Immortals in fiction - test your knowledge!
Tithonus, Prince of Troy, gained immortality when his lover Eos asked all-powerful Zeus to grant him eternal life. However, what did Eos forget to request along with eternal life?
Yes, forgetful Eos didn’t ask Zeus to give her lover eternal youth, so his body aged and grew elderly and weak but no matter how much he wanted to, he couldn’t die. Perhaps Eos learned the hard way to be careful what you wish for.
Which terrifying monster was created in an experiment to try to create human immortality?
Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s famous fictional character, is a talented scientist, who attempts to push the boundaries of science by forming a creature made from separate body parts of the dead.
Which one of these Shakespearean characters is the king of the fairies and therefore immortal?
Along with his wife Titania, Oberon rules over all of the fairies in Shakespeare’s famous play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
What is the source of Count Dracula’s everlasting life?
Dracula gains his strength by drinking the fresh human blood of his victims. It’s alright for a horror character, but we’d prefer a coffee, thanks.
Which character in the Hebrew Bible is reported to have lived to be 969 years old?
People have long wondered where Methuselah’s longevity came from. Some people think it’s due to a purer diet and lack of radiation on the planet at that time. Others think that the numbers may have been mistranslated, or some think that the numbers are fictional, intended to create the idea of a time long long ago.
Nicholas Flamel gained immortality by discovering which famous stone?
In the Harry Potter series, Nicholas Flamel was a French scribe and manuscript-seller. After he’d died rumours started that he was an alchemist. In the seventeenth century the legend began that he’d discovered the Philosopher’s Stone and achieved immortality
Which of these magical, mythical J.R.R. Tolkien characters is immortal?
Galadriel is an elf, and they can only die if they are badly wounded or die of grief. Elves are apparently emotionally sensitive creatures, far more so than the race of men, and can die of heartache.
Dorian Gray, the main character in Oscar Wilde’s 1891 text, gains immortality with the help of which household object?
Humans all have fears about getting older, but in this book, Dorian discovers that he has gained eternal youth whilst a portrait of him ages in his place. However, the portrait doesn’t only show Dorian’s age, it also starts to reflect the ugly truth behind the actions he carries out in society.