English Mythology quiz

Question 1

Jupiter

Answer 1

(Zeus) song of raea + Cronus, god of sky, ruler of all

Question 2

mercury

Answer 2

Jupiters messenger, takes pandora as a gift

Question 3

Minerva

Answer 3

Goddess of wisdom, came out of Jupiters head.

Question 4

Clytie

Answer 4

Loved Apollo, turned into sunflower.

Question 5

aurora

Answer 5

Goddess of dawn, Aeolus’ wife

Question 6

Adonis

Answer 6

Hunter loved by Venus + killed by bear

Question 7

Hero

Answer 7

Loved by Leander + kills herself by drowning

Question 8

Cupid

Answer 8

God of love + loved by psyche

Question 9

Romulus

Answer 9

Son of mars +Ilia, bro=Remus, Rome named after him

Question 10

Perseus

Answer 10

Some of danae + Jupiter, hero, killed Medusa

Question 11

Juno

Answer 11

Jupiters wife, jealous, goddess of marriage.

Question 12

Europa

Answer 12

Wife of Jupiter, Europe named after her

Question 13

Daphne

Answer 13

Loved by Apollo, turned into laurel tree

Question 14

Apollo

Answer 14

God of sun/music, Diana’s brother

Question 15

Orion

Answer 15

Loved by Diana, killed by Diana, constellation

Question 16

Venus

Answer 16

Goddess of beauty, love, laughter (Aphrodite)

Question 17

Leander

Answer 17

Hero’s lover + dies drowning in ocean

Question 18

Io

Answer 18

Loved by Jupiter + changed in heifer

Question 19

Hercules

Answer 19

Hero, 12 labors, son of Jupiter + alcmene

Question 20

Theseus

Answer 20

Demi god, son of aegeus + Aethra, 6 labors, rose rock. Defeated minatour.

Question 21

In the beginning, did earth exist?

Answer 21

No, it was a shapeless mass

Question 22

Chaos

Answer 22

Careless deity

Question 23

Nyx

Answer 23

Dark goddess of night, chaos’ wife.

Question 24

Erebus

Answer 24

Son of chaos + nyx, darkness, married to nyx

Question 25

Eros

Answer 25

Made life on earth

Question 26

Mt. Olympus

Answer 26

Center of earth, abode for gods

Question 27

Titans

Answer 27

Kids of Uranus + Gaea, very strong

Question 28

Chasm (place)

Answer 28

Dark abyss under earth, titans were chained there

Question 29

Cronus

Answer 29

(Saturn) youngest titan, defeated Uranus, ate his kids

Question 30

Prometheus

Answer 30

Son of Iapetus

Question 31

How was man created?

Answer 31

Similar to gods, all gods added features .

Question 32

Who saved Prometheus from vulture?

Answer 32

Hercules.

Question 33

Who is turned in heifer?

Answer 33

Io when hiding from Juno

Question 34

Which brother killed the other and why?

Answer 34

Romulus killed Remus bc he wanted to name Rome

Question 35

Who is aurora?

Answer 35

Goddess of dawn

Question 36

Who were Philemon + baucis

Answer 36

Old couple who offered their goose to jupiter

Question 37

What was daphne turned into?

Answer 37

A laurel tree when running from Apollo

Question 38

Marsyas

Answer 38

Played flute, Apollo challenged him to a competition

Question 39

What did aurora change Tithonus into?

Answer 39

A grasshopper bc he was immortal

Question 40

Endymion

Answer 40

Diana cast sleep on him so we was all hers

Question 41

Actaeon

Answer 41

Turned into staff bc he was watching Diana + got eaten by hound

Question 42

Alectroyon

Answer 42

Mars’ attendent, fell asleep which bled to mars getting caught cheating

Question 43

Adonis

Answer 43

Diana asked Jupiter if Adonis could live 6 months on earth after he died

Question 44

Hero + Leander

Answer 44

Hero lived in a tower, Leander would swim to her, both drowned.

Question 45

Pyramus + Thisbe

Answer 45

Thisbe died by dagger, mulberry tree became red from blood

Question 46

Echo + Narcissus

Answer 46

Cured due to selfishness, kept seeing his reflection in water

Question 47

Medusa

Answer 47

Turns things to stone