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Contest #2
« Thread Started on Jan 26, 2006, 5:55pm »

Okay, this contest is going to run until 24 February 2006 AD. I can't really think of anything else, so we're going to do another quiz, but it's going to be slightly different. Please, do not search the internet or books for answers, and PM me with your answers when you finish. The theme of this quiz is mythology.

1) What does "Enuma Elish" translate to in English?
2) What pantheon appears in both the Elder Edda and the Prose Edda?
3) In what ancient civilization were Osiris, Isis, and Horus worshipped?
4) In what ancient civilization were Zeus, Athena, and Apollo worshipped?
5) In what area were Marduk, Enlil, and Ea worshipped?
6) What ancient religion worshipped Ahura Mazda?
7) In what ancient civilization were Venus, Mars, and Jupiter worshipped?
8) Who was the Greek equivalent of the god Mercury?
9) If you were to ask a Viking to name the god of mischief, what would his answer most likely be if he decided not to simply scream and decapitate you?

10) The Egyptian god Thoth was often depicted with the form of what animal?
11) Is Yggdrasil a god, a relic, a giant, a coin, a monster, a weapon, a plant, or a hero?
12) To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?
13) What famous story includes characters named Enkidu and Utnapishtim?
14) In Homer's Iliad, what sea-nymph is the mother of Achilles?
15) For whom was Amaterasu the sun-goddess?
16) What culture's pantheon included El, Anath, and Baal?
17) In Celtic lore, who killed Balor, god of death?
18) In the Enuma Elish, who is the first deity mentioned?
19) A Greek writer named Hesiod wrote a work called Theogony. What is a theogony?
20) Sakhmet is a form or aspect of what Egyptian deity?
21) What is the term for a religion that includes belief in multiple gods?
22) In Greek mythology, who is the mother of Ares?
23) Where is the most famous oracle of Apollo?
24) What was used to kill the god Baldr?
25) To which two Greek deities is the Erechtheum dedicated?

The winner will receive a moderator position for the Mythology board!