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?