Mythology Test Questions and Answers
Zeus - answer Jupiter, Lord of the Sky, father of Heracles, father of Persephone, son
of Rhea, kills Bellerohpon for trying to reach mount Olympus,
Poseidon - answer Neptune, God of the Sea, causes earthquakes, father of Orion,
fought for patronage of Athens with Athena, one father of Theseus, gave Mestra power
to change her shape
Hades - answer Pluto, Lord of the Underworld, , kidnaps and loves Persephone,
Perseus has his helmet of invisibility
Athena - answer Minerva, goddess of wisdom, offered to make Paris the best
warrior, goddess of weaving, helps Bellerophon tame Pegasus by appearing to him in a
dream and giving him a golden bridle, told Perseus to shine his shield
Aphrodite - answer Venus, goddess of love and beauty, mother of Eros, promises
Paris the love of Helen of Troy, gave Pandora the gift of beauty
Ares - answer Mars, God of War
Hera - answer Juno, jealous wife of Zeus, goddess of marriage and women, offered
to make Paris lord of Europe, watches over Jason, pities Alcyone
Hermes - answer Mercury, Messenger God, messenger, cunning, trickster, known
for winged sandal and hat, half brother of Apollo, son of Maia, created lyre, gave
Pandora the gift of curiosity, gave Perseus a sharp sickle, god of travelers
Hephaestus - answer Vulcan, god of metalworks and fire,
Hestia - answer Vesta, virgin goddess, goddess of the Hearth
Apollo - answer god of music, sun, and poetry, twin of Artemis, planned Orion's
death with Gaea, Father of Phaethon and the Heliades, god of poetry, god of prophecy,
falls in love with Daphne, wears crown of laurel leaf, son of Leto, best lyre player,
servant of Admetus
Artemis - answer goddess of the hunt, twin sister of Apollo Orion's hunting buddy,
daughter of Leto, punished Admetus ( cut life short put snake in his and Alcestis bed
chamber),
Demeter - answer Ceres, Goddess of the Harvest, , dislikes Eurysichthon for cutting
down trees in her sacred grove
, Dionysus - answer Bacchus, God of wine and revelry, father of King Oenopion,
married Ariadne who first loved Theseus, tutored by Sileneus, granted Midas a wish
Persephone - answer Proserpine, wife of Hades, Queen of the Underworld, daughter
of Zeus and Demeter
Atlas - answer Titan holding the Sky, tricked by Heracles, turned to stone by Perseus
Aeolus - answer god of winds, father of Alcyone
Maia - answer mother of Hermes
Calliope - answer muse of epic poetry, mother of Orpheus
Gaea - answer Tellus, mother earth
Famine - answer hunger wrapped himself around Erysichthon making him forever
hungry
Hecate - answer Trivia, Goddess of black magic Medea prayed to her
Hebe - answer Juventas, goddess of youthful beauty
Helios - answer God of the Sun
Pan - answer Faunus, shepherd god, invented reed pipes, companion of King Midas
Leto - answer mother of Apollo and Artemis, hates Niobe
Eris - answer Strife, Goddess of Discord, created golden apple, wasn't invited to the
marriage of King Peleus and Nymph Thetis
Eros - answer Cupid, God of love, son of Aphrodite, shoots both Hades and Apollo
with love inspiring arrows
Rhea - answer mother of Zeus, turned Atlanta and Hippomeres into lions
Thanatos - answer Mor, came to claim Alcestis but was wrestled by Heracles
Fates - answer weave the threads of mortals lives, cut Admetus' life short
Iris - answer goddess of the rainbow, messenger of Hera
Somnus - answer god of sleep, father of Morpheus, made dream for Alcyone
