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WorksheetsMythology Makeup
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He was made invulnerable as a baby by being dipped into the River Styx
a)
Achilles
b)
Adonis
c)
Argus
d)
Icarus
e)
Midas
2.
He died when he was shot in the heel with an arrow during the Trojan War
a)
Achilles
b)
Agamemnon
c)
Orestes
d)
Hector
e)
Hephaestus
3.
Based on a hero who had been dipped in the River Styx, this phrase means you have a serious vulnerability
a)
Achilles' heel
b)
Jason's heel
c)
Hector's foot
d)
Damocles' foot
e)
Narcissus' reflection
4.
The surprisingly handsome youth who Aphrodite loved, a wild boar killed him
a)
Adonis
b)
Aeolus
c)
Hector
d)
Sisyphus
e)
Elysium
5.
A modern term for a young man of godlike beauty, this comes from a Greek man Aphrodite loved
a)
Adonis
b)
Chimera
c)
Gorgon
d)
Morpheus
e)
Muses
6.
The shield Perseus used to look at Medusa's reflection, today this means having the backing of a specific person or organization
a)
Aegis
b)
Aeolus
c)
Lethe
d)
Eros
e)
Morpheus
7.
Custodian of the four winds
a)
Aeolus
b)
Atlas
c)
Cassandra
d)
Argus
e)
Muses
8.
The food of the gods that gave immortality to anyone who ate it
a)
Ambrosia
b)
Cassandra
c)
Elysium
d)
Artemis
e)
Narcissus
9.
Greek goddess of love
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Clytemnestra
c)
Fates
d)
Athena
e)
Nemesis
10.
god of light, music and poetry, healing and plagues, prophecy and knowledge, order and beauty
a)
Apollo
b)
Adonis
c)
Pygmalion
d)
Atlas
e)
Helen
11.
Greek god of chaotic war
a)
Ares
b)
Zeus
c)
Sisyphus
d)
Midas
e)
Hephaestus
12.
A creature with many eyes who was supposed to watch over one of Zeus mortal lovers, but he fell asleep when music was played
a)
Argus
b)
Chimera
c)
Gorgon
d)
Hydra
e)
Phoenix
13.
Goddess of hunting, wilderness, wild animals, virginity and protector of girls up until she is married
a)
Artemis
b)
Achilles
c)
Pandora
d)
Siren
e)
Demeter
14.
Goddess of wisdom and warfare, she had a mother (Metis) although she was born from her father's body
a)
Athena
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Scylla
e)
Pandora
15.
Condemned by Zeus to hold the heavens on his shoulders
a)
Atlas
b)
Adonis
c)
Orestes
d)
Hector
e)
Hephaestus
16.
Because she refused to sleep with Apollo, the god of prophecy, he cursed her to know the truth, but never to be believed.
a)
Cassandra
b)
Pygmalion
c)
Clytemnestra
d)
Helen
e)
Penelope
17.
Charon was considered the greatest of these because he controlled his lust and animalistic nature.
a)
Centaur
b)
Nymph
c)
Gorgon
d)
Cerberus
e)
Phoenix
18.
Because this person had so much control over himself, when Hercules showed an inability to control his passions as a child, his mother sent him to this teacher
a)
Charon
b)
Hector
c)
Narcissus
d)
Nemesis
e)
Charybdis
19.
The monstrous watchdog of the underworld. He was usually said to have three heads, snakes grew from his back, and he had a serpent's tail.
a)
Cerberus
b)
Chimera
c)
Gorgon
d)
Phoenix
e)
Lethe
20.
A monster who had a lion head, goat body, and dragon tail.
a)
Chimera
b)
Sisyphus
c)
Centaur
d)
Furies
e)
Cyclops
21.
The sorceress who lives on the island of Aeaea, and the temptress who turns Odysseus's companions into swine.
a)
Circe
b)
Clytemnestra
c)
Cassandra
d)
Calypso
e)
Argus
22.
God of love. Often pictured as a winged child with bow and arrows.
a)
Eros/Cupid
b)
Achilles
c)
Hermes/Mercury
d)
Atlas
e)
Pan/Faunus
23.
