Adonis and Aphrodite Quiz

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1. Who was the other mortal, besides Adonis, that Aphrodite ever fell in love with?

   1. Anchises
   2. Ganymede
   3. Bellerophon
   4. Paris
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   Answer: Anchises

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2. Whom did Cenchreis boast was more beautiful than Aphrodite?

   1. Persephone
   2. Leto
   3. Myrrha
   4. Helen
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   Answer: Myrrha

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3. What did the gods transform Myrrha into?

   1. A laurel tree
   2. An olive tree
   3. A myrrh tree
   4. A cypress tree
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   Answer: A myrrh tree

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4. To whom did Zeus refer the dispute between Aphrodite and Persephone?

   1. Erato
   2. Thalia
   3. Melpomene
   4. Calliope
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   Answer: Calliope

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5. How many months per year did Zeus decree Adonis should spend in the Underworld?

   1. Four
   2. Three
   3. Six
   4. Two
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   Answer: Four

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6. Whom did Aphrodite induce the Thracian women to kill as retribution?

   1. Orpheus
   2. Musaeus
   3. Linus
   4. Philemon
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   Answer: Orpheus

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7. What does the word 'anemone' mean?

   1. Nightflower
   2. Windflower
   3. Bloodflower
   4. Dewflower
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   Answer: Windflower

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8. In which work is the most famous retelling of the story of Adonis and Aphrodite found?

   1. The Aeneid
   2. The Odyssey
   3. The Metamorphoses
   4. The Iliad
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   Answer: The Metamorphoses

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