Q 01/05

Pegasus is a winged horse from which mythology?

A) Greek

B) Norse

C) Egyptian

D) Celtic

Answer · why

A) Greek

Long honored as a constellation, he also appears constantly on ancient Greek pottery and in Renaissance painting and sculpture.

Q 02/05

Pegasus was born from the blood of which monster when she was beheaded?

A) Medusa

B) Scylla

C) Echidna

D) The Sphinx

Answer · why

A) Medusa

Her sisters Stheno and Euryale were immortal, so Perseus could only kill her.

Q 03/05

Which god sired Pegasus, in his role as god of horses?

A) Poseidon

B) Zeus

C) Apollo

D) Hermes

Answer · why

A) Poseidon

The sea god was also credited in some versions with mingling his sea foam into the horse's making.

Q 04/05

Pegasus had a brother born at the same moment. What was his name?

A) Chrysaor

B) Geryon

C) Orthrus

D) Typhon

Answer · why

A) Chrysaor

His name means 'he who has a golden sword', and he went on to father the three-bodied Geryon.

Q 05/05

An ancient folk etymology derives Pegasus's name from a Greek word meaning what?

A) A well

B) A wing

C) Lightning

D) The sea

Answer · why

A) A well

A rival theory derives it from a Luwian storm-god's name meaning 'lightning', which fits his later role as Zeus's lightning-bearer.