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Greek Mythology Trivia
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Which creature with a human body and a bull head lived in the Labyrinth?
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Which precise year did the statue of Zeus by Phidias complete at Olympia according to ancient testimonia?
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Which Titaness was the mother of Artemis and Apollo?
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The Pythia at Delphi chewed what plant before prophesying according to some later accounts?
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Which precise location did Orestes seek purification after the matricide in Aeschylus?
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Which fruit bound Persephone to the underworld for part of each year?
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Which hero stole the girdle of Hippolyta as one of his labors?
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Which king threw his infant grandson into the sea in a chest with his mother?
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Which goddess sprang fully armed from the head of Zeus?
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Which musician tried to rescue Eurydice from Hades by song?
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Which group of three women measured and cut the thread of life?
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Which hero answered the riddle of the Sphinx?
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Which exact island was Apollo's and Artemis's birthplace according to the Homeric Hymn to Delian Apollo?
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Which creature lured sailors with a voice then devoured them on a cliff?
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Which mountain was the home of the Olympian gods?
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Who flew too close to the sun with waxen wings?
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Which goddess is the patron of the hunt and the moon?
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Which monster was slain by Bellerophon from the back of Pegasus?
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Which epithet of Zeus refers to him as a thunder gatherer in Homeric verse?
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Which son of Zeus and Alcmene became a god after death on Mount Oeta?
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Which god reigned over wine, theater, and ecstatic rites?
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Which god carried winged sandals and a staff called the caduceus?
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Who presided over the underworld and the dead?
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Which epic poet is traditionally credited with the Iliad?
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Which goddess presided over the hearth in each Greek home?
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What creature did Theseus slay with a sword in the heart of the Labyrinth?
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Which river of the underworld was linked with forgetfulness?
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Which epithet marks Aphrodite as worshiped in Cyprus at her principal sanctuary?
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What wooden deception led to the fall of Troy?
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Which bird and tree were sacred to Athena?
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Which many headed serpent grew two heads for every one cut off?
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Which hero tamed the mares of Diomedes that fed on human flesh?
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Which craftsman fashioned wings of feathers and wax for escape?
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According to Apollonius, how many clashing rocks guarded the Black Sea entrance faced by the Argonauts?
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In myth, into which river did Thetis dip Achilles?
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According to Homer, how many ox hides thick was the shield of Ajax?
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Which son of Zeus bound Prometheus to the Caucasus as punishment?
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Which sanctuary housed the famous oracle of Apollo in classical Greece?
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Which queen of the Amazons fought Achilles in later epics?
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Which goddess turned Actaeon into a stag after he saw her bathing?
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Which goddess was the spouse of Zeus and protector of marriage?
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Which matron's name does the Eleusinian Mysteries associate with welcoming Demeter at the well?
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Which goddess is most associated with love and beauty?
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What is the Greek name for the figure Romans called Cupid?
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Which goddess sent a golden hind to test the speed of Atalanta?
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In Hesiod, how many days did the anvil fall from heaven to earth when describing cosmic scale?
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Which god wore winged sandals in many stories?
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The precise number of maidens and youths sent to Crete as tribute in the Theseus cycle is often given as what total?
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What city state claimed Athena as its patron and won her favor with the olive tree?
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What specific number of surviving complete plays by Sophocles do we have today?
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The bronze giant who guarded Crete circled the island how many times daily in legend?
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Which Titan gave fire to humankind?
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Which nymph loved Narcissus and faded until only her voice remained?
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On which island was Zeus hidden as a newborn to escape Kronos?
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Which precise year BCE did the first recorded Pythian Games at Delphi occur after reorganization?
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What is the exact number of daughters commonly given for the Muses in classical lists?
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Which goddess won the beauty contest on Mount Ida by promising Helen to Paris?
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Which winged horse sprang from the blood of Medusa?
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Which twin archer god was later linked with the sun in myth and art?
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What was the three headed hound that guarded the gates of Hades?
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Which monster's teeth, when sown, sprouted armed warriors called spartoi?
