The Story of Persephone
What does Demeter do when she hears the truth?
Demeter grew with rage which shriveled the earth with devastation. People wept, men asked for help from the Gods.
Hermes is god of?
messenger; brings souls into underworld
Name two places Hades and Demeter pass through on their way to the "kingdom of shades?" Identify what the two are that you choose.
river of sticks - where souls get on a boat to the Underworld. Asphodel Fields
Poseidon is god of?
sea
Zeus is god of?
sky and king of Gods
What is Zeus' compromise?
For every seed that Persephone ate, she must stay a month wit Hades. 5 months with Hades, the remaining months with her mother.
How does Hades get to earth?
Hades erupted from the earth's surface riding in his golden chariot.
What is Hades the God of?
Hades is the God of the Underworld.
How is it that Hades is even able to kidnap Persephone?
Helios is the god of the sun. Helios saw Persephone get abducted from the hills and taken away with Hades.
Who is Helios and what does he see?
Helios is the god of the sun. Helios saw Persephone get abducted from the hills and taken away with Hades.
Who does Hecate tell Demeter to ask? Why does Hecate think he can help Demeter?
Helios, Demeter gets angry and if Persephone did not eat anything then she may be free.
Demeter's sorrow is so deep that what happens to her and how the does earth change?
After weeping, Demeter's beauty disappeared and she grew old with age. The world grew cold with autumn leaves, as summer had disappeared with Persephone's absence. The crops begin to die.
Persephone has eaten 5 seeds of what fruit?
Persephone eats 5 pomegranate seeds from the Underworld.
How is it that Hades is even able to kidnap Persephone?
Persephone was wandering alone and being careless, in the hills away from her mother. Hades was able to kidnap Persephone, because she was out of sight by her mother and Persephone did not think of danger.
What kind of tears does Demeter see "run slowly" dowe her daughter's face?
Rosen tears
Under what condition can Persephone return to earth?
She may return to earth, if she has not eaten the fruit of the underworld.
How does this compromise change the earth?
Story about how seasons came to be. The earth is summer and winter when she returns and leaves.
How is the earth described before Hades stole Persephone?
The earth is beautiful and it was spring filled with life and flowers before she was stolen.
Why does Zeus call Hades and Demeter together again?
To settle an agreement that makes it fair for Hades and Demeter, since the world is dead and destroyed.
What happens to the earth when Demeter returns to earth without her daughter?
When Demeter returns to the earth without her daughter, the earth becomes cold and turn into winter. All living things perish.
Why does Zeus call Demeter and Hades together?
Zeus calls upon Hades and Demeter because the earth is dead and she should refrain from grief. Zeus says if Persephone has not eaten from underworld, then she can return to her mother.
Who betrays Persephone and rats her out?
a shadow
Hephaestus is god of what?
blacksmith
How does Demeter describe Persephone?
dark haired, pale, and beautiful as spring. She describes her after seeing in the underworld, her tears were rosen, and cold, and wintery.
Hades is god of and describe him
god of underworld, described as white faced, black clothed, cold
