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Quiz: Can You Name the Greek God or Goddess?

They hurl thunderbolts, throw wild parties, and mess with the lives of mortals. Can you match each description to the correct god or goddess?
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The Greek gods of Olympus.
The Greek gods of Olympus. | ZU_09/GettyImages

Maybe you can name every Greek god ever committed to mythology; maybe you just know Nike, goddess of victory, thanks to her line of footwear. Either way, it’s hard not to know a little something about the iconic figures of Greek folklore who populated Mount Olympus and occasionally meddled in the lives of mere mortals. See if you can match the god to their description in the quiz below.

Greek mythology has persisted for thousands of years—long enough to be influenced by even older myths. The half-lion, half-woman Sphinx, for example, dates to ancient Egypt at least 2000 years before Sophocles first penned mention of her in Greek literature.

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