WorksheetsExploring Famous Greek Myths
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which Greek hero is known for completing twelve nearly impossible labours, including slaying the Nemean Lion and capturing the Golden Hind?
Perseus
Heracles
Theseus
Odysseus
In the myth of the Trojan War, who was the Greek hero that devised the plan of the Trojan Horse?
Achilles
Odysseus
Hector
Paris
Who was turned into a spider after challenging the goddess Athena to a weaving contest?
Medusa
Arachne
Pandora
Helen
Which myth explains the changing of the seasons through the story of a goddess’s daughter being taken to the Underworld?
The Labours of Heracles
The Odyssey
Persephone and Demeter
The Birth of Athena
Who killed the Minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete?
Jason
Theseus
Perseus
Orpheus
What was released into the world when Pandora opened her box?
Hope
Evil and suffering
Fire
Wisdom
Which hero sailed with the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
Jason
Perseus
Heracles
Achilles
Who was the king whose touch turned everything to gold?
Minos
Midas
Agamemnon
Oedipus
Which Greek hero killed Medusa, the Gorgon whose gaze could turn people to stone?
Perseus
Theseus
Heracles
Jason
Who was the musician who tried to rescue his wife Eurydice from the Underworld by charming Hades with his music?
Orpheus
Daedalus
Apollo
Hermes
Which mythological figure flew too close to the sun, causing his wax wings to melt?
Daedalus
Icarus
Perseus
Bellerophon
Who was the queen of Sparta whose abduction sparked the Trojan War?
Penelope
Helen
Andromeda
Medea
Which monster did Oedipus defeat by solving its riddle?
Hydra
Sphinx
Cerberus
Chimera
Who was the goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts, born fully grown from Zeus’s head?
Hera
Artemis
Athena
Aphrodite
Which hero’s only vulnerable spot was his heel?
Odysseus
Achilles
Hector
Paris
Who was the king punished to eternally push a boulder up a hill in the Underworld?
Sisyphus
Tantalus
Minos
Oedipus
Which Greek myth explains the origin of the peacock’s tail?
The story of Persephone
The story of Argus and Hera
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice
The story of Daedalus and Icarus
Who was the goddess of love and beauty, said to have been born from sea foam?
Hera
Demeter
Aphrodite
Artemis
Which hero blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus during his journey home from Troy?
Heracles
Odysseus
Perseus
Jason
Who was the winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa?
Pegasus
Cerberus
Chimera
Hydra
Describe one of the stories from the questions above. How can this be changed into a dramatic scene?
