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Is Demeter a roman name?
No. Demeter is a Greek name. The Roman name for Demeter is Ceres.
Was Demeter a virgin goddess?
No, she was not. Demeter had children.
Who was Demeter a resident of?
Demeter lived on Olympus.
Who was Demeter resident of?
Demeter lived on Olympus.
What is the greek name for Demeter?
Demeter is the Greek name of the Greek goddess. Ceres is the Roman counterpart of Demeter.
Who is sad while her daughter is with hades each year?
Demeter.
Why is Demeter sad six months of the year?
Her daughter Persephone returns to her husband Hades in the Underworld.
What did the Greeks believe caused winter?
The thing that the Greeks believed caused winter is when Demeter, goddess of the harvest, was sad becase Persephone was in the underworld with her husband Lord Hades. Because Demeter was sad, nothing grew and the weather worsened, thus the Greeks had an explanation for winter.
What fundamental question about life does the myth Demeter and Persephone seek to answer?
the seasons; like when persephone is in the underworld demeter stops doing her job and get sad, this means that harvest is barren and there is nothing but in the spring persephone is comig back to her mother and demeter becomes happy, also in the summer
How did the Greeks explain why winter and spring came every year?
Demeter's daughter Persephone had to spend 6 months of the year in Hades with her husband. When she was away Demeter was too sad to make crops grow.
Who is the greek goddess Demeter father?
Demeter is the daughter of Cronus ruler of the Titans. She is the goddess of the harvest and her daughter, Persephone is married to Hades. The mythological explanation for winter was that Demeter was sad for the three months her daughter was required to spend in the underworld with her husband, so the whole world mourned with her.
What seasons did Demeter make?
All of them.In Greek mythology, it is said that the seasons are caused by Demeter's mood changes in regards to the arrival and departure of her daughter, Persephone: when she leaves for Hades' underworld, Demeter is sad, and hence life dies (autumn/winter), and when she returns, Demeter is overjoyed, and hence all plants burst into life (spring/summer).
How does winter happen?
In Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of harvest. Her daughter is Persephone. Hades is the god of the underworld and he kidnapped Persephone. To make a long story short, there was an agreement made between Hades and Demeter to share Persephone. When Persephone is with Hades, Demeter is so sad that nothing will grow and that is why winter happens.
What are they the god of Demeter?
There was no "god of Demeter", Demeter was a Greek goddess.
Who was the greek goddess of the harvest?
Demeter
What is the myth that could explain the seasons?
Hades, god of the underworld, kidnapped Persephone to be his queen. Her mother, Demeter, who was the goddess of the harvest, was very angry and sad and got Zeus to make Hades give her back. Persephone had already eaten three pomegranate seeds, though, and once you eat food from the Underworld you have to stay. Persephone had to stay with Hades for three months out of the year, and Demeter would not make things grow, creating winter. Then she could be with her mother for the rest of the year, which became spring, summer, and fall, as Demeter became happy and sad because of her daughter.
Who is Demeter marrried to?
Demeter was not married. Demeter had two consorts in Karmanor and Iasion.
