• 1. 
    Who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?

  • Odysseus
  • Theseus
  • Jason
  • Joseph
  • 2. 
    In Greek mythology, who traveled to the land of the dead in order to find his wife?

  • Hades
  • Narcissus
  • Orpheus
  • Demosthenes
  • 3. 
    What is the name of the Roman goddess of grain?

  • Hera
  • Circe
  • Diana
  • Ceres
  • 4. 
    Which Greek god has winged sandals?

  • Poseidon
  • Hermes
  • Zeus
  • Hephaestus
  • 5. 
    What animal did Androcles help by removing a thorn from its paw?

  • elephant
  • lion
  • hyena
  • llama
  • 6. 
    What fruit is associated with the mythological figure Persephone?

  • pomegranate
  • apricot
  • apple
  • banana
  • 7. 
    What musical instrument is the Greek god Pan associated with?

  • fiddle
  • guitar
  • drum
  • pipes
  • 8. 
    Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Ares?

  • Mercury
  • Jupiter
  • Mars
  • Minerva
  • 9. 
    Which Greek god is considered the chief deity of the pantheon and the father of gods and humans?

  • Poseidon
  • Hades
  • Zeus
  • Prometheus
  • 10. 
    What mythological creature has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail?

  • Charybdis
  • griffin
  • Chimera
  • Chiron
  • 11. 
    What art was Orpheus famously skilled in?

  • dance
  • poetry
  • painting
  • music
  • 12. 
    Which legendary creature is part horse and part man?

  • hippogriff
  • Harpy
  • Centaur
  • manticore
  • 13. 
    Pegasus is said to be born from whose blood?

  • Bellerophon
  • Horus
  • Medusa
  • Dionysus
  • 14. 
    In Greek mythology, who is the shape-shifting river god?

  • Ares
  • Achelous
  • Erigone
  • Cleobis
  • 15. 
    According to Aeschylus’s tragedy Agamemnon, who gifted Cassandra the power of prophecy?

  • Zeus
  • Apollo
  • Hera
  • Hades
  • 16. 
    In Greek and Roman mythology, who are the twin deities who aid shipwrecked sailors?

  • Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux)
  • Pelias and Neleus
  • Romulus and Remus
  • Furies
  • 17. 
    The Parthenon is dedicated to which Greek goddess?

  • Athena
  • Aphrodite
  • Hera
  • Hestia
  • 18. 
    Saturnalia, the most popular of Roman festivals, is dedicated to which Roman god?

  • Minerva
  • Fauna
  • Janus
  • Saturn
  • 19. 
    The Roman god Jupiter is the equivalent of which Greek god?

  • Prometheus
  • Eros
  • Poseidon
  • Zeus
  • 20. 
    In Greek mythology, who drives a chariot across the sky each day?

  • Helios
  • Hermes
  • Hebe
  • Ares
  • 21. 
    According to Hesiod’s Works and Days, who possessed a jar containing misery and evil?

  • Hades
  • Europa
  • Pandora
  • Antiope
  • 22. 
    What is the name of the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey?

  • Achilles
  • Agamemnon
  • Telemachus
  • Odysseus
  • 23. 
    In Greek and Roman legend, who is gifted the power to transform all that he touches into gold?

  • Athamas
  • Theseus
  • Creon
  • Midas
  • 24. 
    In Greek mythology, which giant compels strangers to wrestle with him and regains strength whenever he touches the Earth (his mother)?

  • Enceladus
  • Pallas
  • Damysus
  • Antaeus
  • 25. 
    Who is the Greek goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation?

  • Artemis
  • Persephone
  • Hecate
  • Calliope
  • 26. 
    Which mythological creature has a lion's body and a human head?

  • manticore
  • Gorgon
  • sphinx
  • griffin
  • 27. 
    What is the name for the three goddesses who determine human destinies in Greek and Roman mythology?

  • Furies
  • Fates
  • Muses
  • Harpies
  • 28. 
    According to Hesiod's Theogony, how many original Titans were there?

