Q 01/05

Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt and of which celestial body in later tradition?

A) The Sun

B) Venus

C) The Pole Star

D) The Moon

Answer · why

D) The Moon

The Greeks' original lunar deity was Selene; the two were merged over time, along with Hecate, into a triple goddess.

Q 02/05

Who was Artemis's twin brother?

A) Hermes

B) Apollo

C) Ares

D) Dionysus

Answer · why

B) Apollo

In one account she was born first and then helped her mother deliver him.

Q 03/05

Who was the mother of Artemis?

A) Hera

B) Leto

C) Demeter

D) Maia

Answer · why

B) Leto

Leto was a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, and Hera hounded her across the earth for her affair with Zeus.

Q 04/05

On which island, in most accounts, was Artemis born?

A) Crete

B) Lesbos

C) Rhodes

D) Delos

Answer · why

D) Delos

Hera had forbidden Leto to give birth on solid land, but the floating island defied her and became rooted in place as a reward.

Q 05/05

Which goddess forbade Leto from giving birth anywhere on solid land?

A) Athena

B) Hera

C) Aphrodite

D) Demeter

Answer · why

B) Hera

Zeus's wife also sent the serpent Python and the giant Tityos to pursue Leto.