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In Greek mythology there were nine muses, who, according to Hesiod, were the daughters of the almighty Zeus. Each muse had her own symbols and domain. What do you know about these goddesses?
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The Nine Olympian Muses
  The Nine Olympian Muses   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
In Greek mythology, the Muses were a group of nine goddesses who were considered to be the patrons of the arts and the inspiration for artists, poets, and musicians. Perhaps you will be inspired to earn a perfect score on this quiz! Enjoy!
Easier, 10 Qns, reedy, Apr 09 23
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  The Nine Muses   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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A general familiarity with the Muses of ancient Greek mythology should be enough to navigate you through this a-mus-ing quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, May 16 02
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  The Nine Muses of Mythology   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Mythology is a fascinating subject filled with gods of many varieties. There are lesser gods, and known gods. For this quiz, you must have knowledge of some of the Lesser Gods, specifically the Nine Muses; do you know them well enough?
Average, 10 Qns, darkmagicgirl, Jul 12 17
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  Greek Muses (Party of Nine) - Your Table is Ready    
Multiple Choice
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Welcome to the Elysian Fields - the new cafe serving mythical clientele. Which guest does the hostess seat with the Muses' party as she arrives? (P.S. One of our selfies turned into a wonderful building in honor of our arts.)
Easier, 10 Qns, Jinxgirl, Apr 27 16
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  Muses and Their Mother    
Match Quiz
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The Muses were protectors of the Good Arts in Greek Mythology. According to Hesiod they were the daughters of Zeus. All you have to do is to match each Muse to the type of Art that she protected.
Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Jan 29 19
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  The Muses    
Multiple Choice
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Some question relating to the 9 Muses of Greek Mythology. Where there is a confusion of what they are the Muse of, I use the most frequently referred to subject.
Average, 10 Qns, awkins, Apr 20 02
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  Nine Muse Trivia: Lesser Known Facts    
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I recently did a report on the muses of Greek mythology, so hopefully I can provide interesting facts about them.
Difficult, 10 Qns, thestupidone, Jul 18 07
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trivia question Quick Question
Who would be your Muse if you intended to become a mime, god forbid?

From Quiz "The Nine Muses"





The Muses Trivia Questions
1. The first lady to be seated at the reserved table inspires the study of history and the music of the guitar and trumpet. What is her name?

From Quiz Greek Muses (Party of Nine) - Your Table is Ready

Answer: Clio

Historically, Clio is represented with a clarion (trumpet) in one hand and a book in the other. Rio is the nickname for a wonderful city in Brazil officially known as Rio De Janeiro. Anise is a lovely herb, and filo is an unleavened dough of Mideast origin.

2. Who were the parents of the nine muses?

From Quiz The Nine Muses of Mythology

Answer: Zeus and Mnemosyne

It was Mnemosyne that gave birth to the nine children with Zeus as the father, now called the Nine Muses. They are Calliope, the Muse of Epic Poetry; Clio, the Muse of History; Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy; Thalia, the Muse of Comedy; Euterpe, the Muse of Music and Lyric Poetry; Erato, the Muse of Love Poetry and Marriage Feasts; Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance; Urania, the Muse of Astronomy; and Polyhymnia, the Muse of the Hymns Sacred to the Gods. Hera gave birth to four children with Zeus as the father: Hephaestus, the God of Fire and the Chief Blacksmith of the Gods; Ares, the God of War; Hebe, the Goddess of Youth; and Eileithyia, the Goddess of Childbirth. Maia gave birth to one child with Zeus as the father: Hermes, the Messenger of the Gods. Finally, Leto gave birth to two children with Zeus as the father; the twins Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon, and Chastity, and Apollo, God of the Sun, Music, and Poetry.

3. Who raised the muses when they were children?

From Quiz Nine Muse Trivia: Lesser Known Facts

Answer: Eupheme

Eupheme was their nurse, who raised them along with her son, Crotus. Crotus was a hunter who was transported to the sky as Sagittarius when he died.

