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OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation Myth and Religion (Gods and Heroes) overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What does it mean that the Greek and Roman gods were 'anthropomorphic'?

  2. Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Athene?

  3. Which attribute identifies the god Poseidon (Neptune) in art?

  4. Why is Heracles called the 'universal' hero?

  5. How is Heracles usually identified in art?

  6. How did Theseus find his way out of the Labyrinth?

  7. What did Theseus do as king that made him the founder of the Athenian state?

  8. Who was the divine father of Romulus and Remus?

  9. What value did the image of Aeneas carrying his father Anchises out of Troy embody?

  10. Which god did Augustus most closely associate himself with, building a temple to him on the Palatine?

  11. Who ferried the souls of the dead across the river Styx?

  12. Which hero went to the underworld to bring back his wife Eurydice but lost her by looking back?