Aphrodite Quiz: Everything You Have Ever Known
APHRODITE was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman often accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell, and mirror. How much do you know about Aphrodite? Why not take this quiz to test everything that you have known.
- 1.
Whose death caused Aphrodite's birth?- A.
Zeus
- B.
Poseidon
- C.
Uranus
- D.
Apollos
- 2.
Which of these was Aphrodite scared of?
- A.
Spiders
- B.
Insects
- C.
Ares
- D.
All of them
- 3.
Who is Aphrodite's son?
- A.
Eros
- B.
Hermaphroditus
- C.
All of the above
- D.
Aeneas
- 4.
What did Aphrodite offer Paris as a reward if he picked her?
- A.
A bucket full of gold
- B.
The love of the most beautiful woman in the world
- C.
To become king of Troy
- D.
To become an immortal god
- 5.
According to the 'Iliad', which mortal wounds Aphrodite on the battlefield?
- A.
Hector
- B.
Odysseus
- C.
Achilles
- D.
Diomedes
- 6.
The leader of the gods, Zeus, wanted Aphrodite to marry someone good and gentle. Who married Aphrodite?
- A.
Poseidon, the god of the ocean
- B.
Hephaestus, the god of blacksmithing
- C.
Chronos, the god of time
- D.
Ares, the god of war
- 7.
Who once became annoyed with Aphrodite for causing deities to fall in love with mortals?
- A.
Hera
- B.
Ares
- C.
Paris
- D.
Zeus
- 8.
In which play of Euridipes does Aphrodite appear in the beginning, initiating her revenge on a mortal who did not worship her?
- A.
Electra
- B.
Alcestis
- C.
Heracles
- D.
Hippolytus
- 9.
Who brought the golden apple that caused discord between Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena
- A.
Eris
- B.
Artemis
- C.
Athena
- D.
Hernis
- 10.
Who handled the case between the three goddesses?
- A.
Zeus
- B.
Paris, a Trojan Prince
- C.
Paris of Cyprus
- D.
Ares
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