Greek Mythology: Gods and Goddesses Overview

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Which Greek god is known as the 'King of the dead'?

  • Ares
  • Hades (correct)
  • Thanatos
  • Hephaestus

What is the relationship between Hestia and Zeus?

  • Hestia is Zeus's daughter
  • Hestia is Zeus's sister (correct)
  • Hestia is Zeus's wife
  • Hestia is not related to Zeus

What is the primary role of Hera in Greek mythology?

  • Goddess of love
  • Goddess of marriage and childbirth (correct)
  • Goddess of wisdom
  • Goddess of the hearth

What is the relationship between Ares and his parents Zeus and Hera?

<p>Ares is disliked by both Zeus and Hera (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is Athena's birth different from other Greek gods?

<p>Athena was born from the forehead of Zeus, fully grown and in armor (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT true about Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth?

<p>She plays an important role in Greek myths (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as the god of thieves and commerce?

<p>Hermes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which god is the huntsman of the gods and protector of the young?

<p>Artemis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is associated with the moon and is a virgin goddess?

<p>Artemis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which god invented various things like the lyre, pipes, astronomy, and weights and measures?

<p>Hermes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as the smith and armorer of the gods in Greek mythology?

<p>Hephaestus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which god is sometimes said to have been produced solely by Hera and is physically ugly?

<p>Hephaestus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the patron god of both smiths and weavers?

<p>Hephaestus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which goddess is sometimes identified as the wife of Hephaestus?

<p>Hera (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is regarded as the Father of Tragedy by the Athenians?

<p>Aeschylus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which major dramatist of the Athenian Age was known as a modern playwright?

<p>Euripides (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Greek god is associated with a volcano as his forge?

<p>Hephaestus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the master of Greek comedy known for attacking societal faults and weaknesses?

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