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Greek Mythology Bee 2025- 40 Questions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

Let's get this started! Lord of Thunder, King of gods, His symbols are eagle and oak. In Greek, we know and love him as the morally twisted Zeus, but what is his Roman name?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

2.

Who was the wife of Epimetheus, whose name in Greek means “All Gifts”, and because of her curiosity, gave all sorts of not-so-amazing gifts to the world like war, hunger, and crime, but also hope?

a)

Pandora

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Athena

3.

Apollo is often portrayed as rocking out on his lyre, which is like a baby harp, but what god actually invented the lyre and had to give it to Apollo after he played a prank on him?

a)

Hermes

b)

Zeus

c)

Dionysus

d)

Ares

4.

What hero might have said to the Minotaur before slaying it, “Bull-lieve me, I’m not in the mood for your bull?”

a)

Theseus

b)

Hercules

c)

Perseus

d)

Odysseus

5.

What super-smart goddess was born from the head of Zeus, could solve problems using various “owl-gorithms”, and if she wasn’t as smart as she was, might have been so afraid of losing her powers that she would never let a dentist take out her wisdom teeth?

a)

Athena

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Artemis

6.

What water god and god of earthquakes had as his symbols the trident and the horse, and whenever he was salty might “wave” good-bye and spout off with, “Never wanna ‘sea’ you again?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Apollo

7.

Although his name in Greek means “Glory of Hera”, Hera in truth hated him and made him undergo twelve labors which resulted in the removal of many monsters from the world. Who was this hero?

a)

Achilles

b)

Hercules

c)

Odysseus

d)

Perseus

8.

Sometimes you may feel as if you are bearing the weight of the whole world on your shoulders, but one Titan actually did. What was this super strong Titan’s name?

a)

Atlas

b)

Prometheus

c)

Cronus

d)

Hyperion

9.

If you ever needed anyone to keep an eye on things, Arges, Brontes, and Sterope might be the perfect choice. By what name do we better know and love this group of massive children of Ge and Ouranos that would eventually create the lightning bolt for Zeus?

a)

Cyclopes

b)

Titans

c)

Giants

d)

Hecatoncheires

10.

What was the ROMAN name for the king of the Titans and father of the Olympian gods, who was not only a terrible son for the way he took the kingship from his father, but was also a terrible father because he swallowed five of his own six children to keep them from taking the kingship from him?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

11.

What woman thought she was better at weaving than Athena and foolishly challenged the goddess to a weaving contest, but then, after proving that she was right, was transformed into a spider as punishment?

a)

Arachne

b)

Medusa

c)

Pandora

d)

Hera

12.

Dis is another name for the Underworld, which may be why Walt Dis-ney gave the Roman name of Hades to one of his characters. What was this name?

a)

Pluto

b)

Goofy

c)

Donald

d)

Mickey

13.

Thetis thought she would make her son invulnerable to weapons when she held him by the ankles and dipped him into the River Styx. Later on she found out the hard way that she missed a spot. (Oops!) What was the name of her heroic son, who is best remembered for his tragically vulnerable heel?

a)

Achilles

b)

Hercules

c)

Perseus

d)

Odysseus

14.

The Hecatoncheires, as you know, were one group of children whose parents were Ge and Ouranos. If you lined them up and told them all to hold up their hands, how many total hands would you see?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

15.

I was born from my father’s thigh, which was more interesting than cool; tried to look cool by wearing a wreath of ivy leaves around my head, rode on the back of a panther, which is way cool, and carried a magic pine-cone topped wand called the thyrsus. I also turned a bunch of pirates into dolphins which, you have to admit, is also really cool. Who am I?

a)

Apollo

b)

Dionysus

c)

Hermes

d)

Zeus

16.

What Titan stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity because he heard humans were “dying” for a hot meal?

a)

Prometheus

b)

Atlas

c)

Cronus

d)

Epimetheus

17.

Calliope, Clio, Euterpe, and Melpomene were just a few of the nine goddesses that inspire artists and scientists the world over. By what name do we know these super bright and talented daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus?

a)

The Fates

b)

The Graces

c)

The Muses

d)

The Nymphs

18.

This Olympian wanted Daphne to be his girlfriend, but she was so revolted by the idea that she asked her father to turn her into a laurel tree instead. What is the name of the unlucky-at-love god that she disappointed?

a)

Apollo

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Ares

19.

Three mysterious women named Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos weave the tapestries of everyone’s life. In English they are known as the Fates, but the ancient Greeks knew them as what?

a)

Moirae

b)

Muses

c)

Meliae

d)

Naiads

20.

What daughter of Zeus and Hera was the goddess of youth and served as cupbearer to the gods until she became the wife of the divine Herakles?

a)

Hebe

b)

Athena

c)

Artemis

d)

Aphrodite

21.

Everyone knows of the Greek hero Odysseus, how he came up with the idea for the wooden horse at Troy and later outsmarted and blinded a cyclops. Pretty heroic stuff. But his wife was heroic as well, waiting twenty years for him to return and remaining faithful the whole time even as a hundred and eight suitors tried to convince her to choose one of them to marry. What was the name of his heroically faithful wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Helen

c)

Clytemnestra

d)

Andromache

22.

