Greek Mythology Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 36
Which Lydian king in Greek mythology was condemned to remain in Hades with food and water eternally just out of reach?
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tantalus
What was the name of the daughter of King Nisus who also shared her name with a monster that lived near Charybdis in Greek mythology?
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scylla
Which Homeric character was tasked with judging a divine beauty contest?
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paris
Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon built to honor?
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athena
Which goddess, also Zeus's sister, did he choose to be his wife despite having over 100 mistresses?
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hera
Who was the king of Crete that was the father of Phaedra, who fell in love with her stepson Hippolytus?
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minos
Which Greek god was secretly brought up by Amalthea to prevent his father Cronus from eating him?
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zeus
Who was the last Greek god to be deified, known as Bacchus to the Romans?
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dionysus
What phenomenon was Eos, who had a palace in the East, the goddess of in Greek mythology?
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dawn
In Greek mythology, who is the deity known as the 'God of the Vines' or the 'God of Wine'?
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dionysus
What is the name of the whirlpool that Odysseus tried to avoid but ended up losing several of his men to Scylla?
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charybdis
In Greek mythology, which love goddess did the romantic heroine known as Hero serve as a priestess?
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aphrodite
Which goddess's epithet, Pallas, may have come from a giant of the same name she slew?
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athena
Who is the Greek god of love, equivalent to the Roman god Cupid?
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eros
Which underworld god abducted Persephone while she was gathering flowers and made her his queen?
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hades
In Greek mythology, who are the guardians of the golden apples, often said to be the daughters of Atlas and Hesperis?
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hesperides
What is the name of the river of the underworld that means 'hateful' or 'abhorrent'?
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styx
Which goddess had a statue in the Parthenon that was stolen piece by piece, likely due to its gold and ivory components?
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athena
What object did Epeius build with Athena's help that the Greeks used to hide in during the Trojan War?
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trojan horse
Who was courted by more than 100 suitors during the absence of her husband, Odysseus?
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penelope
Who was the Greek messenger god that fathered Daphnis with a Sicilian nymph?
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hermes
Who was the Queen of the Gods and second only to Zeus among the Olympians in Greek mythology?
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hera
Who was both the mother and grandmother of Antigone in Greek mythology?
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jocasta
In the Trojan War, Ajax became distraught and took his own life when whose armor was awarded to Ulysses?
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achilles
Which Greek war god was once captured and confined in a jar for over a year?
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ares
Who was the first mortal woman in Greek mythology, whose name means 'all gifts'?
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pandora
Which Greek god is being prayed to in a reading from Homer by Homer Simpson that includes the line, 'O hear me Lord, blue girdler of the islands'?
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poseidon
Which lame Greek god of fire was said to have sustained injuries after being thrown from Mt. Olympus?
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hephaestus
Which figure in Greek mythology was promised the throne of Thessaly by his uncle Pelias if he could retrieve the Golden Fleece?
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jason
Who sailed on the ship built by Harmonides to carry off Helen in mythology?
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paris
What emotion was Eros the personification of in mythology?
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love
Who was the ruler of the underworld and uncle to Persephone in mythology?
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hades
Which seafarer's men were turned into swine by Circe?
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odysseus
Who is the wife of Zeus that Homer described as 'ox-eyed'?
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hera
Who is Cupid's Greek counterpart?
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eros
Which leader of the Argonauts was raised by the Centaur Chiron?
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jason
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