Quiz
1. Nope, Fluffy isn't one-of-a-kind. What is the name of the giant three-headed watchdog in Greek myth?
2. Like Fluffy, Cerberus was once lulled to sleep by beautiful music. Which legendary musician enchanted Cerberus with song?
3. The lightning bolt on Harry's forehead was the symbol of which Greek god?
4. In Greek mythology, Hermione was the daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and this famous beauty:
5. The hippocampus—half horse, half sea-creature—appears not just in Harry Potter but pulling the chariot of this mythological ruler:
6. The Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch may bring to mind the mythical Greek guard Argus, who was said to have
7. Ancient Greek gods and goddesses were often depicted with a nimbus—not a flying broom but a shining
8. In The Goblet of Fire, Harry meets a sphinx who asks him a riddle. Which troubled mortal in Greek mythology meets a sphinx and solves her riddle?
9. Professor McGonagall's first name, Minerva, is the Roman name for which Greek goddess?
10. Centaurs roam the Forbidden Forest by Hogwarts. In Greek mythology, centaurs are half man and half
1. Nope, Fluffy isn't one-of-a-kind. What is the name of the giant three-headed watchdog in Greek myth?
Cerberus
2. Like Fluffy, Cerberus was once lulled to sleep by beautiful music. Which legendary musician enchanted Cerberus with song?
Orpheus
3. The lightning bolt on Harry's forehead was the symbol of which Greek god?
Zeus
4. In Greek mythology, Hermione was the daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and this famous beauty:
Helen of Troy
5. The hippocampus—half horse, half sea-creature—appears not just in Harry Potter but pulling the chariot of this mythological ruler:
Poseidon
6. The Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch may bring to mind the mythical Greek guard Argus, who was said to have
a hundred eyes
7. Ancient Greek gods and goddesses were often depicted with a nimbus—not a flying broom but a shining
cloud
8. In The Goblet of Fire, Harry meets a sphinx who asks him a riddle. Which troubled mortal in Greek mythology meets a sphinx and solves her riddle?
Oedipus
9. Professor McGonagall's first name, Minerva, is the Roman name for which Greek goddess?
Athena
10. Centaurs roam the Forbidden Forest by Hogwarts. In Greek mythology, centaurs are half man and half
horse