When Eos, goddess of the dawn, asked Zeus to grant immortal life to Tithonus but forgot to ask him also to grant immortal youth, Tithonus grew so old and shriveled that he eventually transformed into an insect. What insect did he become?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Ant

c)

Beetle

d)

Butterfly

23.

What Greek heroine could probably swear and spit with the best of them, went on to join the Argonauts, helped kill the Calydonian boar, and finally promised to marry any man who could beat her in a foot race?

a)

Atalanta

b)

Medea

c)

Ariadne

d)

Penelope

24.

Some people think that the Wright brothers were the first to achieve manned flight, but 3000 years ago this young man was actually the first when he tamed the flying horse Pegasus and tried to fly to the top of Mount Olympus. Who was he?

a)

Icarus

b)

Bellerophon

c)

Daedalus

d)

Perseus

25.

It was not easy being one of Zeus’s girlfriends, especially when Hera was keeping such a close watch on her husband. What poor mortal girl did Zeus turn into a cow to try and fool Hera, but Hera, figuring it out, sent and an over-eager horsefly to punish the cow-girl with its frequent bites?

a)

Io

b)

Europa

c)

Leda

d)

Callisto

26.

What award did the Trojan prince Paris give Aphrodite when he decided that she was the most beautiful of the goddesses?

a)

a golden apple

b)

a bronze shield

c)

a silver crown

d)

a jeweled mirror

27.

What king of the Lapiths, the first known murderer in history, was punished in the Underworld by being strapped to a spinning wheel of fire where he still spins to this day?

a)

Sisyphus

b)

Tantalus

c)

Ixion

d)

Prometheus

28.

What kindly centaur was the tutor of such heroes as Achilles, Hercules, and Jason?

a)

Pholus

b)

Nessus

c)

Eurtion

d)

Chiron

29.

While escaping Crete, what boy disobeyed his father’s instructions by flying too high to the sun, resulting in the wax melting on his wings, which in turn resulted in a crashing return to reality?

a)

Perseus

b)

Theseus

c)

Icarus

d)

Orpheus

30.

I am supposedly the best looking man that ever lived, so good looking that both Aphrodite and Persephone fought over me and wanted my love. But then I made the fatal choice of rejecting them both to pursue my one, true love, which was hunting wild boars. Who am I?

a)

Adonis

b)

Orion

c)

Narcissus

d)

Endymion

31.

With the help of Pegasus, Bellerophon killed a creature that was part lion, part, goat, and part snake, and breath so bad that it could torch anything it breathed on. What was this creature's name?

a)

Erinyes

b)

Hydra

c)

Chimaera

d)

Chrysaor

32.

What beautiful nymph had been quite the chatterbox, but after she distracted Hera so Zeus could pursue another woman, was punished by being forced to repeat only the last words anyone else said?

a)

Daphne

b)

Callypso

c)

Ariadne

d)

Echo

33.

Procrustes was a notorious murderer infamous for a bed he forced passers-by to lie on. If the traveler’s feet did not reach the end of the bed, Procrustes would stretch the traveler to fit. If the traveler’s feet extended past the edge of the bed, Procrustes would lop off the feet. What hero finally "de-feeted" him and rid the world of this terrible villain?

a)

Achilles

b)

Theseus

c)

Oedipus

d)

Perseus

34.

What king of Lydia in a move that would never, ever win him "Father of the Year", decided to test the gods by cooking his son in a stew and serving it to them, only to receive for his foolishness eternal hunger and thirst?

a)

Erysichthon

b)

Oenomaus

c)

Tanatalus

d)

Sisyphus

35.

What king of Phrygia learned the hard way to keep his hands to himself when he turned everything he touched - including his daughter - to gold.

a)

Minos

b)

Midas

c)

Mimas

d)

Misa

36.

What god of war, whose attendants were Terror and Fear, was a real bully, but would burst into tears and run away if he himself ever got a scratch?

a)

Typhaon

b)

Meleager

c)

Ares

d)

Hermes

37.

Which of the following had nothing to do with the Underworld, except that he was ultimately chained up in it?

a)

Cocytus

b)

Charon

c)

Cerberus

d)

Chronus

38.

This king of the winds was a real blow-hard, who kept all the winds locked up on his floating island except on the occasions that a god asked him to release one or another. He tried to wreck the fleet of Aeneas, but also tried to help Odysseus sail home. Who was he?

a)

Aeolus

b)

Atlas

c)

Menelaus

d)

Telamon

39.

Here’s some mythological math for you. You will have 30 seconds for this one and may use your fingers and toes if you need to. Start with the number of eyes all the Muses combined had, add the number of eyes Polyphemus had, now add the number of eyes Argus Panoptes had. That's a lot of eyes, but how many total are there?

a)

56

b)

77

c)

102

d)

119

40.

Now here's the final question, and it involves mythical math as well. This time, you may count on your friend’s fingers and toes if you need to! Start with the number of Fates, multiply that number by the number of Graiae, now subtract from that the number of Furies, which are also called the Erinyes. What is your answer?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

12

d)

18