INDIAN MYTHOLOGY Questions for freshers and experienced :-
1. What is myth?
A story, presented as historical, dealing with the cosmological and supernatural traditions of a people, their gods,culture, heroes, religious beliefs etc.
2. What is mythology?
The scientific collection and study of myths; study of the beliefs of mankind.
3. Who was Achilles?
Hero of Trojan war, who died when Paris wounded his vulnerable heel.
4. Who was chained to rock as prey for monster, rescued by Perseus?
Andromeda
5. Who was the personal physician of Buddha?
Jivika
6. What was the former name of Bhishma?
Devarat
7. What were called the female warriers of Asia?
Amazons
8. In Roman Mythology who is an Oread?
A mountain Nymph
9. Which is the first avatar of Lord Vishnu?
Matsya Avatar (Fish)
10. What was the ancient name of Music?
Ghandharvam
11. What is the name of goddess of youth in Roman Mythology?
Juventus
12. Who was Bodidharma?
Founder of Buddhist’s tradition, Zen Religion in Japan
13. In Egyptian myth, who is the Sun god?
Ra of Re.
14. Who is the Hypnos of Greek mythology?
The god of sleep
15. In greek mythology who is the first women on earth; who opened box containing all human ills?
Pandora
16. In norse mythology who is the goddess of night and love?
Freya
17. Who is Osiris?
In Eygyptian mythology, the Supreme god, ruler of afer life
18. In hindu mythology which god’s head is of an elephant?
Lord Ganapathy
19. In hindu mythology who is king of gods?
Indra
20. In hindu mythology who is known as the son of Vayu?
Hanuman (Vayuputhran)
21. In hindu mythology who is the creater of life?
Brahma deva
22. Name the four persons who heard the Gita directly from Lord Krishna?
Arjuna, Hanuman, Sanjaya and Vyasa.
23. Who was Bodayana?
Founder of Dharma Shastra.
24. Who was Appollo?
Son of Zeus and Leo, god of poetry, music and prophecy; sometimes known as ‘Phoebus’.
25. Name of the Egyptian goddess of love and joy?
Hathor
26. In greek mythology who devised the ‘Trojan horse’ Strategy which ended the Trojan war?
Odysseus.
27. RigvedicAryas were wohsippers of what?
Nature
28. Who is the god of fire in hindu mythology?
Agni
29. In indian mythology who was famous for his truthfulness?
Harichandra
30. In greek mythology who was Tomus?
God of blame and mockery.
31. Who is known as saravanabhava?
Shanmukha (Muruka)
32. Who is the god of Agriculture in Roman mythology?
Saturn
33. In Greek mythology what was the ‘Shield of Jupiter’ known as?
Aegis, the storm of clouds.
34. In Greek mythology who is the Demeter?
Goddess of Earth
35. Who was ruler of winds in Greek mythology?
Aeolus
36. Which saint unfolded to his wife the mysteries philosophy?
Yaglavalka
37. What is the original name of Bharatha, the sun of sakunthala?
Saravadamana
38. Who is the mythological Hindu lord of Bears whose daughter was married to Krishna?
Jambavan
39. In Christianity what does Amen mean?
So be it.
40. From where did Jesus Christ ascend to heaven?
Mount Olives
41. In Greek myth, name the Thracian king who fed his horses on human flesh, and was killed by Herculis?
Diomedes
42. Which Zodiac sign does the fish depict?
Pisces
43. Name the Polynesian Goddess of Volcanoes?
Pele
44. According to hindu myth, who was first mortal to die?
Yama, god of die
45. Name the Scandinavian God of thunder and war?
Thor
46. Which dancer of Vaisali became Buddhist nun?
Ambapali
47. Which Indian festival is celebrated once in twelve years?
Kumbhamela.
48. From which ice cave does the river Ganga originate?
Gomukh
49. Who was Bodayana?
Founder of Dharma Shastra
50. Which is the god of agriculture in roman mythology?
Saturn
51. Who is known as god of healing in Greece?
Aesclepies
52. In greek mythology what was the sword of Damocles hung by?
A strand of hair
53. The French call which day Mardi (Mars), the Roman god of war?
Tuesday
54. Chinese Buddhism is otherwise known as what?
Foism
55. Who is Pope?
Head of the Roman Catholic Church
56. In Hindu mythology which animal is the steed of Indra?
Elephant
57. Which animal carried Mary to Jerusalem?
Donkey
58. Which creature represents the zodiac sign of Scorpio?
Scorpion
59. What is the Granth Sahib?
Holy book of Sikhs
60. How many scriptures are there in Christianity?
One (holy bible)
61. In the bible, which creature swallowed Jonah?
The whale
62. Which is considered as the Hindu mythological lord of birds?
Garuda
63. How many stars are there in the constellation known as the Great Bear?
Seven
64. Which secrete site in Jerusalem is held sacred by Jews, Muslims and Christians?
The Dome of the Rock
65. Which day is named after Frigga, the Queen of Odin of Norse mythology?
Friday
66. In greek myth, name the winged creature with a woman’s head and a lion’s body?
Sphinx
67. Name the saint who introduced Christianity in Japan?
St. Francis Xavier.
68. Which Jewish feast commemorates the release of the Isralites from slavery to freedom in Egypt?
The Passover
69. After which two-faced Roman god is the month of January named?
Janus
70. Which animal is sacrificed by the Muslims on the day of Id?
Goat.
71. Which animal represents the Zodiac sign of Aries?
Ram
72. Which mythical bird is considered as the symbol of eternal life for its ability to resurruect itself from its own ashes?
The Phoenix
73. Where did Noah’s ark come to rest afer the flood?
Ararat
74. In which language did Jesus actually preach?
Aramic (not exactly Hebrew)
75. Which successor of prophet Mohammed took the title Caliph?
Abu-Bekr.
76. Who in Russian lore is ‘The old bachelor’?
The devil
77. Which proverbial beauty in Greek mythology is associated with death and the world of the dead?
Adonis.
78. Name the son of Zeus and king of Aegina in Greek mythology?
Aeacus
79. According to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, which are the elements out of which everything on earth is made?
Earth, water, air and fire.
80. To whom did Valypso offer immortality in return for staying on her island, in Greek mythology?
Ulysses or Odysseus.
81. Which are the two Bibilical animals that could speak?
Balams’s ass and the serpent
Jason.