Mythical Riddles
Gods and Goddesses
Mythical Creatures and Greek Heroes
Know Your Myths
Vocabulary
100

I am a very strong hero who completes difficult tasks.  Who am I? 

Who is Hercules? 
100

Who was the kind and leader of the Greed gods? 

Who is Zeus? 

100

Which mythical creature is half bull and half man? 

Who it the minotaur? 

100

In which myth does a girl named Pandora open a box that releases trouble into the world? 

What is Prometheus and Pandora? 

100

What does the word spectators mean? 

Who are people who watch an event? 

200

I am a giant who was punished by Zeus and must hold up the sky.  Who am I? 

Who is Atlas? 

200

Which god ruled the sea and carried a trident? 

Who is Poseidon? 

200

What three-headed dog guards the underworld? 

Who is Cerberus? 

200

Who weaves so skillfully that she challenges the goddess Athena? 

Who is Arachne? 

200

What is a synonym for spider? 

What is arachnid?
300

I have the body of a lion and the face and neck of a woman. I challenge travelers with a riddle.  Who am I? 

Who is the Sphinx?
300

Which goddess cared for the harvest, grain, fields and crops? 

Who is Demeter? 

300

Which Greek hero defeats the Minotaur?

Who is Theseus? 

300

What does Theseus use to help him find his way out of the labyrinth? 

What is string? 

300

What is a synonym for a maze? 

What is a labyrinth? 

400

I solve the Sphinx's riddle and save the people of Thebes from her challenge. Who am I? 

Who is Oedipus? 

400

Which goddess was known for wisdom and weaving? 

Who is Athena?
400

What Greek heroine races against Hippomenes?

Who is Atalanta? 

400

What happens when Icarus flies too close to the sun? 

What is he falls into the sea when the wax melts on his wings? 

400

If you are longing for something or wanting something badly what are you doing? 

What is pining? 

500

I am a frightening lion that Hercules subdued. Who am I? 

Who is the Nemean lion? 
500

Name the two twin gods or goddesses: one was god of predictions and music, and the other was the goddess of the hunt. 

Who is Apollo and Artemis? 

500

What three-headed dog guards the underworld?

Who is the Cerberus? 
500

In the myth of Demeter and Persephone, what natural pattern or cycle does the story help explain? 

What are the seasons? 

500

What are two characteristics of a Greek myth? 

What explains something that happens in nature, have supernatural characters, and teach a lesson or have a moral. 

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