One-eyed giants who forged Zeus's thunderbolts.
a)
Cyclops
b)
Gorgons
c)
Cerberus
d)
Hydra
e)
Cassandra
24.
the mythical Greek architect and sculptor who built the Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete. Daedalus was imprisoned, but he fashioned wings of wax and feathers for himself and for his son
a)
Daedalus
b)
Hector
c)
Aegis
d)
Icarus
e)
Clytemnestra
25.
The reckless son who, after his father built him wings in order to escape imprisonment on an islant, he flew too near the Sun, melting the wax that held the feathers together and fell into the sea
a)
Icarus
b)
Daedalus
c)
Prometheus
d)
Midas
e)
Adonis
26.
The man who envied a king and agreed to take the king's place until he noticed a sharp sword hovering over his head, that was suspended from the ceiling by a horse hair.
a)
Damocles
b)
Achilles
c)
Telemachus
d)
Hector
e)
Pygmalion
27.
An allusion that means that a person is in a situation where something horrific could happen at any second. This is named after the person who envied a king and wanted to sit in his throne
a)
The sword of Damocles
b)
The aegis of Charon
c)
The touch of Apollo
d)
The blessing of the Cyclops
e)
The eye of Argus
28.
Greek goddess of the earth and grain who lost her daughter, Persephone when Hades fell in love with her.
a)
Demeter
b)
Cassandra
c)
Pygmalion
d)
Scylla
e)
Pandora
29.
The place of rest for the dead who were blessed by the gods
a)
Elysium
b)
Lethe
c)
Nemesis
d)
Chimera
e)
Ambrosia
30.
The three daughters of Nyx (Night) or Zeus, depending on the source of the story, these women control the destiny of men; spin the thread of life and cut the string when it's time to die.
a)
Fates
b)
Furies
c)
Eumenides
d)
Aeolus
e)
Muses
31.
Goddesses of vengeance, they were often called Eumenides (Kind Ones) because the Greeks feared them so much and didn't want to anger these personified curses
a)
Furies
b)
Fates
c)
Muses
d)
Calypso
e)
Clytemnestra
32.
A knot tied to a pole so cleverly that it was said that whoever undid the knot would reign over the empire of Asia
a)
Gordian knot
b)
Achilles' knot
c)
Elysium knot
d)
Narcissus' knot
e)
Elysium knot
33.
Monstrous creatures covered with impenetrable scales, with hair of living snakes, hands made of brass, sharp fangs and a beard.
a)
Gorgons
b)
Titan
c)
Elysium
d)
Narcissus
e)
Cerberus
34.
God of the underworld and wealth (gold and silver came from the earth which he ruled.)
a)
Hades
b)
Zeus
c)
Fates
d)
Nemesis
e)
Penelope
35.
Dangerous predatory birds with women's faces
a)
Harpies
b)
Fates
c)
Furies
d)
Nymph
e)
Phoenix
36.
The son of the Trojan King Priam and the greatest of the Trojan heroes.
a)
Hector
b)
Adonis
c)
Atlas
d)
Telemachus
e)
Charybdis
37.
A beautiful Greek woman, daughter of Zeus and Leda, who was kidnapped by (or ran away with) Paris of Troy.
a)
Helen
b)
Clytemnestra
c)
Hera
d)
Cassandra
e)
Psyche
38.
God of fire and metal-working, he was deformed and thrown out of heaven by his mother, Hera who was embarrassed that she had produced an imperfect child.
a)
Hephaestus
b)
Zeus
c)
Phoenix
d)
Demeter
e)
Narcissus
39.
The queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and women's lives.
a)
Hera
b)
Cassandra
c)
Psyche
d)
Athena
e)
Nemesis
40.
A son of Zeus and a mortal woman who believed she was sleeping with her husband (she wasn't). He was famous for his great strength and endurance
a)
Hercules
b)
Achilles
c)
Adonis
d)
Demeter
e)
Narcissus
41.
He had to complete 12 labors to atone for the fact that he killed his children while under a spell
a)
Hercules
b)
Charon
c)
Daedalus
d)
Hector
e)
Hephaestus
42.
The divine herald of the Gods, god of flocks, roads, trading, and thieves
a)
Hermes
b)
Titan
c)
Zeus
d)
Scylla
e)
Phoenix
43.
A gigantic monster with nine heads, the center one of which is immortal.
a)
Hydra
b)
Scylla
c)
Prometheus
d)
Calydonian boar
e)
Demeter
44.
