Register
for extra features!
Logon
Culture Trivia
Geography Trivia
History Trivia
Literature Trivia
Movies Trivia
Music Trivia
Science & Nature Trivia
Sports Trivia
TV, Radio & Stage Trivia
Various Trivia
Trivia Games
Blog
Scoreboards
Activity
Celebrity Trivia
Biographies
Players
Trivia Quiz - Myths and Legends in Literature II
More questions about the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology.
Quiz Number:
3914
Date Submitted:
April 10, 2011
Quiz Categories:
Fiction Books
,
World Culture
Quiz Type:
General Quiz
Author:
grant228
Average Score:
58.1 percent
Times Taken:
72 times
Taken by Registered Users:
10
Click here
for the code snippet to embed this quiz in your website.
(Image Source: Dionysius)
Be sure to
register
and/or
logon
before taking quizzes to have your scores saved.
1. Who gave Pandora the gift of fire and was punished for this by being chained to a rock. An eagle would tear out his liver each day?
A. Apollo
B. Prometheus
C. Perseus
D. Heracles
2. Which god was the patron of music, archery, arts and medicine? He had Marsyus flayed alive after beating him in a music contest.
A. Ares
B. Dionysius
C. Apollo
D. Theseus
3. Who was the goddess of the hunt and fiercely protective of her modesty and chastity? When the hunter Acteon saw her naked she turned him into a stag and watched his hounds tear him to pieces.
A. Artemis
B. Leda
C. Aphrodite
D. Psyche
4. Who was the god of war and lover of Aphrodite, famously caught committing adultery with this married immortal?
A. Eros
B. Priapus
C. Vulcan
D. Ares
5. Who was the god of the underworld who snatched the glowing Persephone from the earth to keep him company?
A. Hades
B. Pluto
C. Charon
D. Vulcan
6. Which nymph deceived Hera and was punished with the removal of her much-prized voice?
A. Io
B. Echo
C. Pytho
D. Eurydice
7. Which god was the patron of the marketplace and thieves? He invented the lyre which he gave to Apollo as a gift.
A. Hermes
B. Helios
C. Hyperion
D. Hesperides
8. Who was the lame god of fire and volcanoes who was married to Aphrodite?
A. Dionysius
B. Hephaistos
C. Ganymede
D. Hector
9. Who was the virgin goddess of the hearth, being worshipped in every home?
A. Artemis
B. Athene
C. Danae
D. Hestia
10. Who was the son of Aphrodite; associated with desire and said to carry bows and arrows?
A. Apollo
B. Jason
C. Eros
D. Theseus
peoplequiz.com®
Pine River Consulting 2022