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Which river did the gods use to seal unbreakable oaths?
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Which river current was thought to encircle the world in early Greek thought?
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Which child of Zeus and Maia gave the lyre to Apollo as a peace gift?
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Which Greek god was worshiped as the king of the gods on Mount Olympus?
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Which exact sculptor created the Discobolus that influenced athletic images of Apollo?
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Which specific daughter of Oceanus nursed Zeus according to some Cretan versions?
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Who built the Labyrinth for King Minos?
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Which goddess sent the madness that made Ajax slaughter livestock?
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Which fragmentary poet gives the most famous early version of the story of Pandora's jar rather than a box?
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Which Titan was punished by holding up the sky?
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Who ruled the sea with a trident?
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Which hero outwitted the cyclops Polyphemus with the name Nobody?
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What weapon is Zeus famously shown hurling in art and myth?
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Which warrior's only vulnerable spot was his heel?
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Who devised the long voyage home told in the Odyssey?
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Which specific vessel shape is most associated with symposium scenes of Dionysus in Attic red figure?
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Which sanctuary of Zeus in Arcadia featured the ancient Lykaion rites on a mountaintop?
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Which exact hero first rides Pegasus in early myth cycles before Bellerophon's later trials?
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According to Apollodorus, how many heads did the Hydra of Lerna have at the start of the fight?
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Which goddess competed with Poseidon to name and protect a city?
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Which exact number of days did the Eleusinian Mysteries span in the classical period main celebration?
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Which sixth century BCE tyrant is credited with compiling Homeric rhapsodies at the Panathenaia?
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Which precise title belongs to Athena as a protector of craftsmen and metalworkers in Athens?
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Which giant hunter was set among the stars after death?
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What exact number of strings did the standard classical kithara of Apollo iconography display?
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What precise number of heads does Hesiod give to Cerberus in Theogony?
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Which prophetic daughter of Priam was cursed never to be believed?
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The earliest surviving full Greek tragedy by Aeschylus that features Prometheus bound is traditionally dated to which century BCE?
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Which precise epithet marks Poseidon as the earth shaker in Linear B and later Greek?
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Which specific Spartan festival featured ritual cheese snatching at the altar of Artemis Orthia?
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Which precise cult title identifies Artemis as worshiped with bears at Brauron?
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Which specific labor number tasked Heracles with cleaning the stables of Augeas?
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Which exact goddess sent a gadfly to torment Io on her wanderings?
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What were the nine patron goddesses of the arts and learning called?
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Which smith god trapped Ares and Aphrodite in a net of bronze chains?
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What gift did Paris award to Aphrodite in the Judgement that sparked the Trojan War?
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Which specific Homeric simile compares the Greek line to waves driven by the west wind?
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Who led the quest for the Golden Fleece aboard the Argo?
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Which exact figure in the Odyssey performs the recognition of the scar on Odysseus's leg?
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Which strongman completed twelve famous labors?
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Which hero fetched the golden apples of the Hesperides?
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Which hero captured the Ceryneian hind without spilling its blood?
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Which precise vase painter signed cups showing Dionysus sailing with dolphins as a famous scene?
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Which precise beast did Heracles wrestle at Nemea before taking its impenetrable hide?
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Which divine craftsman forged armor and jewelry for the gods?
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Which hero wrestled the shape shifting sea god Proteus to learn a route home?
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Which exact hill in Athens was sacred to Ares and used as a court site?
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Which river did Charon ferry souls across for a coin?
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Which sorceress on Aeaea turned men into swine?
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Which hero beheaded the Gorgon Medusa?
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Which goddess aided Perseus with a polished shield used as a mirror?
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The Parthenon frieze likely depicts which festival procession of Athens?
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Which goddess cared for agriculture and the harvest?
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Which Gorgon had snakes for hair and a gaze that petrified?
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Which city hosted the Panathenaic festival for Athena with a grand procession?
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Which king gained the power to turn what he touched into gold?
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Who was the Greek god of war known for fierce battle lust?
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