This prince tried to obtain the Golden Fleece in order to earn his right to the throne of Iolcus.
a)
Jason
b)
Achilles
c)
Psyche
d)
Orestes
e)
Telemachus
45.
A river in Hades whose waters caused forgetfulness.
a)
Lethe
b)
Cassandra
c)
Pygmalion
d)
Tantalus
e)
Satyr
46.
A mythological king of Phrygia who became a symbol of foolish greed when he wished that everything he touched might turn to gold.
a)
Midas
b)
Charon
c)
Hector
d)
Pygmalion
e)
Hephaestus
47.
The god of dreams
a)
Morpheus
b)
Titan
c)
Tantalus
d)
Pan
e)
Telemachus
48.
The nine daughters of zeus, goddesses of music, song, dance, knowledge and the source of inspiration to poets. They are directed by Apollo since he is the god of learning.
a)
Muses
b)
Eumenides
c)
Furies
d)
Satyrs
e)
Sirens
49.
A handsome young man, he loved himself too much. He saw his reflection in the river and fell in while trying to get closer to the beauty
a)
Narcissus
b)
Pan
c)
Prometheus
d)
Orestes
e)
Telemachus
50.
The goddess of retributive justice or vengeance.
a)
Nemesis
b)
Cassandra
c)
Psyche
d)
Cassandra
e)
Persephone
51.
Any of a large class of minor female divinities; they were usually associated with fertile, growing things, such as trees or water.
a)
Nymph
b)
Satyrs
c)
Pygmalion
d)
Fates
e)
Titans
52.
Greek hero in the Trojan war who is forced to travel for 10 years before returning home.
a)
Odysseus
b)
Atlas
c)
Hector
d)
Adonis
e)
Agamemnon
53.
A mountain in Greece known as the home of the gods.
a)
Olympus
b)
Lethe
c)
Gordian
d)
Pygmalion
e)
Tantalus
54.
The two are married and shortly after she is bitten by a snake and dies; overcome with grief he travels to the underworld to free his wife.
a)
Orpheus and Eurydice
b)
Odysseus and Penelope
c)
Romulus and Remus
d)
Daedalus and Icarus
e)
Scylla and Charybdis
55.
God of forests, flocks, and shepherds. He usually plays pipes (a flute) and is a satyr (half man, half goat).
a)
Pan
b)
Zeus
c)
Hermes
d)
Pygmalion
e)
Harpies
56.
She is the very first woman created by the gods, each god helped create her by giving her different gifts; she opens a jar out of curiosity and releases all the evils of humanity and leaves only hope inside
a)
Pandora
b)
Cassandra
c)
Hydra
d)
Hera
e)
Penelope
57.
Immortal Winged Horse--born from Medusa and Poseidon. He was tamed by Bellerophon who then tried to ride him to heaven.
a)
Pegasus
b)
Chimera
c)
Lethe
d)
Siren
e)
Hydra
58.
Fire spirit--associated with the Egyptian sun-god Ra and the Greek Apollo.The creature lived about 500 years. When it died, it would set itself on fire and a new one would rise from its ashes
a)
Phoenix
b)
Hephaestus
c)
Cerberus
d)
Hydra
e)
Dyad
59.
The god of the sea, horses, and earthquakes--he is one of the Olympians, son of Cronus and Rhea.
a)
Poseidon
b)
Zeus
c)
Atlas
d)
Hephaestus
e)
Proteus
60.
A cousin of Zeus, the son of a Titan, Iapetus--created the first men, fashioning them from potters' clay.
a)
Prometheus
b)
Achilles
c)
Hector
d)
Hera
e)
Hades
61.
He stole fire as a gift for humans after Zeus decided to withhold fire from mortals in order to make sure they could never challenge the gods
a)
Prometheus
b)
Phoenix
c)
Pan
d)
Calypso
e)
Hephaestus
62.
Eros (Cupid) fell in love with her and went to her only at night, but she grew worried that her kind husband was really a monster, so she snuck an oil lamp in to look at him.
a)
Psyche
b)
Satyr
c)
Midas
d)
Lethe
e)
Hydra
63.
a famous sculptor,sought to fix the flaws he saw in mortal women and carved Galatea, a beautiful statue of a woman. However, he fell in love with his own creation.
a)
Pygmalion
b)
Titan
c)
Midas
d)
Narcissus
e)
Achilles
64.
