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To this folk hero of Polynesian mythology, there is not much to say except "you're welcome."
Who is Maui?
100
I cannot tell a lie: according to European-American folklore, George Washington was said to have chopped down this type of tree.
What is a cherry tree?
100
This group of pre-Olympian gods was led by Cronus, which technically makes him your boss.
Who are the Titans?
100
He didn't really put the "glad" in "gladiator", but his 12 labors certainly are fun to learn about.
Who is Hercules?
100
This figure of the Hebrew Bible was told to build a boat to survive a world-destroying flood.
Who is Noah?
200
This god-king ruled over the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk, and is the titular hero of humanity's oldest complete story.
Who is Gilgamesh?
200
According to this religious movement, the world as we know it is a graveyard for alien ghosts known as "thetans."
What is Scientology?
200
Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and this god are known as the Trimurti.
Who is Shiva (the Destroyer)?
200
This hero captained the first sea-going ship in a quest to get some golden wool.
Who is Jason?
200
This Greek sun-god drove the chariot of the sun until he gave the sun to his son, from which he was thrown asunder.
Who is Phaethon?
300
This Hawaiian goddess of volcanos and fire also produces beautiful greenery.
Who is Pele?
300
This tentacle-faced literary monster has grown well beyond it's creator, H.P. Lovecraft, to become one of the internet's most beloved mythological beasts.
Who is Cthulu?
300
The Ennead, or group of nine, were led by Atum and were the gods of this ancient civilization.
What is Egypt?
300
This hero famously died after taking an arrow to the heel. I'm not in-tendon to ask such easy questions going forward.
Who is Achilles?
300
This Chinese legend and mischief-maker flew around on a cloud. Goku is just an imitator.
Who is Sun Wukong (the Monkey King)?
400
This deity ruled the Yoruban kingdom of Oyo in Northwest Africa and wielded the power of thunder and lightning.
Who is Shango?
400
This real-but-short-lived secret society from Germany, intent on opposing superstition and baseless rumor, is believed by some to now rule over the entire globe in what is known as the New World Order.
Who are the Illuminati?
400
These gods of Norse myth are associated with fertility, wisdom, and prophecy
Who are the Vanir?
400
This hero defeated the Minotaur and had his own set of clearly-plagiarized feats from another Greek hero. Real Northview energy.
Who was Theseus?
400
This lovely goddess is driven around by cats in her chariot. Her day may be your favorite week day.
Who is Freya (Frig)
500
This god invented the calendar and books for the Aztecs, and was a snake-bird combo.
Who is Quetzalcoatl?
500
According to some accounts, this primate roams the Pacific Northwest, with piles of circumstantial evidence to suggest its existence. Maybe it's just looking for a reasonably priced shoe store?
Who is bigfoot?
500
In Yoruba religion and its many offshoots, the divine spirits are known collectively as this word.
What are Orishas?
500
This Trojan hero appears briefly in the Iliad, but his bigger claim to fame is being the focus of a Roman poem that bears his name.
Who is Aeneas?
500
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna drives Arjuna around the battlefield. But secretly, Krishna is actually an avatar of this god.
Who is Vishnu?