Why do you think the Greeks created the myth of Demeter and Persephone?
It explained the seasons. After Hades stole persephone and made her his bride, he kept her in the underworld and in that time, Demeter was depressed so she gave the Greeks bad harvest, and with Persephone being in the underworld, no flowers could grow. This explained winter. During summer and spring, demeter and Persephone were re-united, so flowers bloomed on earth again, and the people's crops were revived.
Which food were Demeter and Persephone linked with?
Demeter was the goddess of Agriculture and was typically linked with cereal grains such as wheat. Persephone was the goddess of spring-time and wasn't linked with food as much as she was with flowers.
What is a simile to tell us about Persephone the greek goddess?
Persephone's eyes were like the color of blueberry covered with frost, and her long blonde silky hair glistened like the shining sun above her.
Poems of Persephone the queen of the underworld?
Persephone has been a source of inspriation for poems for generations both ancient and modern.
Did Hercules have to go get Persephone as one of his 12 tasks?
He did not. However, he did have to go to the underworld and bring back Cerebus, the three headed dog guarding the underworld, but it was Zeus who brought back Persephone.
P.S- Persephone ate 6 pomegranet seeds, so to be fair to Hades and Demeter, Persephone was forced to stay in the underworld for 6 months every year.
How does the myth of Demeter and Persephone explain the change of seasons?
Demeter goddess of crops and harvest. Her daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades. Demeter went looking for her, mourning her loss. Demeter forgot to mind the growth, nothing grew (winter). A compromise was reached - Persephone was allowed to rejoin her mother for half the year (=growth period).
What happens to Persephone the daughter of Demeter?
Persephone was promised to Hades as his bride by Zeus, Persephone's father. He did this without informing Demeter or Persephone.
Hades arose from the Underworld to claim is bride, thus abducting her and taking her back to the Underworld.
While she was there she ate pomegranate seeds which binds her to the Underworld for half of the year, and allows her to return to the surface and Olympus for the rest of the year.
Who wrote Demeter and Persephone?
The creator's name is Apangeulao Priero and he was half Italian and half British.
Who does Zeus send down to hades to get Persephone?
Zeus sends Hermes, the messenger-god, because he's the only one who regularly goes there on business (Hermes guides souls to Tartarus).
Who is persephones grandparents?
Persephones grandparents were Crouns and Rhea on bothe sides. Her motehr was Demter and father was Zeus, and Zeus and Demter were siblings.
What are the temple of Persephone?
The temple dedicated to Hades and Persephone is known as the Necromanteion.
Was Persephone a child when Hades took her?
Nope, Persephone was a maiden (in other words, she was a young woman, probably equivalent to eighteen or twenty-one to us)
Zeus had only two daughters: Persephone and Helen. Both were considered to be so beautiful that Theseus and his friend Perithoos decided they wanted to kidnap them. That didn't work so well for Perithoos because he became trapped in the underworld and Theseus had to go bail him out.
Actually Pirithous and Theseus went together into the underworld to kidnap Persephone and were entrapped there. It was Hercules that rescued Theseus but Pirithous was condemned to stay in the underworld forever.
And Zeus had other daughters: Athena, Artemis, and the Muses.
Honestly, if you were the daughter of the chief Olympian, wouldn't you be a knock-out?
What are qoutes on Persephone?
Demeter: `Helios, do you at least regard me, goddess as I am, if ever by word or deed of mine I have cheered your heart and spirit. Through the fruitless air I heard the thrilling cry of my daughter whom I bare, sweet scion of my body and lovely in form, as of one seized violently; though with my eyes I saw nothing. But you -- for with your beams you look down from the bright upper air Over all the earth and sea - tell me truly of my dear child, if you have seen her anywhere, what god or mortal man has violently seized her against her will and mine, and so made off.'
Who is Persephone's friend nymph?
Nymphs is the collective name of the host of minor goddesses; Persephone had friends among Athene, Artemis, and Hecate.
How many seeds did Persephone eat?
Persephone ate 6 seeds in Hades mystic garden because she knew that the food that Hades gave her was tainted and that she knew that if she ate them, she would never leave. She also knew the garden was not tainted, so therefore, she ate 6 seeds from his mystic garden.
If you were buying 5 gifts for Persephone what would you get her?
A snow globe (as being in the Underworld during winter would prevent her from seeing snow - ever)
A book about underground gardens - being the goddess of spring, perhaps she would like it.
The current laws of our country - being the goddess in charge of the Furies, this might serve some amusement.
A dress with all the colors of spring - so she could ware something modern when emerging from the Earth.
A dress with all the colors of autumn - to wear upon her return to the Underworld.
Was Persephone a patron of any Greek city?
All people die no matter the city, so no Persephone was not a patron goddess of any place or city.
What Greek myth explained the seasons?
It was the Greek myth about Hades and Persephone that helped to explain the seasons. In this myth, when Persephone and her mother Demeter were reunited, the earth flourished, and when Persephone returned to the Underworld, the world was barren.
What would happen to Persephone if she ate something in the underworld?
Persephone did eat something in the Underworld. She was given pomegranate seeds to eat, which she did, thus binding her to the Underworld for half of the year.
Was Persephone promised to Hades by Zeus?
Yes, she was, although this promise was unknown to her or her mother Demeter.