Quiz: Mythological creatures

Published November 30, 2013
  1. What is the name of the creature in Egyptian mythology that had the head of a man and body of a lion?

  2. Which creature in Greek mythology had the body of a man but the head of a bull?

  3. Which mythological creature has the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a dragon?

  4. Name the creature in Greek mythology that has the body of a lion with the head of an eagle?

  5. Name the Japanese lake dwelling monster as big as a human child, with the skin of a reptile and a bald head.

  6. Which bird in Native American legends causes thunder by beating its massive wings?

  7. What is the name of the giant sea creature that attacks ships and seamen in Norwegian legends?

  8. Name the ‘Chinese unicorn’ that is shown as a scaled tiger with a dragon’s head and surrounded by flames.

  9. Which human-like legendry creature roams on nights with full moon, and has lots of hair covering it. Myths also portray it as a creature with superhuman powers which howls at the moon.

  10. Name the three-headed dog that, according to mythology, guarded the gates of Hades?

Answers

  1. Sphinx, and the Great Sphinx of Giza is the most famous of the Egyptian depictions of these creatures.

  2. Minotaur, the guardian of labyrinths and mazes.

  3. Chimaera

  4. Gryphon

  5. Kappa

  6. Thunderbird

  7. Kraken

  8. Ki-Lin and also called Qilin or Chi-Lin

  9. Werewolf

  10. Cerberus

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