4. Who was mother to the Muses?

From Quiz The Nine Muses

Answer: Mnemosyne

The Titan Mnemosyne, whose name means 'memory' spent 9 nights with Zeus and produced her wonderful offspring. Mnemosyne's sacred site was established at Lebadeia, a spring dedicated to memory.

5. Who were the parents of the Muses?

From Quiz The Muses

Answer: Zeus and Mnemosyne

Eupheme and Crotus, her son, looked after the Muses

6. Oops, I must ask this lady to return her flute to the chariot because live music is already provided at this venue. She graciously agreed and I seated her at the table. What is this lady of music?

From Quiz Greek Muses (Party of Nine) - Your Table is Ready

Answer: Euterpe

Euterpe is the Muse known for music and instruments. Europa is a Phoenician mythological princess for whom the continent of Europe is named. Eritrea is a modern country in East Africa whose capital is Asmara. Ethanol is the alcohol found in your average pint or glass of wine. It has been said to be one of the oldest recreational drugs used by humans.

7. What did the muse, Calliope, represent, and what is she often depicted holding?

From Quiz The Nine Muses of Mythology

Answer: Epic Poetry and a tightly rolled parchment

Calliope is the Muse that represents Epic Poetry, and is often depicted holding a tightly rolled parchment. Clio is the Muse of History that is depicted holding a half-open parchment. Then, it is Urania, who is the Muse of Astronomy that is depicted holding a globe and a rod. And finally, it is Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy that is depicted holding a dramatic mask.

8. There is one type of place, often visited by followers of art and science, that derives its name from the Muses. What is this place called?

From Quiz The Nine Muses

Answer: Museum

Other words, such as music, also derive their roots from the name of these nine beauties.

9. Clio is the Muse of?

From Quiz The Muses

Answer: History

Introduced the Phoenician alphabet to Greece

10. Immediately upon joining the table, this lady started with jokes ("Can I join the table? Ha, I didn't know it was coming apart!") and she calculated which piece of dessert each sister would appreciate. What is her name?

From Quiz Greek Muses (Party of Nine) - Your Table is Ready

Answer: Thalia

She is Thalia, the Muse of comedy and geometry - hence the terrible pun about the table and the "pi" reference. Tessa is the abbreviation for the Texas Severe Storms Association. A brilliant non-profit organization founded in 1993 by storm chaser Martin Lisius, this group tracks and warns folks in hazardous weather situations. Lenore is a character in a poem by Edgar Allen Poe, and a cenote is a lovely sinkhole filled with groundwater usually found in the Yucatan. Trust me...if you find one, swim in it :-)

11. In a myth, it is said the king of what is now Macedonia had nine daughters he named after the muses. When his daughters had a singing contest with the muses and lost, what animal did they get turned into?

From Quiz Nine Muse Trivia: Lesser Known Facts

Answer: birds

The muses were known as inspirations, but they could also be rather spiteful.

12. Which Muse's name means 'heavenly one'?

From Quiz The Nine Muses

Answer: Urania

She shares her name with another god, Uranus (of the sky). Urania was the muse of astronomy...often depicted pointing towards a globe of the cosmos with her wand.

13. Calliope is the Muse of?

From Quiz The Muses

Answer: Epic Poetry

The mother of Orpheus

14. For erotic, love poetry, which Muse would you see?

From Quiz The Nine Muses

Answer: Erato

It may not be surprising to discover that the word erotic is derived from the same word-root.

15. Erato is the Muse of?

From Quiz The Muses

Answer: Love Poetry

16. One muse was pictured veiled while carrying a tragic mask. This muse also represented tragedy. Which muse is this?

From Quiz The Nine Muses of Mythology

Answer: Melpomene

Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy, is often shown as a veiled woman, carrying a tragic mask with her. Urania is often showed carrying a globe and a rod, and is the Muse of Astronomy. Erato's looks haven't been at all confirmed, yet what we do know is that she is the Muse of Love Poetry and Marriage Feasts. Terpsichore's looks, as well, haven't been confirmed, but we know that she is the Muse of Dance.

