Mythology & Legends
Instructions: How well do you know the myths and legends from around the world?
- 1.
In Greek mythology, who is the king of the gods?
AHadesBZeusCApolloDPoseidon - 2.
In Norse mythology, what is the name of the mighty hammer wielded by Thor?
AGramBExcaliburCGungnirDMjolnir - 3.
What mythical creature has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle?
AManticoreBChimeraCSphinxDGriffin - 4.
In Roman mythology, who is the equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
AJupiterBMercuryCNeptuneDMars - 5.
King Arthur's legendary sword, pulled from a stone, is known by what name?
AExcaliburBClarentCJoyeuseDDurandal - 6.
In Greek mythology, who was sentenced to push a boulder up a hill for eternity, only for it to roll back down each time?
AAtlasBPrometheusCTantalusDSisyphus - 7.
In Hindu mythology, what is the name of the epic poem about Prince Rama's quest to rescue his wife Sita?
ARamayanaBMahabharataCBhagavad GitaDVedas - 8.
In Egyptian mythology, which god has the head of a jackal and is associated with mummification and the afterlife?
AAnubisBRaCOsirisDHorus - 9.
In Norse mythology, what is Ragnarok?
AThor's kingdomBThe World TreeCThe rainbow bridgeDThe end of the world - 10.
In Greek mythology, what creature did the hero Theseus slay in the Labyrinth on Crete?
AThe HydraBThe MinotaurCMedusaDCerberus - 11.
In Japanese mythology, what is the name of the sun goddess and chief deity of the Shinto pantheon?
AIzanamiBSusanooCAmaterasuDTsukuyomi - 12.
In Celtic mythology, what is the name of the otherworldly island paradise, sometimes called the 'Land of the Young'?
AElysiumBTir na nOgCValhallaDAvalon - 13.
In Aztec mythology, Quetzalcoatl is depicted as what type of creature?
AA feathered serpentBAn eagle godCA fire demonDA jaguar warrior - 14.
In Greek mythology, who is the ferryman of the dead, transporting souls across the river Styx to the underworld?
ACharonBHadesCThanatosDHermes - 15.
In Finnish mythology, what is the Kalevala?
AThe national epic poemBA dragon that guards treasureCA magical swordDThe god of thunder