DIFFICULT ROUND

1. Zeus mated with many goddesses and mortals (including Aegina, Alcmena, Calliope,
Cassiopea, Demeter, Dione, Europa, Io, Leda, Leto, Mnemosyne, Niobe, PERSEPHONE and
Semele) but was married to who?

Answer: Hera

2. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea and was swallowed by his father along
with HADES, DEMETER, HESTIA and HERA
Answer: Poseidon

3. Despite her marriage to Hephaestus, Aphrodite had many lovers. Who is the God that became
a lover of Aphrodite?
Answer: Ares

4. He is the presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He is also one of the most influential
authors in the widest sense, for the two epics provided the basis of
Greek education and culture throughout the Classical age and formed the backbone of humane
education down to the time of the Roman Empire and the spread of Christianity.
Answer: Homer

5. Homer referred to her as a mistress of wild animals.

Answer: Artemis

6. He was the second youngest Olympian god and was the son of ZEUS and Maia, one of the seven
Pleiades and daughter of the Titan Atlas.
Answer: Hermes

7. The Olympian gods were the main gods of Ancient Greece. After overthrowing their ancestors,
the Olympian gods became the rulers of the World (Cosmos). Who were their ancestors?
Answer: Titans
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8. In Greek Mythology, Nike was the GODDESS of speed, strength and victory. Also known as
Winged Goddess, Nike is most often pictured as having what?
Answer: Wings

9. It is an epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant
events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy.
Answer: The Iliad/ Iliad

10. “The Odyssey” (Gr: “Odysseia”) is the second of the two epic poems attributed to the
ancient Greek poet Homer (the first being “The Iliad”), and usually considered the second extant
work of Western literature. It was probably composed near the end of the 8th Century BCE and
is, in part, a sequel to “The Iliad”. It is widely recognized as one of the great stories of all time,
and has been a strong influence on later European, especially Renaissance, literature. The poem
focuses on the Greek hero ______.
Answer: Odysseus or Ulysses