Greek Mythology Trivia
216 Trivia Questions & Answers
Who was the Greek God of Wine?
Dionysus Click to see the answer
In Ancient Greece what was the 'Aeropaus'?
Council
Which bird was the symbol of Athena?
Owl
Who was the Greek Goddess of Wisdom?
Athena
Thoth was the ancient Egyptian god of what?
The Moon
Who was the Greek god of Woods and Fields?
Pan
Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess of what?
Aphrodite Click to see the answer
Who is considered the father of Greek Drama?
Thespis
Who was the wife of Zeus in Greek Myth?
Hera
Which P is the Roman God of woods?
Picus
Who was the Norse god of thunder?
Thor
In Greek myth, who was the goddess of autumn?
Demeter
In what year BC was Solon declared Archon?
594
The Greek god Poseidon ruled over what?
Sea
Which S is the Greek Goddess of the moon?
Selene
What was the profession of Hippocrates?
Physician Click to see the answer
Hypnos was the Greek God of what?
Sleep
Who was the Greek God of Fire?
Hephaestus
What kind of works were written by Hesiod?
Poetry
Who was the Greek God of Love?
Eros
Hebe was the Greek Goddess of what?
Youth
Who was the Greek God of the Sun?
Helios
Who was the Greek God of Domestic Life?
Hestia
Who was the Greek god of sleep?
Morpheus
Who was the Greek Goddess of Spring?
Persephone
Which A is the Norse God of the sea?
Aegir
Pythagoras was born is what year BC?
500
Hephaestus was the Greek God of what?
Fire Click to see the answer
Who was the Greek God of Marriage?
Hymen
Demeter was the Greek Goddess of what?
Agriculture
Hecate was the Greek God of what?
Magic
Aegis belonged to Zeus, what was Aegis?
Shield
Amphitrite was the Greek Goddess of where?
Sea
What profession did the Greek Sophocles have?
Playwright
Which Greek ruler was assassinated in 514?
Hipparchus
In which city was Archimedes born?
Syracuse
Who was the Greek God of War?
Ares
Which Greek writer wrote 'The Odyssey'?
Homer
Which mythical creature has snakes for hair?
Gorgon
In Ancient Greece what was a 'Hoplite'?
Soldier
Who was the Greek Goddess of youth?
Hebe
Who was the Greek God of victory?
Nike
What affliction did the poet Homer have?
Blind
Of which wind is Notus the Greek god?
South wind
Which N was a Greek centaur?
Nessus
Who was the Greek God of Music and Poetry?
Apollo
Who was the Greek Goddess of Love?
Aphrodite
Who was the Greek Goddess of the Sea?
Amphitrite
Who was elected 'Archon' in 594?
Solon
Athena was the Greek Goddess of what?
Wisdom
Which fabled Greek monster had many heads?
Hydra
Hestia was the Greek God of what?
Domestic Life
Helios was the Greek God of what?
Sun
Who was the Greek god of the sea?
Poseidon
Eros was the Greek God of what?
Love
Which Greek writer wrote the didactic poem 'Theogony'?
Hesiod Click to see the answer
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Jupiter?
Zeus
Which Greek playwright wrote the 'Oresteia' trilogy?
Aeschylus
Which of the following was NOT a famous Greek playwright?
Plato
In what year (BC) did the Achaean league emerge?
280
The ancient Roman deity Ceres was the goddess of what?
Crops
Which Greek God was the equivalent of the Roman God Vulcan?
Hephaestus Click to see the answer
In what year (BC) was the Parthenon complete in Athens?
433
Who was the Greek Equivalent of the Roman Goddess Proserpina?
Persephone
How many muses were there in classical mythology?
9
The mythical creature Faun is half man and half which animal?
Goat
What relation was Peisistratus to his successor Hipparchus?
Father
Homer's Iliad describes the siege of which city?
Troy
What kind of plays did Aristophanes specialise in?
Comedy
Which A is the Greek God of vegetation and rebirth?
Adonis
What's the name of the ancient Roman goddess of the hunt?
Diana Click to see the answer
Who was the most important god of the Vikings?
Odin
The fabled bird the griffin had the head of which real bird?
Eagle
In Greek myth, Terpsichore was the muse of what?
Dance
Persephone was the Greek Goddess of which season?
Spring
Euclid was a famous figure in which Academic field?
Mathematics
In Norse it was Tyr, what is the Greek equivalent?
Ares
Which Greek figures was the tutor to Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
In Egyptian mythology, which god murdered Osiris?
Seth
The centaur is a mythical creature, part man, part what?
Horse
Thales, the famous Greek philosopher, came from which area?
Miletus
In Norse mythology, what are Odrerir, Son and Bodn?
