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Which of the following monsters created a whirlpool by sucking in water?

Charybdis.

Medusa is famed for her ugliness. However originally she had been a beautiful priestess. Who changed her?

Athena. She was found naked in Athena's temple after horsing around with Poseidon. (From Brian Carter's 'Mythology')

Which of the following was not a Titan?

Kraken. I'm going by true mythology, not Hollywood hype.

What animals were supposed to support the weight of the world?

Elephants and a turtle. A notion that Terry Pratchett has turned into a series!

Which of the following gods was a late comer to the pantheon?

Dionysis. I hope you didn't pick Trandius, I made him up.

Who stole cattle and forced them to walk backwards to make trackers think they were going the other way?

Hermes.

One of Hermes' roles was the god of travellers. What should you put on the side of the road to honor him and ensure a safe journey?

A pile of stones. Hermes and Hera got into a dispute and let the rest of the gods decide. They decided by putting their name on a stone and placing it by whom they sided with. They sided with Hermes and so a pile of stones is honorable to him.

Sticking with Hermes, in one myth he is said to have created the alphabet. The Greek version of which English letter did he create first?

V. This is why geese fly in a V shape. (From Brian Carter's 'Mythology')

Odysseus was the only one of his many men to make it back to Ithaca. He came close to being swallowed by Charybdis, but managed to survive with the help of what plant?

Olive tree. One of the more subtle parts of the Odyssey. Athena was Odysseus' patron goddess, the olive was sacred to her.

Which is not one of the virgin goddesses?

Persephone.