Multiple choice general knowledge history

Greeks and Romans regarded Mount Vesuvius as being sacred to the hero and demigod Heracles/Hercules, the son of god Saturn/Zeus

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mount Vesuvius was regarded as sacred to Hercules/Heracles in Greek and Roman mythology, but Hercules was the son of Zeus (in Greek) or Jupiter (in Roman), NOT Saturn. Saturn is the Roman equivalent of Cronus, Zeus/Jupiter's father. This makes the statement false.

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