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What are some mythology questions?
I Dare You To Take This Greek Mythology Quiz
- Who was Zeus’s wife?
- Aphrodite was the goddess of what?
- How was Athena born?
- Who was the god of war?
- Icarus flew too close to the what?
- Zeus and Hades were brothers with which god?
- What did Prometheus steal from Zeus to give to the mortals?
- Apollo was the god of what?
Who is the god that controls the sea?
Poseidon
Poseidon. Poseidon, as god of the sea, was an important Olympian power; he was the chief patron of Corinth, many cities of Magna Graecia, and also of Plato’s legendary Atlantis. He controls the oceans and the seas, and he also created horses.
Who is the most powerful sea goddess?
Amphitrite, in Greek mythology, the goddess of the sea, wife of the god Poseidon, and one of the 50 (or 100) daughters (the Nereids) of Nereus and Doris (the daughter of Oceanus). Poseidon chose Amphitrite from among her sisters as the Nereids performed a dance on the isle of Naxos.
What are some questions to ask about Greek mythology?
Ancient Greece
- Who or what were the Greek gods?
- Why were the Greek gods important?
- What is a myth?
- Why were the Greek myths important to the development of ancient Greece as a civilization?
- How did the ancient Greek storytellers all know the same myths?
- Who were the most important Greek gods?
Why did Poseidon create horses?
Poseidon (In Greek: Ποσειδῶν, known as Neptune to the Romans) was considered as the god of the sea. When Poseidon desired Demeter, she asked Poseidon to create the world’s most beautiful animal in an attempt to cool off his advances. As a result, Poseidon created the first horse and also became the God of horses.
Who was the god of fire?
Hephaestus
Hephaestus, Greek Hephaistos, in Greek mythology, the god of fire. Originally a deity of Asia Minor and the adjoining islands (in particular Lemnos), Hephaestus had an important place of worship at the Lycian Olympus.
Who is the ruler of the sea?
POSEIDON
POSEIDON The king of the seas and lord of the sea-gods. Poseidon received his domain when the three sons of Kronos drew lots for division of the universe.