How Well Do You Know Strange and Obscure Ancient Greek Myths?
NO DIDDY
Created 6/19/2024
Test your knowledge of the strangest and most obscure ancient Greek myths with this challenging quiz. Can you score a perfect 20 out of 20?
1. Who was transformed into a swan to seduce Leda?
2. What bizarre family secret is associated with Helen of Troy?
Born from a golden apple
Hatched from an egg
Sprang from a sea shell
Came from a dragon's tooth
3. What did Erysichthon of Thessaly do to incur the wrath of Demeter?
Stole her sacred grain
Sacrificed a bull to Poseidon
Cut down her sacred grove
Built a temple to Ares
4. Who was known as the Mermaid Sister of Alexander the Great?
Thessaloniki
Aethra
Euryale
Scylla
5. What unique ability did Hypnos, the god of sleep, possess?
Induce earthquakes
Bring forth dreams
Control the weather
Turn invisible
6. What was the name of the early Dionysian religion that Orpheus was associated with?
Orphism
Pythagoreanism
Stoicism
Epicureanism
7. Which philosopher rented the first documented haunted house in Athens?
Pythagoras
Aristotle
Athenodorus
Empedocles
8. What was the curse of Erysichthon?
Eternal blindness
Insatiable hunger
Transformation into stone
Unending nightmares
9. What did Orpheus use to soften the hearts of Hades and Persephone?
His sword
His music
A golden apple
A secret potion
10. What did Thessaloniki do after learning of her brother Alexander's death?
Became immortal
Turned into a Gorgon
Washed her hair with magical water
Threw herself into the sea
11. What does the 'Orphic Egg' symbolize in Orphism?
12. What rare and obscure fact is related to goddess Nyx's son, Hypnos?
Granted immortality
Had wings and held a poppy
Controlled the elements
Was a twin to Ares
13. What happened to Narcissus due to his self-obsession?
Became a tree
Turned to gold
Transformed into a flower
Became a star
14. Who completed twelve seemingly impossible labors as a penance?
Perseus
Theseus
Hercules
Jason
15. What was Arachne's talent that led to her transformation into a spider?
Weaving
Singing
Dancing
Painting
16. What task was Hercules given as part of his penance for killing his family?
Capture the Golden Fleece
Slay the Nemean Lion
Retrieve the Apple of Discord
Demolish the Labyrinth
17. Who was Prometheus punished by, and what was his punishment?
Poseidon - Drowned in the sea
Zeus - Chained and liver eaten daily
Hades - Trapped in the Underworld
Apollo - Forever blinded
18. What strange beginning does the story of Erysichthon involve?
Born from a rock
Cutting a nymph's tree
Fell from the sky
Sprouting from a tear
19. What did Selene, the goddess of the moon, control?
Sunlight
Rivers
Tides
Mountains
20. How was Thessaloniki transformed into a mermaid?
Drank from the Fountain of Youth
Was cursed by a witch
Shook hands with Poseidon
Washed hair with mystical water
