Mythology quiz: Greek

The full answer key for this quiz, question by question.

Which part of Achilles' body remains vulnerable?

The heelHis mother Thetis had dipped him as a child into the waters of the Styx

Which weapon does Zeus hurl from Olympus?

The thunderboltThe Cyclopes are said to have forged it for him during the war against the Titans

On which island does Theseus confront the Minotaur?

CreteDaedalus had built the Labyrinth there for King Minos

Which name does Odysseus give the Cyclops Polyphemus to deceive him?

NobodyThe other Cyclopes ignore the call for help because of this play on words

Which Gorgon does Perseus behead?

MedusaShe was the only one of the three sisters who was mortal

Of which element is Poseidon the sovereign god?

The seaHe is also held to shake the earth and to have created the horse

Which Titan is the father of Zeus?

CronusRhea handed him a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes to save her last son

Which Roman goddess corresponds to Hera?

JunoHer sanctuary on the Capitol places her at the summit of the Roman triad

In which marsh does the Hydra with regrowing heads live?

LernaIolaus cauterised the wounds with a firebrand to prevent regrowth

Which monstrous dog guards the entrance to the Underworld?

CerberusIts capture is the last of the labours imposed on the son of Alcmene

Which object do Jason and the Argonauts set out to find in Colchis?

The Golden FleeceMedea, daughter of King Aeetes, helps him overcome the trials

Which fruit does Persephone taste in the Underworld, binding her to that realm?

The pomegranateThis tale explains the return of the seasons in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter