Mythology Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 22
In mythology, Cerberus, a creature with three heads, guarded the underworld. What type of animal was Cerberus?
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dog
Who was the Gorgon grandmother of Geryon, who had 3 heads in some stories and 3 bodies in others?
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medusa
Who is the thunder god whose stepson Ullr is a superb skier in Norse mythology?
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thor
Which Greek god of the sea did the Roman god of fresh water, Neptune, become associated with?
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poseidon
In Greek mythology, what are the entities called that dispense destiny, equivalent to the Norns in Norse mythology?
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fates
Which mythical king, after taking an apple from a tree, caused it to become like those of the Hesperides?
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midas
What is the term for the three goddesses who controlled human destiny and were known as 'Moirae' in Greek and 'Parcae' in Latin?
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fates
What is the Roman equivalent of Hades?
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pluto
Which type of rural worker was given baby Oedipus by his parents in an attempt to avoid their fate?
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shepherd
In Egyptian mythology, who is the sun god whose daughter Hathor is the wife of Horus?
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ra
Which goddess of wisdom pleads with Zeus to release Odysseus from the nymph Calypso in The Odyssey?
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athena
From the blood of which Gorgon did the winged horse Pegasus arise when her head was cut off by Perseus?
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medusa
Which Greek Titan taught humanity to use fire and was punished for it, unlike Maui who taught the Hawaiians?
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prometheus
In Roman mythology, which deity was invoked at the start of every month?
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janus
What tool did Thor call Mjollnir, which might also be a pet name Tim Allen would use?
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hammer
What is the name of the largest palace in Asgard?
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valhalla
What name is given to the 7 sisters who are the daughters of the ocean nymph Pleione in mythology?
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pleiades
What name is the mythological character known as Orfeo in Italian operas more commonly known by?
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orpheus
Which Greek hero had an immortal steed named Balius, and is commonly associated with a vulnerability in his heel?
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achilles
What 4-letter word refers to a mythological deity with the body of a man and the horns, ears, tail, and legs of a goat?
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faun
Who traveled to Ireland to ask for the hand of the princess Isolde on behalf of his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall?
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tristan
Faunus, a woodland deity, was part human and part which horned animal?
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goat
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