Q 01/05

Apollo is the twin brother of which goddess of the hunt?

A) Artemis

B) Athena

C) Hera

D) Demeter

Answer · why

A) Artemis

The two are said to have invented archery together.

Q 02/05

Who was Apollo's mother?

A) Leto

B) Hera

C) Metis

D) Maia

Answer · why

A) Leto

Hera hounded her from land to land while she searched for somewhere to give birth.

Q 03/05

On which island was Apollo born?

A) Delos

B) Crete

C) Lesbos

D) Rhodes

Answer · why

A) Delos

The island had been a floating rock; the unborn Apollo spoke from the womb and asked to be born there.

Q 04/05

Which musical instrument is Apollo's best-known attribute?

A) The lyre

B) The flute

C) The drum

D) The trumpet

Answer · why

A) The lyre

Swans circled Delos seven times at his birth, one for each string.

Q 05/05

Apollo was the patron deity of which famous oracle?

A) Delphi

B) Dodona

C) Siwa

D) Cumae

Answer · why

A) Delphi

The priestess there, the Pythia, was said to be filled with the god's breath from a spring in the inner sanctuary.