50 Question Mythology Quiz Round 1: Greek Olympians None One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, who is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis? One of the Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera, who is the Greek god of courage and war? After the overthrow of their Father Cronus who drew lots with Zeus and Hades, another brother, and became lord of the sea? When drawing lots for shares of the world, which god had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld? The protector of marriage, with her jealous revenge for Zeus's infidelities who often intrigued against Zeus's plans? Which Goddess sprang full grown in armour from the forehead of Zeus, and is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture? Who is the goddess of love, desire and beauty, and has a magical girdle that compels anyone she wishes to desire her? He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand, who is Zeus' messenger, the fastest of the gods? Which Greek God is lord of the sky, the rain god, and has a weapon which is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him? The only god to be physically ugly (also lame), who is the Greek god of fire and the forge, and the smith and armorer of the gods? Round 2: Misc Myth None In the religion of ancient Babylon, Tiamat is first a creator goddess, but also is depicted as what creature? Translated to 'woman of the fairy mound' , name the female spirit in Irish mythology that heralds the death of a family member? Jörmungandr, the middle child of the giantess Angrboða and Loki, is what type of creature? In Himalayan folklore, what entity would later come to be referred to as the Abominable Snowman in western popular culture? What is the name of the four faced creator god in the Trimurti (Hindu trinity) of Hinduism? The Dybbuk is a creature in which group of people's mythology? In Hindu mythology Meru (located in the Garhwal Himalayas) is equal to what Greek site? Which Egyptian jackal-headed deity presided over the embalming process and accompanied dead kings in the afterworld? In Arabian mythology, the spirit of a murdered man seeking to avenge his death is called an? Which mythical creature has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail? Round 3: Norse Myth None What was the name of Odin's eight legged faithful steed? What type of animal was Ratatosk - who was tasked with relaying insults - in Norse mythology? In Scandinavian mythology, Yggdrasil, which was the 'Tree of Life', was what type of tree? In Norse mythology what type of animal was Audulma - the wet nurse of giants? In Norse mythology Thor's chariot is pulled by two of what type of animals? Who was the blind Norse god who shot Balder with a mistletoe arrow through trickery by Loki? The handmaidens of the Norse god Odin, Brunhilda is the chief of who? Lending his name to the English for Tuesday, Tyr is the Norse god of what? Alfheim "Land of the Elves" is ruled over by which god who is associated with fertility? Odin sacrificed his eye in Mimir's well, he threw himself on his spear Gungnir, then hanged himself in Yggdrasil for nine days and nine nights to gain what (one word)? Round 4: Roman Myth None Often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl, and the most important Roman goddess, who is the counterpart of the Greek goddess Athena? Who was the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility, equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus? In Roman mythology, who renews herself every morning and flies across the sky, announcing the arrival of the Sun? Who is the chief Roman goddess and female counterpart of Jupiter, closely resembling the Greek Hera, with whom she was identified? What name is shared by the Roman goddess of the hearth, and the brightest asteroid visible from earth? The God of Fire, particularly destructive aspects such as volcanoes, who is the Roman counterpart of the Greek God Hephaestus? A relatively minor figure, who is the Roman goddess of flowers and of the season of spring – a symbol for nature and flowers? Who is the god of sowing or seed, the Romans equated him with the Greek agricultural deity Cronus? Who is the goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Demeter? Who is the god of financial gain, messages, communication, travelers, and more, the counterpart of the Greek God Hermes? Round 5: Greek Myth None Who was a king of Mycenae, the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, and the husband of Clytemnestra? What Cretan princess, mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths, is best known for having helped Theseus escape the Minotaur? Who was the ferryman of the dead in Greek Mythology, famously immortalised in the name of a moon of the former planet Pluto? Oedipus, in Greek mythology, was the king of Thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. What was his mother called? In Greek mythology, who was visited by Zeus in the form of a swan, and became the mother of Helen and Pollux? What name is given to the winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa as she was beheaded by the hero Perseus? Who was condemned in Hades to forever push a boulder uphill, only for it to come rolling down before it reached the top? With their eponymous ancestor being a son of Zeus, who are the soldiers commanded by Achilles in Homer's Iliad? In Greek mythology, which monster had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a bird? Who was condemned to bearing the world on his shoulders for trying to storm the heavens in Greek myth? Time's up