Cauldrons
Pluto was the Greek God of where?
Underworld Click to see the answer
Apollo was the Greek God of what?
Music and Poetry
Who opened his Academy in Athens in 370 BC?
Plato
The Parthenon was built as a temple for whom?
Athena
In Ancient Greece what was a 'triremes'?
Boat
Who was the Greek Goddess of Peace?
Irene
Which M was a Greek hero, son of Zeus?
Minos
Which H is the Greek Goddess of youth?
Hebe
Who had a sword called Excalibur?
King Arthur
What shape was King Arthur's table?
Round
Irene is the Greek Goddess of what?
Peace
Which of these characters is from Greek Myth?
Medusa
Nike was the Greek God of what?
Victory
Where you find an Acropolis in Greek times?
City
Who was the Greek Goddess of Agriculture?
Demeter
Artemis was the linked with which of the following?
Moon Click to see the answer
In what year BC with the famous Battle of Marathon occur?
490
Who was the Ancient Greek Goddess of the Dawn?
Eos
Oedipus Rex was a work by which Greek Playwright?
Sophocles
What types of work were written by Sappho in Ancient Greece?
Poems
Which E was the wife of Orpheus in Greek legend?
Eurydice
Cosa Nostra is another name for which secret society?
The Mafia
Which statesman ordered the building of the Parthenon?
Pericles
Who was the Greek God of Witchcraft and magic?
Hecate
Aphrodite of Cnidos' is a work by which Greek Sculptor?
Praxiteles
Who founded the Ancient Greek school known as the Academy?
Plato
Which fleece was sought by Jason and the Argonauts?
Golden Fleece
Eos was the Greek Goddess of which time of day?
Dawn
How many books are there in Euclid's 'Elements'?
13
Which fabled creature has a horn in the middle of its forehead?
Unicorn
Hercules performed twelve labours, which was number seven?
The Cretan Bull Click to see the answer
In what part of Ancient Greece would you find the 'phalanxes'?
Army
Ceres is the Roman equivalent of which Greek Goddess?
Demeter
In what year was Greek ruler Hipparchus assassinated?
514 BC
Who was the sculptor of the Colossus of Rhodes ?
Chares
In Norse mythology, Odin traded an eye for what?
Wisdom
The Colossus of Rhodes is a statue of which Greek God?
Helios
Herophilus was a famous Greek figure in what field?
Anatomy
The Vedic God Agni is equivalent to which Greek God?
Hephaestus
Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Vesta?
Hestia
Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Neptune?
Poseidon
Plato was a pupil of which other leading Greek figure?
Socrates
How many Fates were there in Classical Mythology?
3
In what year (BC) did the Achaeans overrun Greece?
1300
In which direction does the mysterious Sphinx gaze?
East
The Egyptian version is Ra, who is the Greek equivalent?
Helios
Eratosthenes was famous for his work in what field?
Mathematics
Who was the god of wine and gave King Midas his golden touch?
Bacchus
Pindar was a famous Greek figure in what field?
Poetry Click to see the answer
Which of these is the earliest known Greek Colony?
Naxos
Which kind did the Greeks defeat in the Battle of Marathon?
Darius I
What was the name of the people who overran Greece in 1300 BC?
Achaeans
Which mythical creature links Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis?
Dragon
In mythology, who discovered the riddle of the Sphinx?
Oedipus
In what year (BC) were the first Olympic Games held?
776
How many of Sophocles 123 plays have survived?
7
In Roman Mythology, Diana is equivalent to which Greek Goddess?
Artemis
The mythical creature Cerberus is a three-headed what?
Dog
In ancient Mesopotamia, who was the god of storms and winds?
Enlil
Who founded the school known as the Lyceum in Athens?
Aristotle
Who is the Greek equivalent of the god Mercury?
Hermes
In Grrek mythology, a hamadryad's spirit guarded what?
Trees
What was Greek philosopher Thales the first to predict?
Eclipse
If Basscus is the Roman God, who is the Greek equivalent?
Dionysus
The mythical creature Harpy is half woman and half which bird?
Vulture
What was the name of the first Greek civilization?
Mycenaean
In Greek mythology, which creature is half-man, half-horse?
Centaur
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Goddess Venus?
Love
If Pax is the Roman Goddess, who is the Greek equivalent?
Irene
The Achaean League consisted of how many Greek states?
12
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Goddess Minerva?
Athena
What subject did Herodotus famously write about?
History
What sort of animal was the Egyptian goddess Bastet?
Cat
Taken literally, Oedipus was named after what?
Swollen Feet
Who did the Greeks fight in the Peloponnesian war?
Sparta
What caused the collapse of The Colossus of Rhodes in 224 AD?
