Gods & Goddesses of World Mythology Quiz

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What Egyptian god of the underworld bore the head of a dog?
Snefru
Osiris
Anubis
Hel

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From one underworld god to another, what was the name of the Roman god of the underworld who was based on the Greek god Hades?
Mars
Attila
Pluto
Khan

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What Inuit god of hunters was associated with polar bears because it was said he mastered them and decided whether or not a hunter would be allowed to successfully fell one?
Nanook
Robba
Uthar
Kudahli

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What nation's mythology recognizes the god Izanagi as the creator of mankind by procreating with his sister/wife Izanami?
Indonesia
Japan
China
India

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What Greek god of artisans and weapons was said to have been the Forgemaster of Mount Olympus?
Demeter
Hephaestus
Roscoe
Bacchus

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What Egyptian god of the Nile bore the head of a crocodile?
Sobek
Sigurd
Knut
Ashkhet

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What violent Philistine god of the sea was known because of how often people would be kidnapped and killed to appease his wrath?
Dagan
Ruhad
Basque
Hopi

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What Norse god of thunder was also venerated as a great warrior and slayer of monsters?
Thor
Tyr
Heimdallr
Odin

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What Celtic goddess of fate determined when a person would die and often appeared in the form of a crow to foreshadow someone's demise?
Marris
Hera
Sieglinde
Morrigan

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What Greek god of wine and parties became a symbol of debaucherous behavior?
Aphrodite
Regus
Zeuss
Dionysus

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What Chinese warrior and historical figure became regarded as a god of war due to legends that he ascended beyond his mortal flesh after death?
Guan Yu
Cao Cao
Zhang Fei
Sun Mou

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What falcon-headed Egyptian deity was venerated as the god of kings and warriors because of legends that he defended the pharaoh's line?
Osiris
Horus
Geb
Sarsa

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What wife of Zeus was the goddess of women and marriage?
Alanna
Marie
Hera
Ecclesia

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What is the name of the Polynesian god known as "Father Sky" who created the earth with his lover Mother Earth?
Siisaa
Maui
Rangi
Kaoru

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What vicious bat-god of Mayan mythology was a representation of the night and murder?
Harpie
Quetzalcoatl
Oog
Camazotz

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What Chinese god of wealth turns stone into gold and rides upon a black tiger?
Zhuge Liang
Guanzhou
Caishen
Lopei

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What Norse goddess looked after the realm of the dead that also bore her name?
Hel
Nidhoggr
Gormigar
Tyr

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What Greek goddess of nature was often depicted as a huntress?
Persephone
Gallena
Athena
Artemis

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What All-Father of Norse mythology famously only had one eye and wielded the spear Gungnir?
Odin
Gaius
Loki
Argus

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The Japanese deity Amaterasu was the goddess of what?
Snakes
Fishermen
The sun
Storms

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What bearded giant of Celtic myth acted as the god of strength, wisdom, and agriculture?
Kaiser
Hermes
Lugh
Dagda

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What Egyptian god of knowledge and magic had the head of an ibis or a baboon?
Thoth
Rokhet
Isis
Aten

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What Hellenistic deity controlled cyclical time and had a unit of time named after him?
Yeer
Dei
Aion
Centuros

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Mazu is the Chinese goddess of which of the following?
Whistling
Blacksmiths
The ocean
Justice

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What winged serpent god of the Aztec people is infamous for the number of people sacrificed to appease its wrath?
Quetzalcoatl
Cerberus
Agamemnon
Moloch

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What Egyptian moon goddess was also worshipped by Ancient Roman cultists who performed killings in her honor?
Isis
Regina
Sirres
Andromeda

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What mysterious Zoroastrian god of light acted as the guardian of mankind from supernatural evils?
Gods & Goddesses of World Mythology Quiz
Paris
Mithra
Kobbal
Thorin

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What Polynesian fire and volcano goddess was said to have created many Pacific islands including Hawaii?
Ozara
Pele
Im
Okomuha

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What Greek sun god's name was given to the American projects that eventually put the first men on the moon back in 1969?
Cyrus
Apollo
Fasces
Leonidas

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What Egyptian god of life and the afterlife was murdered by his brother Set, thus forcing his son Horus to avenge him?
Imsetti
Peytar
Boris
Osiris

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