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Demeter and Persephone: A Myth of Seasons

Discover the tale of Demeter and Persephone, the Goddesses of Agriculture and the Underworld, influencing seasons in this classic Greek myth. Learn about Eleusinian Mysteries, the secret ceremony dedicated to them.

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Demeter and Persephone: A Myth of Seasons

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  1. Demeter By Sara Jane Gage

  2. Demeter is goddess of… Agriculture Underworld Moral law Fertility

  3. Demeter’s Symbols Corn Cornucopias Pigs Serpents Geckos

  4. Demeter and Persephone • Demeter’s daughter, Persephone was kidnapped by Hades • Demeter searched for her for a very long time, and finally found her • Since Persephone had eaten the food of the Underworld, she could not return • Zeus made Hades return Persephone to Demeter, but Persephone had to spend part of every year in the Underworld.

  5. Demeter and Persephone • The time of year that Persephone is in the Underworld, Demeter won’t let the crops grow • When Persephone returns, Demeter lets all of the crops grow again • This is the Ancient Greek’s mythical explanation of the seasons

  6. “Demeter”by Carol Ann Duffy Where I lived - winter and hard earth. I sat in my cold stone room choosing tough words, granite, flint, To break the ice. My broken heart - I tried that, but it skimmed, flat, over the frozen lake. She came from a long, long way, but I saw her at last, walking, my daughter, my girl, across the fields, In bare feet, bringing all spring's flowers to her mother's house. I swear the air softened and warmed as she moved, The blue sky smiling, none too soon, with the small shy mouth of a new moon.

  7. Eleusinian Mysteries • Secret ceremony in Athens dedicated to Demeter and Persephone • The ceremony thanked Demeter for a good harvest, and honored Persephone to ensure a happy afterlife • The details are unknown, since the participants were sworn to secrecy

  8. The End!Thank you for listening.

  9. Bibliography • Adkins, Leslie, and Roy A Adkins. Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece Updated Edition. Facts on File. N.p., 2 Sept. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2011. <http://www.fofweb.com/‌NuHistory/‌default.asp?ItemID=WE49&NewItemID=True>. • Daly, Kathleen N. Greek and Roman Mythology A-Z. Facts on File. N.p., 2004. Web. 20 Sept. 2011. <http://www.fofweb.com/‌NuHistory/‌default.asp?ItemID=WE49&NewItemID=True>. • “Demeter, Greek Goddess of the Bountiful Harvesy.” Goddess Gift. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2011. <http://www.goddessgift.com/‌goddess-myths/‌greek_goddess_demeter.htm>. • “DEMETER: Summary of the Olympian Goddess.” http://www.theoi.com/‌. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.theoi.com//Summary/‌Demeter.html>. • Leadbetter, Ron. “Eleusinian Mysteries.” http://www.pantheon.org/‌. N.p., 10 June 2002. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.pantheon.org/‌articles/‌e/‌eleusinian_mysteries.html>. • Sacks, David. Eleusinian Mysteries. Facts on File. N.p., 2 Sept. 2005. Web. 20 Sept. 2011. <http://www.fofweb.com/‌NuHistory/‌default.asp?ItemID=WE49&NewItemID=True>.

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