Male creatures who inhabited woodlands and forests and followed the gods Dionysos and Pan. They were described to be passionately fond of nymphs, have the legs of a goat, and the upper body of a man.
a)
Satyrs
b)
Nymphs
c)
Chimera
d)
Nemesis
e)
Cyclops
65.
A supernatural creature with many heads, from her lair in a cave she devoured whatever ventured within reach.
a)
Scylla
b)
Charon
c)
Cerberus
d)
Nymph
e)
Calypso
66.
She was a monstrous whirlpool that would open her mouth and swallow ships whole.
a)
Charybdis
b)
Chimera
c)
Cassandra
d)
Psyche
e)
Cassandra
67.
beautiful but dangerous creatures, half bird and half woman, that lured the sailors with their beautiful voices to their doom
a)
Sirens
b)
Hydra
c)
Phoenix
d)
Pan
e)
Fates
68.
King of Corinth infamous for his trickery and cheating death; Zeus punished him by making him forever roll a boulder up a hill in the afterlife.
a)
Sisyphus
b)
Achilles
c)
Scylla
d)
Icarus
e)
Midas
69.
He denied the power of the gods and claimed they were not all powerful and all knowing. To prove this, he killed his son, cooked him, and tried to feed the dish to Zeus when he came to visit in order to both defile Zeus and to prove that he didn't know everything.
a)
Tantalus
b)
Pan
c)
Telemachus
d)
Achilles
e)
Hector
70.
He stood up to his neck in water, which flowed from him when he tried to drink it, and over his head hung fruits that the wind blew away whenever he tried to eat grasp them.
a)
Tantalus
b)
Morpheus
c)
Hermes
d)
Icarus
e)
Midas
71.
Created by Gaea and known as the elder gods, they ruled the earth before the Olympians overthrew them.
a)
Titans
b)
Gorgons
c)
Hydra
d)
Satyrs
e)
Charybdis
72.
A huge, hollow wooden statue constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War.
a)
Trojan Horse
b)
The Chimera
c)
Trojan Phoenix
d)
The Satyr
e)
Greek Phoenix
73.
The king of the gods, the god of sky and weather, law, order and fate who wields the lightening bolt
a)
Zeus
b)
Charon
c)
Poseidon
d)
Hades
e)
Cronus
74.
The god of the sun
a)
Helios
b)
Apollo
c)
Artemis
d)
Zeus
e)
Poseidon
75.
Agamemnon's wife who killed him when he returned from the war
a)
Clytemnestra
b)
Helen
c)
Cassandra
d)
Charon
e)
Pandora
76.
Clytemnestra's husband who killed his daughter to get favorable winds
a)
Agamemnon
b)
Menelaus
c)
Pygmalion
d)
Icarus
e)
Midas
77.
Helen of Troy's first husband, the king of Sparta
a)
Menelaus
b)
Agamemnon
c)
Telemachus
d)
Achilles
e)
Hector
78.
Odysseus's son who he left behind when he went to war
a)
Telemachus
b)
Morpheus
c)
Sisyphus
d)
Icarus
e)
Nemesis
79.
The wife of Odyssus who held Ithica together when her husband was gone
a)
Penelope
b)
Calypso
c)
Eurycleia
d)
Helen
e)
Cassandra
80.
The beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her island-home of Ogygia
a)
Calypso
b)
Penelope
c)
Eurycleia
d)
Charybdis
e)
Pandora
81.
The aged and loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies.
a)
Eurycleia
b)
Calypso
c)
Penelope
d)
Charybdis
e)
Scylla
82.
The most arrogant of Penelope’s suitors, he leads the plot to kill Telemachus
a)
Antinous
b)
Eurycleia
c)
Polyphemus
d)
Laertes
e)
Tantalus
83.
Odysseus's aged father
a)
Laertes
b)
Antinous
c)
Eurycleia
d)
Hector
e)
Pan
84.
The father and son who tried to escape an island prison where they'd been unjustly exiled. One escaped and one fell into the sea and died
a)
Daedalus and Icarus
b)
Odysseus and Penelope
c)
Romulus and Remus
d)
Orpheus and Eurydice
e)
Scylla and Charybdis
85.
The king and queen of the Greek gods
a)
Zeus and Hera
b)
Zeus and Athena
c)
Zeus and Metis
d)
Poseidon and Athena
e)
Poseidon and Aphrodite
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