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The passage discusses Greek mythology and provides information about various gods, characters, stories, and locations from Greek mythology through a series of quiz questions and answers.

Some of the major Greek gods discussed include Zeus (king of the gods), Hera (Zeus' wife), Poseidon (god of the sea), Apollo (god of the sun), Ares (god of war), Aphrodite (goddess of love), and others along with their domains.

Some notable characters mentioned include Achilles, Odysseus, Hercules, Medusa, Perseus, Theseus, Helen of Troy, and others along with stories like the Trojan War. Mythical creatures such as the Minotaur and Cyclops are also referenced.

Dice 1

1. Who was the leader of the Greek gods?


a. Zeus
b. Hera
c. Apollo
d. Athena

2. What two gods were twin brother and sister?


a. Zeus and Hera
b. Athena and Ares
c. Apollo and Artemis
d. Demeter and Poseidon

3. Which of the description best describes the goddess Aphrodite?


a. Goddess of wisdom and war who was the patron god of Athens
b. Goddess of love and beauty who was married to Hephaestus
c.  Goddess of agriculture whose symbol was the pig
d. Goddess of family and marriage who was queen of the gods

4. What powerful god lived in the Underworld rather than on Mount Olympus?
a. Athena
b. Hades
c. Demeter
d. Poseidon

5. What Greek hero from Homer`s epic poem the Iliad, was invulnerable except for his
heel?
a. Odysseus
b. Percy
c. Perseus
d. Achilles

6. Which description best describes the god Poseidon?


a. God of wine and celebrating, he was the youngest of the Olympian
b. God or archery and music, his symbol was the bow and arrow
c. God of commerce and thieves, he was the messenger to the rest of the gods
d. God of the ocean and horses, his symbol was a trident
7. What Greek hero was a son of Zeus and was required to perform many labors for the
gods?
a. Odysseus
b. Hercules
c. Jason
d. Achilles

8. Which Olympian God is the only one to be physically ugly?


a. Athena
b. Hephaestus
c. Hera
d. Zeus

9. Who is the god of war?


a. Hestia
b. Dionysus
c. Hermes
d. Ares

10.Hera is Zeus’ _______________.


a. Wife
b. Sister
c. Cousin
d. None of the above

Dice 2

1. Hermes is the cleverest of all the gods.


a. True
b. False

2. Goddess of love, beauty and desire


a. Artemis
b. Hestia
c. Aphrodite
d. Hades
3. There are nine major god and goddesses in Greek Mythology.
a. True
b. False

4. Which Greek hero was called “The Tamer of Horses”


a. Hector
b. Paris
c. Alexander the Great
d. Apollo

5. In Greek Mythology, who flew close to the sun?


a. Pegasus
b. Theseus
c. Proteus
d. Icarus

6. How many gods lived on Mount Olympus?


a. 20
b. 12
c. 400
d. 2

7. Which god/goddess does not sit on Olympus?


a. Hades
b. Athena
c. Demeter
d. Gaea

8. Who abducted Helen and led her to Troy?


a. Paris
b. Menelaus
c. Hector
d. Jason

9. Goddess of war
a. Ares
b. Dionysus
c. Artemis
d. Athena
10.God of wine
a. Hermes
b. Dionysus
c. Hades
d. Hephaestus

Dice 3

1. God of sun, light and healing


a. Athena
b. Dionysus
c. Apollo
d. Ares

2. Goddess of agriculture
a. Demeter
b. Hestia
c. Cronus
d. Hera

3. Goddess of hunting
a. Apollo
b. Demeter
c. Artemis
d. Zeus

4. Messenger of gods
a. Hephaestus
b. Hera
c. Hermes
d. Hades

5. In Greek mythology, satyr is half man and half ______


a. Goat
b. Frog
c. Dog
d. Serpent
6. What did Athena turn Medusa into?
a. Gorgon
b. Satyr
c. Cyclops
d. Minotaur