  • 12
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 29. 
    In Greek mythology, what is the term for a nature spirit who lives in trees and takes the form of a beautiful woman?

  • Naiad
  • Nyx
  • Dryad
  • Gorgon
  • 30. 
    Which mountain is regarded as the abode of the gods in Greek mythology?

  • Mont Blanc
  • Mount Olympus
  • Mount Athos
  • Mount Etna
  • 31. 
    In Greek mythology, who died after flying close to the Sun?

  • Daedalus
  • Pegasus
  • Icarus
  • Iolaus
  • 32. 
    In Greek mythology, who is known as the goddess of war?

  • Hestia
  • Rhea
  • Athena
  • Hera
  • 33. 
    Who is known as a god of wine in Greco-Roman religion?

  • Hippolytus
  • Helios
  • Pontus
  • Dionysus
  • 34. 
    Who appears mainly as the messenger of the gods in the Odyssey, though in other literature he was associated with the protection of cattle and sheep?

  • Morpheus
  • Hermes
  • Pegasus
  • Orion
  • 35. 
    In Roman religion, who is the spirit of doorways and archways?

  • Janus
  • Ananke
  • Eris
  • Pelops
  • 36. 
    In Greek religion, who is the queen of the Olympian gods and the equivalent of Juno in Roman religion?

  • Hecuba
  • Hera
  • Daphne
  • Persephone
  • 37. 
    According to Roman legend, which of the following creatures suckled Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned?

  • stallion
  • bull
  • wolf
  • lion
  • 38. 
    In Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection in the waters of a spring?

  • Jason
  • Icarus
  • Narcissus
  • Hector
  • 39. 
    In Greek mythology, who falls in love with a statue?

  • Hyacinthus
  • Pygmalion
  • Eros
  • Narcissus
  • 40. 
    According to Greek mythology, who captured Pegasus and rode him in his fight with the Chimera?

  • Hermes
  • Hymen
  • Bellerophon
  • Orestes
  • 41. 
    In Greek mythology, who is regarded as the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War?

  • Agamemnon
  • Hector
  • Achilles
  • Patroclus
  • 42. 
    In Greek religion, who is the wife of Hades?

  • Persephone
  • Erigone
  • Hera
  • Demeter
  • 43. 
    Who is the Greek goddess of love and beauty?

  • Aphrodite
  • Circe
  • Calypso
  • Tyche
  • 44. 
    Who is the Greek god of war?

  • Hephaestus
  • Poseidon
  • Ares
  • Plutus
  • 45. 
    What did Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to the humans?

  • the Sun
  • Mount Olympus
  • hope
  • fire
  • 46. 
    How many Labours was Heracles given by Eurystheus?

  • 10
  • 18
  • 8
  • 12
  • 47. 
    In Greek mythology, who slayed the Gorgon Medusa and saved Andromeda from a sea monster?

  • Odysseus
  • Heracles
  • Perseus
  • Prometheus
  • 48. 
    Who is the Greek god of fire?

  • Hephaestus
  • Pan
  • Morpheus
  • Helios
  • 49. 
    According to Greek legend, who is the sorceress with the power to change humans into wolves, lions, and swine?

  • Selene
  • Harmonia
  • Circe
  • Hecate
  • 50. 
    Who is the Roman god of the sea?

  • Jupiter
  • Vejovis
  • Apollo
  • Neptune
  • 51. 
    Which Roman god often appeared as a winged infant carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows?

  • Cupid
  • Honos
  • Dardanus
  • Jupiter
  • 52. 
    Who is the Greek goddess of the hearth?

  • Thetis
  • Fama
  • Hestia
  • Eris
  • 53. 
    Which Greek goddess is associated with magic and spells?

  • Hecate
  • Euterpe
  • Melpomene
  • Hygieia
  • 54. 
    Who is the Greek goddess of chance, with whom the Roman Fortuna was later identified?

  • Ate
  • Electra
  • Harmonia
  • Tyche
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