Question 1

With whom did Achilles fall in love the minute he drove a spear into her throat?

Accepted Answer

Penthesilea

Question 2

Which god transformed Io into a beautiful white cow, so that his wife would not find out?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 3

Which love-struck princess provided Theseus with a sword and a ball of thread when he faced the Minotaur, and was then left behind by him as he sailed away?

Accepted Answer

Ariadne

Question 4

Ares, the God of War, has an affair with which married Goddess?

Accepted Answer

Aphrodite

Question 5

Apollo fell for which Trojan princess who then rejected him?

Accepted Answer

Cassandra

Question 6

Zeus had an affair with which mortal princess to produce the beautiful Helen of Troy?

Accepted Answer

Leda

Question 7

Philemon and Baucis were a loving couple who didn’t want to live without one another so they asked the gods to let them die at the same time. The gods granted their wish and changed them into what?

Accepted Answer

Trees

Question 8

Odysseus was so much in love with his wife Penelope that he rejected the love of a nymph whom he met during his lengthy wanderings. What was the nymph’s name?

Accepted Answer

Calypso

Question 9

Pygmalion scorned love and lust and devoted himself to art, but he was captivated nevertheless by what thing??

Accepted Answer

A sculpture

Question 10

Echo was smitten with Narcissus, but could not enchant him with the rhapsodic babble which filled her heart, as her tongue had been cursed by Hera. For what had she been punished?

Accepted Answer

Distracting Hera with intriguing stories

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a god of Love?

Accepted Answer

Geb

Question 12

Which one of the following Greek words means love?

Accepted Answer

Φιλία (philia) - Φιλία (philia) -> Love Μανια (Mania) -> Rage, anger, etc Κυνις (Kunis) -> Dog Θαλλασσα (Thallassa)-> Ocean/sea

Question 13

Which of the following Ancient couples inspired Shakespeare:

Accepted Answer

Pyramus and Thisbe - Pyramus and Thisbe inspired a scene in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Question 14

Who did Odysseus have an affair with?

Accepted Answer

Circe - Odysseus agreed to become Circe’s lover to free his men

Question 15

What action saddened Odysseus that Penelope asked him to do?

Accepted Answer

Destroy their Wedding Bed

AMNE Love Stories Trivia

2) Which god transformed Io into a beautiful white cow, so that his wife would not find out?

3) Which love-struck princess provided Theseus with a sword and a ball of thread when he faced the Minotaur, and was then left behind by him as he sailed away?

4) Ares, the God of War, has an affair with which married Goddess?

5) Apollo fell for which Trojan princess who then rejected him?

6) Zeus had an affair with which mortal princess to produce the beautiful Helen of Troy?

7) Philemon and Baucis were a loving couple who didn’t want to live without one another so they asked the gods to let them die at the same time. The gods granted their wish and changed them into what?

8) Odysseus was so much in love with his wife Penelope that he rejected the love of a nymph whom he met during his lengthy wanderings. What was the nymph’s name?

9) Pygmalion scorned love and lust and devoted himself to art, but he was captivated nevertheless by what thing??

10) Echo was smitten with Narcissus, but could not enchant him with the rhapsodic babble which filled her heart, as her tongue had been cursed by Hera. For what had she been punished?

11) Which of the following is NOT a god of Love?

12) Which one of the following Greek words means love?

13) Which of the following Ancient couples inspired Shakespeare:

14) Who did Odysseus have an affair with?

15) What action saddened Odysseus that Penelope asked him to do?