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EC-Greek Mythology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The flying horse in Greek mythology is called...

a)

Unicorn

b)

Phoenix

c)

Talos

d)

Arion

2.

Half-human half horse in Greek mythology is called...

a)

Centaur

b)

Talos

c)

Unicorn

d)

Cerberus

3.

Creature in Greek mythology which has many snakes on her head is...

a)

Hera

b)

Echidna

c)

Medusa

d)

Gorgon

4.

.... in Greek mythology was a bird that could live for a long time and could also be regenerated or reborn from the ashes of its predecessor.

a)

Pegasus

b)

Phoenix

c)

Cerberus

d)

Polyphemus

5.

This Greek powerful hero died after an arrow hit his heel. His name was...

a)

Hector

b)

Patroclus

c)

Achilles

d)

Paris

6.

A heroin who was the best in running was...

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Atlanta

d)

Parthenopaeus

7.

Other name for heracles is...

a)

Hera

b)

Peleus

c)

Odysseus

d)

Hercules

8.

....was known as the best orator in Greek mythology.

a)

Odysseus

b)

Heracles

c)

Achilles

d)

Poseidon

9.

Having the body of a man and head of a bull, ... was hid in the middle of the labyrinth by his father.

a)

Lamia

b)

Minotaur

c)

Ladon

d)

Sphinx

10.

... was a mythical monster, which had the head of a human and the body of a lion.

a)

Sphinx

b)

Phoenix

c)

Phyton

d)

Ladon

11.

...is the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, sexual pleasure, and fertility.

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Hera

c)

Atlanta

d)

Medusa

12.

... is the Olympian god of the sky and the thunder, the king of all other

gods and men, and, consequently, the chief figure in Greek mythology. The son of Cronus and Rhea, he is probably most famous for his infidelity to his sister and wife, Hera.

a)

Apollo

b)

Heracles

c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

13.

She hid her youngest child in a cave on the Cretan Mount Ida to avoid her husband’s brutality.

a)

Rhea

b)

Hera

c)

Atlanta

d)

Aphrodite

14.

Below are labels on Zeus except:

a)

warlike

b)

oath-keeper

c)

loyal

d)

Savior

15.

... is the violent and ill-tempered god of the sea. One of the Twelve Olympians, he was also feared as the provoker of earthquakes and worshipped as the creator of the horse.

a)

Heracles

b)

Medusa

c)

phyton

d)

Poseidon

16.

... is the winged herald and messenger of the Olympian gods. In addition, he is also a divine trickster, and the god of roads, flocks, commerce, and thieves.

a)

Apollo

b)

Atlas

c)

Hermes

d)

Cronus

17.

... is the wife of Zeus, the Queen of Olympus, and the Olympian goddess of marriage.

a)

Rhea

b)

Medusa

c)

Hestia

d)

Hera

18.

... is the Ancient Greek god of the Underworld, the place where human souls go after death. In time, his name became synonymous with his realm.

a)

Apollo

b)

Atlas

c)

Hades

d)

Cronus

19.

In art and literature, ... is usually depicted as a majestic lady, with a beautiful, but stern face, unsmiling full lips, grey eyes and a graceful build, emanating power and authority. She is always regally clad in either a chiton or a full armor.

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Artemis

d)

Rhea

20.

... is the god of blacksmiths and fire. Called “the celestial artificer,” he was also associated with other craftsmen (sculptors, carpenters, metalworkers) and, as evident in the name of his Roman counterpart Vulcan, with volcanoes. Even though an ugly god lamed by his own mother, he was the husband of none other than Aphrodite herself.

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Atlas

d)

Hephaestus

21.

... is the Olympian god of war. However, unlike Athena, he represents merely its destructive capacity and is typically the personification of sheer violence and brutality. Consequently, he was loved neither by gods nor by men.

a)

Ares

b)

Hermes

c)

Artemis

d)

Hephaestus

22.

... is the Olympian god of the sun and light, music and poetry, healing and plagues, prophecy and knowledge, order and beauty, archery and agriculture. An embodiment of the Hellenic ideal of kalokagathia, he is harmony, reason and moderation personified, a perfect blend of physical superiority and moral virtue.

a)

Atlas

b)

Apollo

c)

Achilles

d)

Hades

23.

Portrayed with a scepter in one hand and a thunderbolt in the other is...

a)

Zeus

b)

Achilles

c)

Troy

d)

Hades

24.

Labelled as either “husband of the earth” or “lord of the waters” is...

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Atlas

d)

Apollo

25.

Whose wand has been used as symbol of medicine?

a)

Hera

b)

Rhea

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Hermes