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Which of the followings is not of Zeus' offspring?

Amycus. Arcas is the son of Zeus from Callisto, Epaphus from Io and Lacadaemon from Taygete. The answer is Amycus, the son of Poseidon and nymph Melia.

The epithet 'Cytherea' belongs to...

Aphrodite. She rose from the sea near the island Cythera where she was particularly worshipped. Kypris is another epithet for Aphrodite.

Who was the founder of Athens?

Cecrops.

He captured Pegasus and slayed Chimeara. Who is he?

Bellerophon.

Parthenope, Ligia and Leucosia were...

The Sirens.

The Underworld is surrounded by a series of rivers. Which one is the river of lamentation?

The Cocytus. Acheron is the river of woe. Phlegethon is the river of fire and Lethe is the river of forgetfulness

The daughters of Zeus and Themis. They guarded the gates to the heavens and were in charge of all who entered Olympus and the heavens by opening or closing massive clouds.

Hours & Horae & Hores & hours & horae & hores. They are known as Eunomia (law and order), Dike (justice) and Eirene (peace).

Zeus shaped her from a cloud to trick Ixion

Nephele. The result of Nephele and Ixion's coupling was the Centaurus.

The word morphine, the powerful pain reliever, derives from this god's name. Who is he?

Morpheus & Morpheas & Morfeas & morpheus & morpheas & morfeas. Morpheus is the son of Hypnos, the God of Sleep, and he is the God of Dreams.

And since you like trivia from which goddess derives the word trivia?

Hecate. Trivia is the Roman name for Hecate. The word's Latin roots tricialis (tri=three and via=road) came to mean an intersection, thus a common place. Hecate is portrayed with three faces, she is the Goddess of Crossways.