Dragons, phoenixes, minotaurs, griffins, and legendary creatures.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Sun Wukong is a central character in which Chinese novel?
The novel sends a Buddhist monk and his supernatural companions to India to obtain sacred scriptures.
What weapon does Sun Wukong wield in Journey to the West?
Sun Wukong can shrink his staff to the size of a needle and tuck it behind his ear.
In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong is born from what?
After emerging, the stone monkey becomes king by bravely entering a waterfall and discovering a cave behind it.
Who traps Sun Wukong beneath a mountain after his rebellion in Journey to the West?
Sun Wukong remains imprisoned for five hundred years before joining the monk Tang Sanzang on his pilgrimage.
Cerberus is commonly depicted with how many heads?
Hesiod's Theogony gives Cerberus fifty heads, so the familiar three-headed image was not the only ancient version.
Bellerophon rides Pegasus to defeat which fire-breathing monster?
The Chimera had a lion's body, a goat's head rising from its back, and a snake for a tail.
In Greek mythology, Cerberus is what kind of animal?
Cerberus guards the underworld's exit to prevent the dead from returning to the living.
Which Greek god rules the realm guarded by Cerberus?
The name Hades can refer to both the god of the dead and the underground kingdom he rules.
Which craftsman designed the Labyrinth that imprisoned the Minotaur?
Daedalus later escaped Crete with his son Icarus using wings made from feathers held together with wax.
In Greek mythology, what happens to people who look directly at Medusa?
Medusa's head kept its deadly power after her death, allowing Perseus to use it as a weapon.