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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as the god of thieves and commerce?

    <p>Hermes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Artemis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Artemis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Hermes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Hephaestus</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the patron god of both smiths and weavers?

    <p>Hephaestus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which goddess is sometimes identified as the wife of Hephaestus?

    <p>Hera</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Aeschylus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Euripides</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Hephaestus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Aristophanes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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