Earthquake
Which of the following was NOT a Greek order of architecture?
Tuscan
Which Greek ruler designed the Piraeus Naval Harbour?
Themistocles
What were the 'golden apples' of Greek mythology?
Apricots
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman Goddess Aurora?
Eos
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Cupid?
Eros
Which of these is NOT the name of an ancient Egyptian god?
Rihanna
Which Greek invented a famous screw that is still used today for raising water?
Archimedes Click to see the answer
Who, from Ancient Greece, is known as the 'father of medicine'?
Hippocrates
Eureka' is a phrase most closely associated with which Greek figure?
Archimedes
Which of the following is the oldest of the Greek schools of architecture?
Doric
After which mythological character was the drug morphine named?
Morpheus
In Celtic mythology, Rhianannon was the great queen of which goddesses?
Horse goddesses
Who was condemned to death in 399BC for corrupting the Youth of Athens?
Socrates Click to see the answer
What was the name of the Celtic sky god whose hammer caused lightning?
Sucellos
In Greek mythology, which creature lived at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth?
Minotaur
Phidias completed a gold and ivory statue of which figure in 430BC?
Zeus
What was the correct name of the famous 'marathon' runner who delivered news of Greek victory?
Pheidippides
In Norse mythology, who was the guardian of the Rainbow Bridge?
Heimdall
Which sculptor designed the Temple of Zeus which is now designated a Wonder of the World?
Phidias
Thucydides was known for writing on what subject in Ancient Greece?
History
Which Greek Academic is famous for a theorem on right-handed triangles?
Pythagoras
In mythology, which beautiful youth fell in love with his own reflection?
Narcissus Click to see the answer
Phidias was a famous figure in Ancient Greece for what kind of works?
Sculptures
In Japanese folklore, what sort of creatures are Mazaru, Mikarzaru and Mizaru?
Monkeys
Which Celtic goddess was celebrated with the White Horse at Uffington?
Epona
What did the Celts believe their god Taranis was responsible for?
Rain
What was the name of Peisistratus's son who succeeded him as Archon of Athens?
Hipparchus
The mythical creature Minotaur is half man and half which animal?
Bull
In Chinese mythology, which creature symbolises the male, yang element?
Dragon
If the Norse version if Freya, which Goddess is the Greek version?
Aphrodite
Which bird is said to live for five hundred years before being consumed by fire, out of the ashes of which a new bird would arise?
Phoenix
In Roman mythology, who was the twin brother of the goddess Diana?
Apollo
Mars, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus were gods of which ancient civilisation?
Roman
In Greek mythology, which creature has the head of a bull and the body of a man?
Minotaur Click to see the answer
In Norse mythology, where specifically is the home of Norse warriors slain in battle?
Valhalla
Which one of the following Battles is a famous Greek Naval Victory?
Salamis
Where was Icarus trying to escape from when he set off on his fateful flight?
Crete
In what was Greek philosopher Diogenes supposed to have spent most of his life?
Barrel
What was the Ancient Greek legal term to describe the city and surrounding area?
Polis
The Greek poet 'Sappho' invented the 'Sapphic Stanza' which is how many lines long?
4
Which ancient people believed their animals were protected by the god, Cernunnos, Lord of the Beasts?
Celts
Where in the Greek world would you find rows of Marble Lions statues dedicated to Apollo?
Naxos
Which of these is a sea cow, supposedly the origin of the mythical mermaid?
Dugong
Which Greek figure invented the principle that a body weighed less when immersed in water?
Archimedes
Which of these is the name of the Roman goddess who was wife of Jupiter?
Juno
According to legend, which European city was founded by twins in 753BC?
Rome
In Greek legend, who was a sculptor who fell in love with one of his own statues?
Pygmalion
In Greek mythology, whose stables did Hercules have to clean as one of his twelve labours?
Augeas
The Delian League was founded in Athens as protection against which people?
Persians
According to Greek mythology, what did Circe do to Odysseus' men?
Turn them into pigs
Which lawmaker gave his names ti a set of Greek Laws enacted in 624 BC?
Draco
Which Ancient Greek calculated the circumference of the earth with considerable accuracy in the 3rd Century BC?
Eratosthenes
In Greek mythology, what did Hercules have to obtain from the garden of Hesperides?
Apples
In Greek mythology, as one of his Twelve Labours, which queen's belt did Hercules have to acquire?
Hippolyte
Which of these is NOT one of the Nine Muses of Classical Mythology?
Thanile
Rows of marble lions on the island of Naxos are a tribute to which Greek God?
Apollo
The mythical creature Centaur is half man and half which animal?
Horse
What was the name of island on which the enchantress Circe lived?
Aeaea
