HomeQuizA Study of Greek and Roman Mythology Quiz
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1. Who led the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?

2. In Greek mythology, who traveled to the land of the dead in order to find his wife?

3. What is the name of the Roman goddess of grain?

4. Which Greek god has winged sandals?

5. What animal did Androcles help by removing a thorn from its paw?

6. What fruit is associated with the mythological figure Persephone?

7. What musical instrument is the Greek god Pan associated with?

8. Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Ares?

9. Which Greek god is considered the chief deity of the pantheon and the father of gods and humans?

10. What mythological creature has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail?

11. What art was Orpheus famously skilled in?

12. Which legendary creature is part horse and part man?

13. Pegasus is said to be born from whose blood?

14. In Greek mythology, who is the shape-shifting river god?

15. According to Aeschylus’s tragedy Agamemnon, who gifted Cassandra the power of prophecy?

16. In Greek and Roman mythology, who are the twin deities who aid shipwrecked sailors?

17. The Parthenon is dedicated to which Greek goddess?

18. Saturnalia, the most popular of Roman festivals, is dedicated to which Roman god?

19. The Roman god Jupiter is the equivalent of which Greek god?

20. In Greek mythology, who drives a chariot across the sky each day?

21. According to Hesiod’s Works and Days, who possessed a jar containing misery and evil?

22. What is the name of the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey?

23. In Greek and Roman legend, who is gifted the power to transform all that he touches into gold?

24. In Greek mythology, which giant compels strangers to wrestle with him and regains strength whenever he touches the Earth (his mother)?

25. Who is the Greek goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation?

26. Which mythological creature has a lion's body and a human head?

27. What is the name for the three goddesses who determine human destinies in Greek and Roman mythology?

28. According to Hesiod's Theogony, how many original Titans were there?

29. In Greek mythology, what is the term for a nature spirit who lives in trees and takes the form of a beautiful woman?

30. Which mountain is regarded as the abode of the gods in Greek mythology?

31. In Greek mythology, who died after flying close to the Sun?

32. In Greek mythology, who is known as the goddess of war?

33. Who is known as a god of wine in Greco-Roman religion?

34. Who appears mainly as the messenger of the gods in the Odyssey, though in other literature he was associated with the protection of cattle and sheep?

35. In Roman religion, who is the spirit of doorways and archways?

36. In Greek religion, who is the queen of the Olympian gods and the equivalent of Juno in Roman religion?

37. According to Roman legend, which of the following creatures suckled Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned?

38. In Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection in the waters of a spring?

39. In Greek mythology, who falls in love with a statue?

40. According to Greek mythology, who captured Pegasus and rode him in his fight with the Chimera?

41. In Greek mythology, who is regarded as the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War?

42. In Greek religion, who is the wife of Hades?

43. Who is the Greek goddess of love and beauty?

44. Who is the Greek god of war?

45. What did Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to the humans?

46. How many Labours was Heracles given by Eurystheus?

47. In Greek mythology, who slayed the Gorgon Medusa and saved Andromeda from a sea monster?

48. Who is the Greek god of fire?

49. According to Greek legend, who is the sorceress with the power to change humans into wolves, lions, and swine?

50. Who is the Roman god of the sea?

51. Which Roman god often appeared as a winged infant carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows?

52. Who is the Greek goddess of the hearth?

53. Which Greek goddess is associated with magic and spells?

54. Who is the Greek goddess of chance, with whom the Roman Fortuna was later identified?