)

Demeter

54.

War between the Titans and the Olympic gods.

a)

Revelations

b)

Titanomachy

c)

Armagedon

d)

Trojan War

55.

Zeus and his siblings were called

a)

Titans

b)

Trojans

c)

Olympic

d)

Tartarus

56.

Goddess of the hearth and fire

a)

Hestia

b)

Hera

c)

Demeter

d)

Pandora

57.

The oldest prince of Troy; leader of the army and guardian of his younger brother Paris.

a)

Ajax

b)

Achilles

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Hector

58.

The habit of knocking on, or touching wood, to avoid tempting fate, or to bring good luck, goes way back, thousands of years, to ancient Greece, referring to what wood nymphs that lived inside trees.

a)

dryad

b)

hydriads

c)

leimoniads

d)

acheloids