Mythology Quiz A

1. the original group of gods who descended from Uranus and Gaia - led by Cronus
2. the land surrounded by three rivers and guarded by a three headed dog - It is divided into three
sections
3. monster who is half man and half bull who lived in a maze - slain by Theseus
4. a titan who angered Zeus because he gave fire to humans
5. God of fire and metals - blacksmith god – thrown out of Olympus for being too ugly - he made the
iron net which trapped his wife and another god in bed together
6. Creature who was half man and half goat
7. goddess of earth and agriculture - responsible for the change of seasons when her daughter is in
underworld
8. one of the Gorgons - she could turn an opponent to stone if they looked in her eyes
9. Female mortal who opened a box/jar and released all of the evil into the world because of her
curiosity
10. God who kidnapped Persephone and forced her to remain with him a his wife with six months out
of every year
11. Demigod who was driven mad by Hera and killed his wife and children; had to complete 12
labors to be purified
12. the mortal who was given the gift of prophecy and then cursed by Apollo so that no one believed
her
13. God who was dethroned by Zeus - he swallowed his offspring because he was fearful that they
would overthrow him
14. God of erotic love - son of Aphrodite - he married the woman his mother sent him to shoot with
one of his special arrows
15. Dipped in river Styx by his mother; only had one weakness - the heel of his ankle
16. God of light (sun) - Greeks explained the sunrise and sunset by saying he drove his chariot
across the sky
17. Mortal who fell in love with Eros; she dripped wax on his face trying to see him and was forced to
complete tasks to get him back
18. Three headed dog who guarded the gates in and out of Hades
19. Titan whose name means ‘forethought’; given the punishment of having his liver ripped out each
day
20. The place in Hades where you would go in the afterlife if you died a hero or had heroic deeds
21. Very jealous and spiteful wife of Zeus; goddess of marriage
22. Prince of Troy who stole Helen from her husband
23. Virgin goddess; goddess of the hunt and the moon; twin of Apollo
24. This god led souls to the underworld; also had a feud with Apollo about cattle
25. Trojan warrior who was killed by Achilles; his body was drug around the walls of Troy
26. God of the sea; his symbol is the trident
27. Titan god who was sentenced to hold up the sky
28. The ‘ferryman’ of the underworld; needed to be paid in order to take you across the river
29. King of the gods; ruled Mr. Olympus; symbol is a thunderbolt
30. God of the dead and keeper of the underworld
31. Daughter of Demeter; forced to marry Hades
32. Son of Zeus who was condemned to the underworld to stand in water with fruit hanging overhead
- with fruit and water just out of reach
33. The nine daughters of Zeus who inspired artists
34. people/places that could predict the future; Delphi is the most famous
35. Titan god who overthrew his father by cutting off his genitals