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WorksheetsMythology Madness
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the meaning of pantheon?
a set or group of gods/goddesses
a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man
a type of epic poem
a person who can foretell the future
Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpischore, Thalia, and Urania are the names of what figures from Greek mythology?
the nine Muses
the nine Fates
the nine daughters of Hercules
the nine rivers of Olympus
Which mythology is the basis for the Magnus Chase series of books?
Norse mythology
Egyptian mythology
Greek/Roman mythology
Celtic mythology
What is the name of the mythical monster who lives at the center of the Labyrinth--a giant maze designed by Daedalus?
the Minotaur
the Cyclops
Charybdis
Medusa
In Celtic mythology, the Morrigan is a battle goddess made up of separate sections representing different styles of combat. How many sections?
3
2
4
6
What legendary fire-breathing female monster had a lion's head, a goat's body and a dragon's tail?
the chimera
the sphinx
Cerberus
the gryphon
Which of these Egyptian gods/goddesses had the most control over the land of the dead?
Osiris
Ra
Set
Horus
In Greek mythology, what was the purpose of the Trojan Horse?
to help soldiers sneak into Troy
a gift to win the heart of Aphrodite
to help Odysseus ride past the witch Circe
it was the special underwater horse of Poseidon
This character is the hero of a book series by Kwame Mballa is based on both African American Folklore and West African gods:
Tristan Strong
Paola Santiago
Zélie Adebola
Aru Shah
In Greek mythology who was kidnapped by Hades and made queen of the underworld?
Persephone
Pandora
Hera
Artemis
In Hindu mythology, Shiva is known as:
"the destroyer"
"the preserver"
"the creator"
"the teacher"
The Bul-Gae are creatures from Korean mythology that chase the sun and the moon, causing eclipses when they bite them. They are also known as:
Fire Dogs
Sky Cats
Star Fish
Sleepy Bears
Which of these Norse gods is best known as a trickster who sometimes works with and sometimes against the other gods?
Loki
Freya
Odin
Thor
Though his name Heracles (Hercules in Roman mythology) means "pride of Hera", Heracles's mother is actually the mortal Alcmene. His father is the god:
Zeus
Hermes
Apollo
Hades
Percy Jackson's friend Annabeth Chase is the daughter of a mortal father and which goddess mother?
Athena
Artemis
Aphrodite
Hera
In Greek mythology, Athena was born in what unusual way?
She burst out of Zeus's forehead.
She was chiseled out of enchanted stone by Hephaestus.
She was found inside a golden bull.
Hera grew her in a garden.
The hero Gilgamesh is a major figure in which mythology?
Mesopotamian mythology
Egyptian mythology
Celtic mythology
Greek/Roman mythology
In Aru Shah and the End of Time, Aru meets mythological figures who represent the seasons, and is surprised to learn that instead of 4, the Hindu calendar includes __ different seasons.
6
5
3
7
In Celtic mythology, the kelpie is a (usually evil) water spirit that can take different forms, but is most often in the shape of a:
horse
alligator
bear
snake
According to Chinese mythology, who is the creator of all mankind?
Empress Wa
the Monkey King
the Jade Emperor
Guanyin
In Greek mythology, who was the god of dreams?
Morpheus
Pan
Dionysus
Hermes
The names of many of the planets in our solar system come from what pantheon of gods?
Roman
Egyptian
Mesopotamian
Chinese
According to legend, the Hindu god Krishna died from an arrow to the heel. What Greek hero died the same way?
Achilles
Odysseus
Hercules
Perseus
According to Norse legend, what animals pulled Thor's chariot across the sky?
goats
horses
wolves
lions
In Greek mythology, Pandora notoriously opened a box releasing every evil into the world. What was left in the bottom of the box?
hope
death
youth
mercy (forgiveness)
In Hispanic American folklore, what is the name of the woman who haunts waterways (especially rivers) searching for her lost children?
La Llorona
the Ditch Witch
the Banshee
La Cegua
In Rebecca Roanhorse's book Race the Sun, Nizhoni and Mac Begay find out they may be the new version of the Hero Twins from which mythology?
Navajo
Egyptian
Greek
Hawaiian
In Greek mythology, what was the hero Perseus most famous for?
defeating Medusa
capturing Pegasus
flying too close to the sun
escaping the cyclops
In Greek/Roman mythology, the 12 Titans were children of:
Uranus and Gaea
Zeus and Hera
Psyche and Eros
Echo and Narcissus
In Norse mythology, what is Yggdrasil?
the sacred tree at the center of all creation
the realm of the gods
the wisest of giants
a legendary sword
