Culture trivia
Name a Greek, Roman, Norse or Egyptian deity
“Name a Greek, Roman, Norse or Egyptian deity” is one of 30 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 153 accepted answers, 11 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Zeus
- Poseidon
- Hades
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Thor
- Odin
- Loki
- Ra
- Anubis
- Osiris
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Athena
- Ares
- Hermes
- Hera
- Artemis
- Dionysus
- Jupiter
- Neptune
- Pluto
- Cronus
- Eros
- Hephaestus
- Gaia
- Nike
- Persephone
- Venus
- Freya
- Frigg
- Tyr
- Baldr
- Heimdall
- Hel
- Isis
- Horus
- Seth
- Thoth
- Bastet
- Hathor
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 11 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 28 | 25 |
| The Deep | 40 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 73 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 40 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, M, N, P, R, S, T and U. The Abyss has 73 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 153 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Ra”. Longest: “Prometheus”.
- H, A and P are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 24 answers can be typed more than one way: “Sol” counts as Helios.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with H: 18 of the answers begin with it.
- Zeus, Poseidon and Hades are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Think of a country, then its currency, its instrument and its dance.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a Greek, Roman, Norse or Egyptian deity”?
- The usual first answers are Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite and Apollo. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a Greek, Roman, Norse or Egyptian deity”?
- 153 in all: 11 on The Tip, 28 Below the Surface, 40 in The Deep, 73 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a Greek, Roman, Norse or Egyptian deity” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ra” and the longest is “Prometheus”.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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