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Leaving Cert Classical Studies: Olympian gods & their symbols

How often Olympian gods & their symbols comes up on the Classical Studies papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 2 of the last 3 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years

OL Asked on 3 of the last 3 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Olympian gods & their symbols, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Olympian gods & their symbols.

(a)Which goddess has the owl and the olive among her symbols?
  1. Hera
  2. Athena
  3. Artemis
(b)Who were the parents of Zeus?
  1. Hyperion and Theia
  2. Ouranos and Gaia
  3. Cronos and Rhea
(c)What is the Roman name for Hestia, goddess of the hearth?
  1. Vesta
  2. Venus
  3. Ceres
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(a) Athena

(b) Cronos and Rhea

(c) Vesta

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Olympian gods & their symbols.

Higher Level

Asked on 2 of the last 3 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Q7, Q14
2023Q2

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Olympian gods & their symbols, 2 marks

What is the Roman name of Hephaestus, god of the forge?

  1. Mars
  2. Saturn
  3. Vulcan
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Vulcan

Hephaestus/Vulcan is shown with a hammer and tongs. In Aeneid 8 Vulcan forges the shield of Aeneas.

Olympian gods & their symbols, 2 marks

Which goddess has the bow and the deer as symbols?

  1. Hera (Juno)
  2. Artemis (Diana)
  3. Athena (Minerva)
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Artemis (Diana)

Artemis is the virgin huntress, twin of Apollo. Nausicaa is compared to her in Odyssey 6, and Dido to Diana in Aeneid 1.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 3 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q1, Q13
2024Q1
2023Q1

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Olympian gods & their symbols, 2 marks

A god shown holding a trident is?

  1. Zeus
  2. Hades
  3. Poseidon
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Poseidon

Poseidon (Roman Neptune) ruled the sea and caused earthquakes. The horse is another of his symbols.

Olympian gods & their symbols, 2 marks

What is the Roman name for Dionysus?

  1. Janus
  2. Bacchus
  3. Pluto
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Bacchus

Dionysus was god of wine and theatre. His symbols include the thyrsus (a staff topped with a pine cone), the vine and ivy.

Olympian gods & their symbols, 2 marks

What is the Greek name for the Roman goddess Juno?

  1. Hera
  2. Hestia
  3. Demeter
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Hera

Hera was queen of the gods, wife of Zeus and goddess of marriage. Her symbol is the peacock. In the Aeneid, Juno is the Trojans' great enemy.

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