Greek Myth or Made Up? • Greek Gods & Goddesses

15 Questions - Can you tell real Greek myths from plausible fakes?

1. Zeus transformed himself into a swan to seduce a mortal woman named Leda.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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2. Hermes invented the board game chess to teach Zeus strategic thinking.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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3. Dionysus was born twice—once from his mother, and then sewn into Zeus's thigh and born again.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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4. Athena was born fully grown and armored from Zeus's forehead after he swallowed her mother.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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5. Poseidon created dolphins by transforming drowned sailors who showed exceptional bravery at sea.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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6. Cronus, father of Zeus, swallowed his own children whole because of a prophecy that one would overthrow him.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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7. Hades created dreams to communicate secret messages to mortals while they slept.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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8. Apollo flayed a satyr named Marsyas alive after the satyr challenged him to a music contest and lost.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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9. Artemis founded the first Olympic Games to prove that women were equal competitors to men.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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10. Prometheus had his liver eaten by an eagle every day as punishment, and it would regrow each night.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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11. Ares was once trapped in a bronze jar for thirteen months by two giants, and no one came to rescue him.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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12. Aphrodite was born from sea foam after Cronus castrated Uranus and threw his genitals into the ocean.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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13. Athena invented the first mirror as a gift to mortal women, teaching them the value of self-reflection.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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14. Hephaestus built golden mechanical servants that could move and work by themselves in his forge.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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15. Echo the nymph was cursed to only repeat the last words spoken to her because she distracted Hera with long conversations while Zeus had affairs.

A) Real Greek Myth

B) Made Up

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