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Quiz: How much do you know about Greek gods and goddesses?
NASA loves naming their missions after Greek deities. How much do you know about them?
ASTRONAUTS PLUNGED INTO the Pacific Ocean on Friday after their 10-day mission, during which they went further into space than humans had ever gone before.
Titled Artemis II, the mission is the latest to share a name with a Greek deity, coming from the goddess of hunting, the wilderness and childbirth.
She was the twin sister of the god Apollo. If that rings a bell, it may be because it’s the name of NASA’s famous 1969 mission that put men on the moon for the first time.
With all this talk of gods and goddesses, we thought we’d put your knowledge to the test.
Take the quiz and see how much you know about Greek deities.
Of the Twelve Olympians (the major Greek deities), how many were goddesses?
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3
6
8
None
Which Greek god is mentioned in the Sabrina Carpenter song When Did You Get Hot?
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Ares
Zeus
Hermes
Demeter
Who did the demigod Perseus famously behead?
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Medusa
Helen of Troy
Pandora
Athena
Who voiced Hercules in the 1997 animated Disney film?
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Danny DeVito
Robin Williams
Tate Donovan
Jeremy Irons
On his first day of life, the infant god Hermes stole what from Apollo?
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Money
Bread
Cattle
Housekeys
Why did Hades end up ruling the Underworld, where souls of the dead live?
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He was banished there
He drew the short straw when they were picking who ruled what
He had friends there
He was weirdly really into death
Orpheus went to the Underworld to rescue his bride, Eurydice. Hades said he could bring her back to the Upperworld on one condition. What was the condition?
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Eurydice never speaks to Orpheus again
They come back and visit
Orpheus doesn't look back on their journey home
Hades gets to go back with them
Which of these shoe brands is named after a Greek god?
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Vans
Nike
Adidas
Crocs
Athena and Poseidon competed to become the patron of a new city, Athens. What did Athena offer its people so that she would win?
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A river
A field of wheat
Wine
An olive tree
In the 2010 Kylie Minogue song, with what word does she rhyme Aphrodite?
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Flighty
Nighty
Blighty
Mighty
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You're an expert on Greek gods and goddesses!
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Demigod
You know a fair bit about Greek deities
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Demigod
You know a little about Greek deities.
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Greek mythology might be your Achilles heel.
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