Greek Mythology Trivia Questions
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Which mountain did the Ancient Greeks believe to be the center of the Earth?
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mount olympus
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
Which Trojan warrior was killed by a spear to the neck and then dragged behind a chariot?
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hector
What creature did Oedipus defeat to become the king of Thebes?
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sphinx
Who was condemned by Zeus to the region of Tartarus to push a rock up a hill for eternity?
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sisyphus
Who used his enchanting music to save the Argonauts from the Sirens in mythology?
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orpheus
Who was promised wisdom and victory in all battles by Athena if he judged her the fairest goddess?
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paris
Which sorceress in post-Homeric mythology bore Odysseus a son named Telegonus?
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circe
Which animal is Pan, the Greek god of flocks and shepherds, partially composed of?
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goat
Who is the figure that was both Antigone's half brother and father in mythology?
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oedipus
Which Gorgon was killed by Perseus using the sword given to him by Hermes?
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medusa
Who is the mythical figure whose lyre playing was so moving that it brought the ghosts of Hades to tears?
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orpheus
What science was Urania the Greek goddess of?
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astronomy
What Nemean beast was said to be the offspring of Echidna, who was half woman and half serpent?
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lion
Which Greek messenger-god is depicted in Praxiteles' statue with the infant Dionysus, located at a museum in Olympia, Greece?
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hermes
Which Greek messenger of the gods gives Odysseus an herb that protects him from Circe's spell in The Odyssey?
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hermes
In Greek mythology, how many Graces were there?
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3
What group of warrior women did Theseus fight before marrying their queen Hippolyta?
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amazons
Who was the king whose 50 sons included Hector and Troilus?
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priam
Which handsome god from Greek mythology is believed to have his spirit residing within the seed of corn?
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adonis
Who is the supreme sea god of Greek mythology and the father of Triton?
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poseidon
Which mythological figure, according to Aeschylus, taught humanity to use medicinal plants and gave them fire?
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prometheus
Which messenger god in mythology killed the giant Argus by lulling his hundred eyes to sleep with music?
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hermes
Who was the handsome lover of Aphrodite who was killed by a boar?
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adonis
What is the name of the father of the Titans in Greek mythology, which starts with the letter 'U'?
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uranus