How Well Do You Know Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses?

By: Talin Vartanian
Estimated Completion Time
2 min
How Well Do You Know Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses?
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About This Quiz

Ancient gods and goddesses make up an interesting mythological aspect of our history and are said to have once ruled our world. Famous gods and goddesses include Zeus, Aphrodite, Hades and Hermes, but there are other ancient figures to be studied as well!

Here's a fun fact for the day: Did you know that Nike (the popular shoe brand) was actually the name for the "winged goddess?" She was known for her athletic abilities and was the daughter of Styx and Pallas, who was a Titan. Other goddesses were known for childbirth, fertility and love. For example, Aphrodite was the goddess of love, while Eileithyia was the goddess of childbirth.

It's also important to note that Chaos was considered to be the first god to ever exist, and that everything we know of today originated from Chaos. He first created the five deities, which are night, darkness, Earth, love and the Underworld. From there, the Ocean, Heavens and light were also created. Other famous ancient gods include Apollo, Ares, Atlas and Deimos.

This quiz will look at 35 different gods and goddesses who were said to have ruled over various aspects of our world during mythological times. Think you can name them all? Try this quiz now to find out!

Which of these gods was the god of war?
Ares
Apollo
Artemis
Hermes
Who created Tartarus (otherwise known as the 'Underworld')?
Kratos
Chaos
Hypnos
Hermes
Who was the twin brother of Polydeuces (otherwise known as Pollux)?
Glaucus
Hades
Castor
Eros

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"The East Wind" is a nickname given to which of these gods?
Eros
Erebus
Helios
Eurus
Which of these gods ruled over the Underworld?
Hades
Hypnos
Hermes
Ares
Who was the god of sleep?
Deimos
Hypnos
Oceanus
Notus

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This god ruled over multiple things, such as poetry, music and medicine. Can you name him?
Aristaeus
Alastor
Apollo
Aether
Who was the father of Zeus?
Crios
Dinlas
Deimos
Cronus
The god of terror and dread was...?
Glaucus
Erebus
Eros
Deimos

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Which of these gods was known for wine-making?
Dionysus
Eurus
Hesperus
Hymenaios
Phosphorus and Hesperus were the sons of...?
Amphitrite
Eos
Antheia
Lachesis
"The South Wind" is a reference to which of these gods?
Momus
Kratos
Notus
Nereus

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Who was the goddess of the sun?
Amphitrite
Antheia
Alectrona
Aphaea
Apate was the child of...?
Morpheus
Kratos
Notus
Nyx
Which of these gods was NOT created by Chaos?
Fruit
Night
Darkness
Love

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Which of these goddesses was the "Sister of War?"
Enyo
Hecate
Hebe
Euterpe
Which of these goddesses was the "mother goddess?"
Harmonia
Hygea
Iris
Gaea
Who was NOT a virgin goddess?
Artemis
Hestia
Athena
Selene

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The goddess of motherhood was...?
Pheme
Polyhymnia
Thalia
Rhea
Who was NOT one of the nine Muses?
Thalia
Terpsichore
Tyche
Urania
Who was NOT part of the Graces?
Aglaea
Sterope
Euphrosyne
Thalia

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The River Styx was overlooked by which of these goddesses?
Styx
Terpsichore
Kotys
Keres
Who was the god of love?
Eurus
Hades
Hermes
Eros
Who was the "guide to the Underworld?"
Helios
Hephaestus
Heracles
Hermes

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Which of these gods was known for his physical strength?
Hesperus
Heracles
Hymenaios
Paean
Metalworking and fire were personified by...?
Pallas
Hephaestus
Notus
Pan
What was the name of the doctor who treated Olympian gods?
Pontus
Pollux
Paean
Triton

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Who was NOT a child of Styx?
Nike
Kratos
Zelus
Helios
Which goddess overlooked marriage and the Heavens?
Hera
Hecate
Hemera
Euterpe
Which of these goddesses was the personification of childbirth?
Doris
Elpis
Eileithyia
Electra

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The goddess of nature and mountains was...?
Demeter
Clotho
Harmonia
Cybele
Thesmophoros was another name for which of these goddesses?
Demeter
Hera
Hestia
Iris
Which of these goddesses embodied the rainbow?
Circe
Iris
Clio
Elpis

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Venus was the Roman name for which of these goddesses?
Demeter
Iris
Aphrodite
Harmonia
Which of these goddesses had the nickname "Winged Goddess?"
Bia
Atropos
Doris
Nike