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What real-world mountain served as the home of the gods in Greek tradition?
Mt. Ares
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Rinjani
Mt. Kilimanjaro
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In Greek mythology, the gods were born from what eldritch race of beings which preceded them?
Angels
Sylvans
Leviathans
Titans
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What Greek god served as the king of all other gods?
Helios
Hades
Hermes
Zeus
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What type of mythological beast was the figure known as Medusa?
A harpy
A gorgon
A succubus
A nymph
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Dionysus was the Greek god of which of the following?
Wine and celebrations
The sea and sky
The snow and rain
Life and death
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What is the name of the famous Greek pegasus-rider and mythological hero who slayed the chimera?
Perseus
Bellerophon
Cadmus
Theseus
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What is the name of the three-headed dog who, according to Greek myths, guarded the gates of the underworld?
Bastet
Chimera
Cerberus
Magvel
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Jason and the Argonauts set sail in order to find what peculiar treasure?
Golden fleece
The fifth heart of Kronos
The secret to a life free of worry
An obsidian crown
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What is the name of Jason's wife, the sorceress of Greek mythology?
Bellerophon
Megara
Ariadne
Medea
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What is the name of the fictional dimension in which the titans were imprisoned?
Galatros
Pisces
Tartarus
Abyss
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What titan was the father of Zeus?
Thanatos
Hades
Melchizadek
Kronos
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What Greek monster was killed by the hero Theseus in the Cretan labyrinth?
Minotaur
Griffon
Gorgon
Kraken
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What author wrote the Greek epic known as Oedipus Rex?
Aristotle
Homer
Plato
Sophocles
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What hero of Greek mythology slayed Medusa and Cetus?
Jason
Thades
Perseus
Heracles
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What archer goddess in Greek mythology was worshiped as goddess of the hunt?
Aphrodite
Artemis
Hera
Athena
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Hesoid wrote what Greek story which described the origin of the gods?
Theogony
Iliad
Meritas
Hubris
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What beautiful woman was the Trojan War fought over according to the Greek tradition?
Sabella of Athens
Ariadne of Crete
Helen of Troy
Lisa of Abernon
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What Greek creature was described as being half-man, half-horse?
Griffon
Centaur
Satyr
Minotaur
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What goddess was the wife of Zeus?
Athena
Artemis
Aphrodite
Hera
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Which of the following terms refers to the winged horses of Greek mythology?
Manticore
Pegasus
Minotaur
Centaur
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What Greek figure served as the messenger of the gods?
Hermes
Dionysus
Hades
Gideon
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What was Hades god of?
The underworld
Death
The sea
The harvest
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Which of the following figures of Greek mythology was a symbolic representation of death?
Persephone
Hera
Poseidon
Thanatos
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What woman was the wife of Hades?
Ilia
Ariadne
Persephone
Maris
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What beings in Greek mythology served as the goddesses of inspiration and the arts?
Banshees
Criers
Muses
Veils
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What is the name of Zeus's brother who became God of the Seas?
Ermion
Tidus
Poseidon
Hermes
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According to legend, what son of the sun god Helios crashed his father's chariot to the earth?
Phaethon
Narcissus
Theseus
Oedipus
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Heracles was granted godhood after completing how many challenging tasks to test his resolve?
Four
Twelve
Twenty-Nine
Fifty-Four
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What is the name of the many-headed dragon-like monster that appears in Greek myths?
Manticore
Hydra
Ziz
Gorebus
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The Parthenon was a grand temple built to honor what goddess?
Hera
Artemis
Athena
Aphrodite
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What famous Greek writer authored both The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Aristotle
Homer
Solon
Sophocles
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What infamous figure of Greek mythology fell in love with his own reflection?
Heracles
Narcissus
Poseidon
Sophocles
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