Ancient Mythology Trivia Questions
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What is the name of the ship that Jason, Castor, Pollux, and Theseus sailed on during their journey?
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argo
What reckless mythical flier is a Greek island supposedly named after, where he is said to be buried?
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icarus
What creature's name comes from the Greek verb meaning 'to squeeze', sphingein?
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sphinx
In mythology, who ascended to Mount Olympus and married Hebe after completing his earthly labors?
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hercules
What creature terrorized Thebes by devouring anyone who failed to solve its riddle?
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sphinx
Hippolyta, whom Hercules had to retrieve a girdle from, was the queen of which warrior women?
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amazons
What catastrophic event did Deucalion and his wife survive, similar to Noah's family in the Bible?
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flood
Which Greek capital is said to have had Cecrops as its first king according to legend?
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athens
What is the Latinized name of the Greek hero Heracles?
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hercules
Which group of sailors did Hercules belong to when he was left behind in Mysia?
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argonauts
Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire, was also the god of certain types of craftsmen. What types of craftsmen were these, specifically associated with metals like black- and silver-?
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smiths
What is the name the Greeks used for the sun, which includes the letters S, O, and L?
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helios
Which Gorgon maiden, after comparing herself to Athena, was transformed into a monster?
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medusa
Who was the son of Gordius, known for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold?
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midas
What celestial body is Utu, the Sumerian god, associated with, who also judges the dead in the underworld at the end of the day?
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sun
The cornucopia, or horn of plenty, originates from the horn of what kind of animal that suckled baby Zeus?
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goat
In which country did Nekhbet, the vulture goddess, protect the upper part while Buto, the cobra goddess, protected the lower part?
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egypt
Which goddess flayed the giant Pallas and used his skin as armor after killing him?
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athena
Whose armor did Ajax and Odysseus vie for after his death in the Trojan War?
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achilles
Which mythological dog is typically depicted with 3 heads, though some poets described it as having 50 heads?
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cerberus
What is the name of the dog that guarded the entrance to Hades, preventing the living from entering and the dead from leaving?
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cerberus
What was the name of the ship from which a piece fell and struck Jason on the head, leading to his death?
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argo
By the waters of which river did gods often swear, known as the most famous one surrounding Hades in mythology?
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styx
What golden staff with coiled serpents did Apollo give to Hermes in exchange for the lyre?
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caduceus
Which Greek hero, known for his twelve labors, has a knot named after him that was believed to have magic powers in ancient jewelry?
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hercules
What was the name of the ship helmed by Tiphys that carried Jason on his quest for the golden fleece?
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argo
After the Trojan War ended, to which island did Odysseus take 10 years to return?
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ithaca
Which goddess was born after Zeus's skull was split open with an axe?
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athena
Which sorceress is blamed by most sources for killing Jason's children?
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medea
What mythical creature, whose name in Greek means 'strangler', is known for posing riddles to its victims and often eating them or throwing them from a rock?
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sphinx
Who did the Maenads follow in a frenzied state in mythology?
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dionysus
Who is the figure in mythology whose mother, Calliope, might have been amused when he took up the lyre?
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orpheus
What creature did Oedipus encounter and outsmart by solving its riddle to become the king of Thebes?
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sphinx
Who is the Greek god that corresponds to Vulcan and is known for creating Achilles' armor?
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hephaestus
Which goddess's image, known as the Palladium, protected Troy from falling?
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athena
Which Trojan warrior was killed by Achilles and had his body dragged around Patroclus' tomb for 12 days?
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hector
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