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Junior Cycle Classics: Gods and goddesses
How often Gods and goddesses comes up on the Classics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Gods and goddesses, Common Level(6 marks)
Quick ones on Gods and goddesses.
(a)A god in a vase painting holds a three-pronged spear, a trident. Who is he most likely to be?
- Dionysus
- Poseidon
- Apollo
(b)Demeter, called Ceres by the Romans, was the goddess of…
- Hunting and wild animals
- The hearth and home
- Grain and the harvest
(c)The peacock, with 'eyes' on its tail feathers, is the sacred bird of which goddess?
- Hera
- Aphrodite
- Artemis
Show the answers
(a) Poseidon
(b) Grain and the harvest
(c) Hera
Common Level
Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q1 |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Q1 |
| 2023 | Q1 |
| 2022 | Q1, Q3 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.