🏛️ Greek & Roman Trivia Questions

Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology?

• Poseidon
• Zeus
• Hades
• Apollo

What is the Roman name for Zeus, king of the gods?

• Mars
• Neptune
• Saturn
• Jupiter

Which goddess of wisdom and warfare was said to have sprung fully grown from the head of Zeus?

• Athena
• Hera
• Artemis
• Aphrodite

Who is the Greek god of the sea?

• Hades
• Poseidon
• Hermes
• Ares

How many labors was the hero Heracles (Hercules) set to complete?

• Seven
• Ten
• Twelve
• Nine

What is the name of the winged horse of Greek myth that sprang from the blood of Medusa?

• Sleipnir
• Pegasus
• Arion
• Bucephalus

Which hero beheaded the Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze turned people to stone?

• Theseus
• Achilles
• Perseus
• Jason

Who rules the underworld in Greek mythology?

• Hades
• Charon
• Tartarus
• Cronus

What is the name of the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the Greek underworld?

• Orthrus
• Fenrir
• Cerberus
• Argos

On which mountain did the twelve Olympian gods live?

• Mount Parnassus
• Mount Olympus
• Mount Ida
• Mount Etna

According to Roman legend, which twin brothers were raised by a she-wolf and founded Rome?

• Castor and Pollux
• Aeneas and Ascanius
• Romulus and Remus
• Cato and Brutus

Which Greek hero is traditionally credited with the idea of the wooden horse used to enter Troy?

• Achilles
• Odysseus
• Hector
• Agamemnon

Which Titan was condemned by Zeus to hold up the sky?

• Atlas
• Prometheus
• Cronus
• Hyperion

Which Titan stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity?

• Epimetheus
• Atlas
• Prometheus
• Helios

Which Athenian hero slew the Minotaur in the Labyrinth on Crete?

• Perseus
• Theseus
• Orpheus
• Bellerophon

What is the Roman name for the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite?

• Juno
• Minerva
• Diana
• Venus

Which Roman god of war gave his name to the month of March?

• Mars
• Jupiter
• Janus
• Vulcan

In the myth of Pandora's box, what was left inside the jar after all the evils escaped?

• Fear
• Hope
• Wisdom
• Time