Mythology Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
Pax was the Roman Goddess of what?
A: peace
Which Norse God invulnerable to all else was killed by
mistletoe?
A: Baldur
In mythology what is the offspring of a God and mortal
called?
A: Hero
The Hindu trinity are Brahma ,Shiva and who?
A: Vishnu
Hymen in Greek and Genius in Roman are Gods of what?
A: Fertility and Marriage
In Greek mythology, what group was Atlas a member of?
A: The Titans
What kind of tree is sacred to Apollo ?
A: Laurel
In Greek mythology Clio was the muse of what?
A: History
In mythology Romulus and Remus were suckled by a she-wolf
and fed by a what?
A: Woodpecker
Perseus turned who into stone with the Gorgons head?
A: Atlas
In Norse mythology, Odin traded an eye for what?
A: Wisdom
What was the name of the mythological
monster that had nine
heads?
A: Hydra
What was the name for the Phoenician Goddess of
love?
A: Astarte
What is the name of the Indian God of Palmistry?
A: Panchaguni
A Griffin is a mythical beast that is a cross between a
lion and a what?
A: Eagle
Jason and the Argonauts sailed to Colchis looking for the
what?
A: Fleece
In mythology, who married the maid Galatea?
A: King Pygmalion Aphrodite
What was the name of the Norse Goddess of truth?
A: Vor
Of the twelve labors Hercules performed, what was number
seven ?
A: Capture of the Cretan Bull
Who slew the nine headed hydra?
A: Hercules
What is a myth?
A: A myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives or stories that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths.
The main characters in myths are usually what?
A: Gods, demigods or supernatural humans.
Myths are often endorsed by rulers and priests or priestesses, and are closely linked to what?
A: Religion or spirituality.
Many societies group their myths, legends and history together, considering myths and legends to be what?
A: True accounts of their remote past.
Creation myths take place in a primordial age when the world had not done what?
A: Achieved its later form.
The term mythology may either refer to the study of myths in general, or a what?
A: A body of myths regarding a particular subject.
The academic comparisons of bodies of myth are known as what?
A: Comparative mythology.
Because the term myth is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrative as a myth can be highly what?
A: Political.
Many adherents of religions view their
religion's stories as true and therefore object to the stories being what?
A: Characterized as myths.
