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This Greek gods trivia quiz runs through the whole of Greek mythology in 130 free questions with answers: the twelve Olympians and what each one ruled, the Titans they overthrew, the heroes (Heracles, Perseus, Odysseus, Jason) and the monsters they faced, plus the stories behind Pandora, Persephone, the Trojan War and the founding of Athens. Openers like which god carries a trident sit alongside harder ones about Hesiod, the Furies and the lesser-known children of Zeus. If you came looking for Greek mythology trivia hard enough to stump a classics student, the newest 130 questions are for you. They dig into Hesiod's Theogony and Ovid's Metamorphoses, the Gigantomachy, epithets like Argeiphontes, minor figures such as Melampus, Erysichthon and the Aloadae, and cult sites like Brauron and the oracle of Trophonius. Nothing in that stretch can be answered from Percy Jackson alone. It works as a classroom warm-up for a mythology unit, a round for pub quiz night, or a solo test of how much you actually remember. Every answer has been checked against a reference encyclopaedia or a primary text, and each question shows its explanation and citation once you have answered. Play the full set for a shareable score, then try the wider Mythology quiz for the Norse and Egyptian gods.
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Q 01Who was considered the king of the Olympian gods?
Zeus
The youngest of six siblings, he escaped being swallowed at birth like the others and returned to overthrow his father; the Cyclopes rewarded him with the thunderbolt that became his emblem.
Q 02Which Olympian goddess was associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicrafts?
Athena
She sprang fully armed from her father's head. Her symbols are the owl and the olive tree, and some scholars think she began as an owl or bird goddess herself.
Q 03Which hero beheaded Medusa?
Perseus
He managed it with borrowed gear — a reflective shield from Athena and winged sandals from Hermes — then kept the severed head as a weapon and used it to rescue Andromeda from a sea monster.
Q 04Who was the Greek god who ruled over the Underworld and the dead?
Hades
In the Iliad the three brothers draw lots for their realms and he draws the underworld; he was also the god of riches, since precious metals come out of the ground.
Q 05What type of creature was the Minotaur, famously confined in the Labyrinth?
Half-man, half-bull
It was the offspring of Queen Pasiphaë of Crete and a white bull, and Athens was forced to send youths into the Labyrinth as its food until an Athenian hero killed it.
Q 06On which mountain were the Olympian gods said to reside?
Mount Olympus
It is a real mountain, and Greece's highest: the summit Mytikas rises to 2,917 metres only 18 kilometres from the sea.
Q 07Which goddess was associated with love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation?
Aphrodite
Aphrodite was either born from the sea foam or was the daughter of Zeus and Dione, depending on the myth. She was married to Hephaestus but was known for her many affairs.
Q 08Who was the Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses?
Poseidon
Poseidon was one of the Big Three Olympian gods, wielding a trident as his primary weapon and symbol. He was also known for his unpredictable temper.
Q 09Which famous Greek hero was commanded to complete twelve seemingly impossible labors?
Heracles
He carried out the labours in the service of King Eurystheus after being driven mad by a jealous goddess and killing his own family; one tradition says completing them was the price of immortality.
Q 10What did Prometheus famously steal from the gods to give to humanity?
Fire
For the theft he was chained to a rock where an eagle ate his liver every day, only for it to grow back overnight.
Q 11Which Olympian god was known as the divine blacksmith and god of fire?
Hephaestus
He was thrown off Olympus as a baby — by his own mother, in one account, because he was born lame — and his cult was centred on the volcanic island of Lemnos.
Q 12Which goddess presided over agriculture, grain, and the harvest?
Demeter
Her grief while searching for her abducted daughter left the earth barren, the myth's account of winter; her symbols are wheat, the cornucopia and the torch she searched by.
Q 13Who was the Greek god embodying the brutal and violent aspects of war?
Ares
His sister handled the strategic side of war; he stood for the bloodlust. The Greeks never much liked him, and Homer has his own father call him the most hateful of the gods.
Q 21Which blind prophet of Thebes spent seven years living as a woman?
Tiresias
Blinded but granted prophecy by the gods, he lived for generations and turns up in the tales of Oedipus and Odysseus alike.
Q 22Which snake-haired sisters could turn anyone who looked at them to stone?
Gorgons
All three sisters, not only Medusa, could petrify with a look, according to Apollodorus.
Q 23Who was the Greek god of wine, revelry, and ecstasy?
Dionysus
Dionysus was a unique Olympian, born mortal but later made a god. His cult involved ecstatic rituals and festivals.
Which mortal youth died in Aphrodite's arms after a wild boar gored him?
Q 14Which Olympian goddess of the hunt turned the hunter Actaeon into a stag after he saw her bathing?
Artemis
Artemis then let Actaeon's own hounds tear him apart. Twin of Apollo, she roamed the wilderness with her nymphs and was later identified with Selene, the Moon.
Q 15Which Olympian, wearing winged sandals, served as messenger of the gods and escorted the souls of the dead to the Underworld?
Hermes
Hermes was also patron of thieves, travellers and merchants; guiding souls made him a psychopomp, literally a 'soul-guide', able to cross between the worlds freely.
Q 16In the myth of Pandora, what was the container she opened, often mistranslated as a 'box'?
Pithos
The original Greek term for Pandora's container was 'pithos,' referring to a large storage jar. The common mistranslation to 'box' occurred in the 16th century by Erasmus.
Q 17In Greek myth, which ferryman rows the dead across the Styx, and only those buried with a coin to pay him?
Charon
Charon's fare is real archaeology: low-value coins known as Charon's obols have been found in or on the mouths of the dead in some burials.
Q 18Which craftsman, guided by Athena, was primarily responsible for constructing the Trojan Horse?
Epeius
Epeius, a carpenter and boxer, built the horse in three days; ancient authors say he later settled in Italy and dedicated his tools to Athena.
Q 19What was the name of the many-headed hound that guarded the gates of the Underworld?
Cerberus
Usually shown with three heads, though not always, and sometimes with a mane of snakes; capturing him was the last of the twelve labours.
Q 20Which Athenian hero ventured into the Labyrinth to defeat the Minotaur?
Theseus
Theseus, with the help of Ariadne and her thread, navigated the Labyrinth and slew the beast, freeing Athens from the tribute of youths sent to Crete.
Adonis
His blood mingled with the goddess's tears to become the anemone. Depending on the version, the boar was sent by a jealous Ares, by Artemis or by Apollo.
Q 25Which Titan was known for bearing the sky on his shoulders as punishment?
Atlas
He was made to stand at the western edge of the earth after the Titans lost their war with the Olympians, which is why the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlas Mountains carry his name.
Q 26Which fire-breathing monster of Greek myth, part lion, part goat and part serpent, was slain by Bellerophon?
Chimera
Chimera now means any far-fetched idea, and in genetics an organism made of cells from two different embryos. Bellerophon killed it from the back of Pegasus.
Q 27Who was the goddess of the rainbow and a messenger of the gods?
Iris
Iris ran errands for the queen of the gods above all, travelling as fast as the wind on golden wings; the coloured part of the eye is named after her.
Q 28What was the name of the winged horse that sprang from Medusa's blood?
Pegasus
He had a brother, Chrysaor, born from the same blood.
Q 29Who was the primordial deity representing the personification of the Earth?
Gaea
Gaea, or Gaia, was one of the earliest deities, emerging from Chaos and giving birth to Uranus (Sky), Pontus (Sea), and the Titans.
Q 30Which hero sailed with the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece?
Jason
Jason's ship, the Argo, gave his crew their name; Medea later murdered their children after he abandoned her for a Corinthian princess.