7. Who guarded the gates of the Underworld?


a. Cyclops
b. Cerberus
c. Sphinx
d. Chimaera

8. Which of these was not an Olympian?


a. Ares
b. Hephaestus
c. Atalanta
d. Hera

9. What would happen to anyone who looked at the gorgon?


a. The hair on their head would turn into snakes
b. They would turn into stone
c. That person would have to spend six months of every year in the underworld
d. The person would be required to hold up the world

10.Which Greek god is associated with the word “lethargic?”


a. Zeus
b. Athena
c. Hades
d. Artemis

Dice 4

1. Goddess of hearth and home


a. Hera
b. Hestia
c. Athena
d. Aphrodite

2. Goddess of hunt and moon


a. Artemis
b. Dionysus
c. Demeter
d. Hades

3. What is the name of the queen of the underworld and wife of Hades?
a. Demeter
b. Hera
c. Aphrodite
d. Persephone

4. There was one tree in Athens that was considered sacred. Which tree was it?
a. Poplar tree
b. Olive tree
c. Pine tree
d. Cypress tree

5. Who was the patron god of theatre and art?


a. Dionysus
b. Demeter
c. Artemis
d. Hera

6. Medusa’s hair is made of what?


a. Stones
b. Sands
c. Snakes
d. Snails

7. What was left in Pandora ’s Box after she released misery and evil?
a. Hope
b. Love
c. Peace
d. Despair

8. Who fired the arrow that hit Achilles in the heel, his only vulnerable spot?
a. Hector
b. Menelaus
c. Athena
d. Paris

9. Who fell in love with the statue he carved?


a. Galatea
b. Pygmalion
c. Theseus
d. Cupid

10.Who was the mythical Greek hunter after whom a constellation is named?
a. Artemis
b. Orion
c. Ursa Major
d. Scorpius

Dice 5

1. Carries arrows causing love and hate


a. Hestia
b. Ares
c. Eros
d. Andromeda

2. Titan father of the six Olympians


a. Kronos
b. Gaia
c. Achilles
d. Hector

3. King of Troy during the Trojan War


a. Agamemnon
b. Priam
c. Briseis
d. Hector

4. Murders his father, marries his mother


a. Eurydice
b. Perseus
c. Theseus
d. Oedipus

5. Blackness out of which came everything


a. Chaos
b. Light
c. Dust
d. Black

6. Woman whose faced launched a thousand ships


a. Aphrodite
b. Briseis
c. Persephone
d. Helen

7. Slayer of Medusa
a. Perseus
b. Theseus
c. Achilles
d. Orpheus

8. Slayer of Minotaur and founder of Athens


a. Orpheus
b. Achilles
c. Theseus
d. Perseus

9. Best Trojan warrior and husband of Andromache


a. Achilles
b. Agamemnon
c. Priam
d. Hector

10.Friend/lover/cousin of Achilles
a. Patroclus
b. Hector
c. Briseis
d. Helen

Dice 6

1. Whom did Paris abduct to Troy, which eventually led to the Trojan War?
a. Athena
b. Leda
c. Theseus
d. Helen

2. Who carries the world on his shoulders?


a. Poseidon
b. Atlas
c. Orion
d. Zeus

3. Who were the Cyclops?


a. One eyed giants
b. Greek gods
c. Greek goddesses
d. Greek poets

4. The number of labors Hercules completed was


a. 100
b. 10
c. 7
d. 12
5. Perseus is famous for
a. Stealing an apple from the Garden of Hesperides
b. Being so beautiful he never looked away from the mirror
c. Killing the minotaur
d. Killing Medusa

6. Who is the king and queen of the gods?


a. Hades and Persephone
b. Zeus and Hera
c. Aphrodite and Hephaestus
d. Apollo and Artemis

7. Who made horses?


a. Prometheus
b. Zeus
c. Athena
d. Poseidon

8. What did Zeus give to Pandora?


a. A jar
b. A box
c. A present
d. A pet

9. This Gorgon was known for her mane of venomous snakes, and for turning anyone who
looked at her into stone.
a. Medusa
b. Stheno
c. Euryale
d. Megara

10. How did the Greeks ultimately breach the walls of Troy?
a. By winning the hand-to-hand combat
b. With the help of a Trojan Horse
c. By attacking after they waved a flag of truce
d. With the help of Spartan troops

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