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World Mythology

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Review the deities, legendary figures, and ancient epics from Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian mythology. This topic traces classical literature origins and ancient religious beliefs. Such history and culture questions are commonly found in the general awareness sections of state and central government exams.

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World Mythology Questions

Multiple choice

In Aztec mythology, who is the god of rain and agriculture?

  1. Tlaloc

  2. Huitzilopochtli

  3. Quetzalcoatl

  4. Xolotl
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Tlaloc is the Aztec god of rain and agriculture, often depicted as a blue-faced deity with a headdress of serpents.

Multiple choice

In Inca mythology, who is the sun god?

  1. Inti

  2. Viracocha

  3. Pachamama

  4. Mama Quilla
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Inti is the Inca sun god, often depicted as a golden disc with a human face.

Multiple choice

In Mayan mythology, who is the god of death and the underworld?

  1. Ah Puch

  2. Kukulkan

  3. Itzamna

  4. Ix Chel
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Ah Puch is the Mayan god of death and the underworld, often depicted as a skeletal figure with a headdress of bones.

Multiple choice

In Babylonian mythology, who is the god of wisdom and knowledge?

  1. Marduk

  2. Ishtar

  3. Ea

  4. Shamash
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Ea is the Babylonian god of wisdom, knowledge, and water, often depicted as a bearded man with a fish tail.

Multiple choice

In Assyrian mythology, who is the god of war and hunting?

  1. Ashur

  2. Ishtar

  3. Adad

  4. Nergal
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Ashur is the Assyrian god of war and hunting, often depicted as a winged archer with a bow and arrow.

Multiple choice

In Hittite mythology, who is the god of the sky and weather?

  1. Teshub

  2. Inara

  3. Kumarbi

  4. Elkunirsa
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Teshub is the Hittite god of the sky and weather, often depicted as a bearded man with a thunderbolt in his hand.

Multiple choice

In Canaanite mythology, who is the god of the sea and storms?

  1. Yam

  2. Baal

  3. Anat

  4. Asherah
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Yam is the Canaanite god of the sea and storms, often depicted as a powerful and destructive deity.

Multiple choice

In Greek mythology, who was the god of the underworld?

  1. Zeus

  2. Hades

  3. Poseidon

  4. Ares
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Hades was the god of the underworld, the realm of the dead.

Multiple choice

In Egyptian mythology, what was the name of the god of the dead?

  1. Osiris

  2. Anubis

  3. Ra

  4. Thoth
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Osiris was the god of the dead, the underworld, and the afterlife.

Multiple choice

In Norse mythology, what was the name of the realm of the dead?

  1. Asgard

  2. Midgard

  3. Jotunheim

  4. Helheim
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Helheim was the realm of the dead, ruled by the goddess Hel.

Multiple choice

In Celtic mythology, what was the name of the god of the dead?

  1. Cernunnos

  2. Lugh

  3. Dagda

  4. Morrigan
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Cernunnos was the god of the dead, the underworld, and fertility.

Multiple choice

In Japanese mythology, what was the name of the goddess of the dead?

  1. Izanami

  2. Izanagi

  3. Amaterasu

  4. Susanoo
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Izanami was the goddess of the dead, the underworld, and creation.

Multiple choice

In Christian mythology, what was the name of the place where the dead went to be judged?

  1. Heaven

  2. Hell

  3. Purgatory

  4. Limbo
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Purgatory was the place where the dead went to be cleansed of their sins before entering Heaven.

Multiple choice

In Islamic mythology, what was the name of the angel of death?

  1. Azrael

  2. Gabriel

  3. Michael

  4. Raphael
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Azrael was the angel of death, who was responsible for taking the souls of the dead.

Multiple choice

In Zoroastrian mythology, what was the name of the god of the dead?

  1. Ahura Mazda

  2. Angra Mainyu

  3. Mithra

  4. Yima
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Yima was the god of the dead, the underworld, and the first man.