17. What was the muse's mother, Mnemosyne, the goddess of?

From Quiz Nine Muse Trivia: Lesser Known Facts

Answer: memory

The word mnemonic, meaning to assist the memory, comes from her name.

18. Which Muse was the 'mournfullest' of them all?

From Quiz The Nine Muses

Answer: Melpomene

A quote from Edmund Spencer, 'Up then, Melpomene, thou mournfullest Muse of {Nine;} such cause of mourning never hadst afore' is probably the source of this term. Melpomene was the inspiration for many a tragic work.

19. Euterpe is the Muse of?

From Quiz The Muses

Answer: Music

She is credited with inventing the double flute

20. A dozen red roses was delivered to the table by a romantic Italian violin player. The sisters knew that a sister was about to appear. Who sashayed in escorted by doves?

From Quiz Greek Muses (Party of Nine) - Your Table is Ready

Answer: Erato

Erato is the Muse of love and romantic poetry. She seems to attract romantic persons bearing violins and roses. Lucky her! Escargot is the French word for snail (lovely served with garlic and butter.) Eritrea is an East African county and Eraseria is an nonsense word that school children would love to invoke when their quiz answers are incorrect.

21. Among the nine muses was a muse who represented love poetry, as well as marriage feasts. Who is she?

From Quiz The Nine Muses of Mythology

Answer: Erato

Among the Nine Muses, it is Erato that represented Love Poetry and Marriage Feasts. Aglaiophemic and Thelxiepeia were the two sirens that were said to have tried to enchant Odysseus and his crew; in other accounts, however, it is said that there were three sirens, with the names Leukosia, Ligeia and Parthenope. Thetis is one of the best-known Nymphs, and is a daughter of the Sea Deity, Nereus, by Doris, an Oceanid. Thetis is also the wife of Peleus, and the mother of Achilles.

22. What is Urania usually depicted with?

From Quiz Nine Muse Trivia: Lesser Known Facts

Answer: Celestial Globes

Urania is the female form of the god Uranus.

23. One Muse shares her name with a musical instrument, what would her name be?

From Quiz The Nine Muses

Answer: Calliope

A Calliope is a keyboard instrument, similar to an organ, that creates whistling sounds via the workings of steam and compressed air. Calliope is also the Muse of epic poetry.

24. Melpomene is the Muse of?

From Quiz The Muses

Answer: Tragedy

Mother of the Sirens

25. No meal may begin in this family without a hymn of thanksgiving. Which sister, upon joining the table, insisted that the tradition be continued. (Hint...think of the song)

From Quiz Greek Muses (Party of Nine) - Your Table is Ready

Answer: Polyhymnia

Polyhymnia is the pensive Muse responsible for divine hymns. (Sometimes, she was also credited with agriculture and geometry inspirations on her "wild child" days. Who knew?) Polyester is a synthetic material and a polygon is a plane figure bounded by a number (anything greater than two) of straight sides.

26. Thalia, the possible 'counter-muse' of Melpomene, is the muse of what?

From Quiz The Nine Muses of Mythology

Answer: Comedy

I called Thalia Melpomene's 'counter-muse' because of two specific things: what she represents (Comedy, whereas Melpomene represents Tragedy), and the mask she wields (Thalia wields a comedy mask, whereas, on the other hand, Melpomene holds a tragic mask). Terpsichore is the Muse of Dance, Urania of Astronomy, and Euterpe of Music and Lyric Poetry.

27. Who was one of the original three muses before nine were decided on?

From Quiz Nine Muse Trivia: Lesser Known Facts

Answer: Aoede

These three muses (Mneme, Aoede, and Melete) are more widely known because they were worshipped at the same place the nine muses are. But there were also another three, worshipped at Delphi (Nete, Mese, and Hypate), along with other versions before nine were determined by the Greeks.

28. Which Muse was the inventor of the double flute?

From Quiz The Nine Muses

Answer: Euterpe

Euterpe's name means 'delight'...she was the giver of pleasure. She presided over lyric poetry and all instrumental music.

29. Polyhymnia is the Muse of?

From Quiz The Muses

Answer: Sacred Poetry

She is often depicted veiled

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