How well do you know your Greek mythology?
Answer the upcoming questions (1 point each) and see where you rank!
• 40-50 Major gods
• 35-39 Minor gods
• 30-34 Heroes
• 20-29 Mere mortals • 0 - 19 What’s mythology?
1)The messenger to the gods
•Hermes
2) The generation of gods that were born to Gaea and Uranus were called…
• The Titans
3) According to the creation story, Uranus was the god of…
• The sky
4)The greatest creation for Daedalus while in prison was…
• Wings to escape
5) Phaethon was taunted by ________ who told him that his father wasn’t really a god.
• Epaphos
6) The goddess of love
•Aphrodite
7) The god of the sea
•Poseidon
9) The father of Zeus
•Cronus
9) The wife of Zeus
•Hera
10) The home of the 12 major gods
•Mt. Olympus
11) His mother took him to the River Styx to cover him in a protective coating, but failed to cover one
part.
•Achilles
12)The two names for the ruler of the underworld
•Hades
•Pluto
13) The Greek name for Cupid
•Eros
14) The nothingness before the gods came into existence
•Chaos
15) The first god to appear from the nothingness
•Gaea
16) Husband of the first god to appear from nothingness
•Uranus
17) He lived on Crete and sentenced many to death.
•King Minos
18) The son of Apollo
•Phaethon
19) He chose to be sent to defeat the Minotaur
•Theseus
20) He built a labyrinth for a king
•Daedalus
21) This group was bound and buried deep in Tartarus by Zeus
•Titans
22) What does Phaethon want to borrow from his father?
•The golden chariot
23) Phaethon crashed to earth. This created …
•The Sahara Desert
24) This couple was separated when she was taken to the underworld. He went after
her but failed to bring her back.
• Orpheus and…
• Eurydice
25) In order to honor his son’s death, Daedalus named an
island…
• Icaria
26)The only reason the hero who killed the Minotaur was able to find his way out was
because…
• He followed the string to the entrance
27) The minotaur slayer’s father died because the slayer forgot to
do this
•Put up the white sails
28) By watching these, Daedalus got the idea to fly
•Sea gulls
29) Why did Zeus want to punish Prometheus?
• He stole fire from Hephaestus
30) Why was it a good idea to open Pandora’s box after the first time, when
horrible things were released?
• It released hope
31) This sea was named for the father of the hero who slayed the Minotaur.
•Aegean Sea
32) This lesser god played music in the forests and meadows that caused some to get nervous.
• Pan
33) He was known as the blacksmith of the gods.
• Hephaestus
34) How does Prometheus convince people to use fire on Earth?
• He cooks food for them.
35) These three brothers drew lots to determine who would rule what region.
• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Hades
36. He is the god of enjoyment and wine
• Dionysus
37. Persephone must return here for part of the year.
• The Underworld
38. The only way to get to Hades palace is to…
• Pay the ferry boat driver a certain type of money
39. While at Camp Half-Blood, demigods are trained by…
• Chiron
40. Hades brings Percy’s mother to the Underworld by…
• Sending a minotaur to get her
41. Theseus leaves this person on an island after escaping from King Minos.
• Ariadne
42. Zeus gave his father this in order to trick him.
• A potion to make him vomit
43. Uranus did not like the looks of his children, the Cyclopes, so he banished them to…
• Tartarus
44. Pandora was a gift from…
• Zeus
45. What thing about the natural world is explained by the myth “Orpheus & Eurydice”?
• Shadows
46. What is the moral or lesson of “Icarus and Daedalus”?
• Obey your elders
47. In the myth “Phaethon, Son of Apollo”, what stops the chariot from destroying more of the
earth?
• Zeus hurls a lightning bolt at Phaethon
48. One of the two Greek poets responsible for the origin of Greek Mythology
• Homer
• Hesiod
49. Homer’s two epic poems were entitled…
• The Iliad
• The Odyssey
50. Hesiod’s book was entitled…
• Theogony
Total your points!
• 40-50 Major gods
• 35-39 Minor gods
• 30-34 Heroes
• 20-29 Mere mortals • 0 - 19 What’s mythology?