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Quiz about Creatures of Greek Mythology
Quiz about Creatures of Greek Mythology

Creatures of Greek Mythology Trivia Quiz


There's a lot of quizzes about gods, goddesses and heroes. But how about the other creatures?

A multiple-choice quiz by compinho. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
compinho
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
277,291
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
4986
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 149 (9/10), Guest 149 (10/10), Guest 72 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Name the hellhound guarding the gates of Hades making sure only the spirits of the dead could enter and none of them could exit. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A monstrous creature of immortal make, put together of parts of multiple animals, including a lion and a goat? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Medusa is by far the best known of these vicious female monsters with hair of living venomous snakes. What was she? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Name the fearsome giant who had three heads, three bodies and six arms and lived on the island Erytheia. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A creature with a horse in its forepart and a scaly fishlike hindquarter. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Born from ashes, a mythical firebird with gold and red plumage. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Name the serpent that guarded Mother Earth's navel, the center of the earth. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Name the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia, who was turned into a sea monster by Zeus. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Name the serpent-like dragon guarding the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who is the Mother of All Monsters? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Name the hellhound guarding the gates of Hades making sure only the spirits of the dead could enter and none of them could exit.

Answer: Cerberus

Cerberus was a three headed dog with a snake for a tail. Heracles wrestled him into submission in his 12th and last Labor which was to capture Cerberus.
2. A monstrous creature of immortal make, put together of parts of multiple animals, including a lion and a goat?

Answer: Chimera

Earliest literary reference to Chimera can be found in the Iliad by Homer: "lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and snorting out the breath of the terrible flame of bright fire".
3. Medusa is by far the best known of these vicious female monsters with hair of living venomous snakes. What was she?

Answer: Gorgon

Although in modern day this type of monsters are often called medusas, in Greek mythology she was a gorgon named Medusa. Other gorgons you might be familiar with are Stheno the mighty and Euryale the far-springer.
4. Name the fearsome giant who had three heads, three bodies and six arms and lived on the island Erytheia.

Answer: Geryon

Geryon owned a herd of red cattle and had the two headed hound Orthus, the brother of Cerberus, guarding it. They were both slain by Heracles during his tenth Labor which was to herd the Cattle of Geryon.
5. A creature with a horse in its forepart and a scaly fishlike hindquarter.

Answer: Hippocampus

Poseidon has a sea-chariot drawn by hippocampi.
6. Born from ashes, a mythical firebird with gold and red plumage.

Answer: Phoenix

When a phoenix is about to die it builds a nest of cinnamon twigs and ignites it, burning both the nest and itself. A new phoenix is born from the ashes.
7. Name the serpent that guarded Mother Earth's navel, the center of the earth.

Answer: Python

Python was slain by Apollo.
8. Name the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia, who was turned into a sea monster by Zeus.

Answer: Charybdis

She was a sea-nymph until Zeus turned her into a monster. After that she took form as a gigantic mouth swallowing huge amounts of water creating whirlpools.
9. Name the serpent-like dragon guarding the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.

Answer: Ladon

Ladon was slain by Heracles during his eleventh Labor which was to fetch the Apples of Hesperides.
10. Who is the Mother of All Monsters?

Answer: Echidna

This female monster is the mother of every major monster in the Greek mythology!
Source: Author compinho

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