10 Greek Mythology Questions | Mythology & Legends Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mnemosyne

Mnemosyne, the mother of the Muses, was the Titaness of Memory, there are few legends about Mnemosyne. The Muses, her daughters, were the spirits or goddesses of literature and the arts.

Answer: Technology, Blacksmiths, Craftsmen, Artisans and Volcanoes

When Hephaestus was born, his mother, Hera, threw him off Olympus because he was very, very ugly. He fell into the sea, where the nereids, Eurynome and Thalia, nursed him back to health.

Answer: Vesta

In Ancient Rome, where Vesta's Temples stood, her priestesses, the Vestales, always kept the hearth alight as Vesta was the goddess of the hearth, home and family.

Answer: Ares

Hephaestus, having found that his wife was having an affair with his brother, Ares, he caught them in a net made of adamant and invited all the gods to come and poke fun at them.

Answer: A Narcissus

Narcissus looked into a pond in a forest and saw his own reflection and fell deeply in love with himself. The gods took pity on Narcissus and turned him into the Narcissus flower.

Answer: Pasiphae

The Hellenes called this monster the Minotaur but its actual name is Asterion. Minos had prayed to Poseidon for a white bull and vowed that he would sacrifice it in Poseidon's honor. Poseidon granted his wish but Minos kept the bull for its beauty. For revenge Poseidon made Pasiphae fall in love with the bull and thus she gave birth to the Minotaur.

Answer: Nephele

Nephele, their mother, sent a golden ram to save Phrixus and Helle who were about to be sacrificed. They flew on the ram but Helle fell into the Hellespont which is named after her.

Answer: Poseidon and Amphitrite

Triton is often seen in statues with a conch shell, which is his symbol. Triton had a daughter, Pallas. Pallas fought Athena and lost; in pity Athena put Pallas' name in front of her own thus making her name Pallas Athena.

Answer: A Cloud Nymph

Nephele was created in the image of Hera to trick Ixion, who fathered the Centauros and Lapithus with Nephele. Centauros was deformed so he mated with the mares of Thessaly and gave birth to the centaurs.

Answer: Time