Hymn to Demeter speaks volumes about marriage in Greek society‚ from several points of view‚ including the mother‚ the daughter‚ and the husband‚ as well as the bystander. The hymn starts with the abduction of Persephone by Hades‚ to which Demeter is angry and “in rage at the dark-clouded son of Cronus” and travels to the earth to find a sort of replacement to sooth her broken heart (Hymn to Demeter 85). She then stays with a family who sees her heavy grief‚ “her heart tormented with sorrow‚” and
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animals Slide6:Pictures of goddess Slide7:Family Relations Slide8:goddess’s personality Slide9:Story Slide10:Refrences DESCRIPTION OF THRONE Persephone is the queen of the underworld She was abducted by Pluto also known as (Hades) To become god of the underworld he (Hades) made her his wife unwillingly SYMBOLS AND ANIMALS Animals General Symbols Wreath of flowers worn Bats in hair Ram Sprouting seeds Torch Waterfalls Pomegranate All talking birds monkeys Sprouting seed Pomegran
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Wednesday‚ February 27‚ 2013 The theft of Persephone Hades is hit by Cupid’s arrow; he instantly falls in love with Persephone‚ the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Hades consults Zeus about marrying his daughter; Zeus accepts his request without informing Demeter. Persephone‚ unaware of anything‚ is suddenly pulled down into the underworld and forced to stay with Hades. Demeter consults Helios and is told that Persephone was taken by Hades. Demeter weeps on earth‚ disguised as an old woman
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mind from running untamed. I now listen closely for Eurydice’s footfall behind me‚ but her shade makes no sound. Could I have been tricked by Hades and his cold Queen Persephone? Did Eurydice fall behind? Questions of mistrust and other morbid thoughts seem to close in on my brain. I desperately yearn to see her with all of my essence. Yet‚ the words of Hades seem to echo. You must not turn around. You must not look back. As I struggle to make it toward the light‚ I cannot help but reflect. How did
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people; scorpions were not included in the story and neither was a desert. Secondly‚ King Acrisius is now a zombie hunting down Perseus because he hated Zeus and Hades gave him dark powers. This brings up the next point‚ Hades the God of the Underworld‚ in the movie‚ Hades wanted to hunt down Perseus and stop him from saving Argos; Hades never appeared in the story. Something that did not appear in the movie and was a major area in the story was Seriphus‚ the place where Perseus grew up during his
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similarities. For example‚ both are correlated with rebirth and revival. Demeter and her daughter Persephone are in a constant cycle of death due to plants dying off in the winter and regrowing in the summer. Every winter Persephone would be taken by Hades but “she [rose] from the dead every spring” (Hamilton 61). Dionysus was also coordinated with the plant cycle‚ him being the God of the Vine. In the winter “he was torn to pieces” (73)‚ because of the madness he brought upon people who worshipped him
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waves.The trident was the symbol for Poseiden.The myth was he was swallowed by his father and saved by his brother Zeus and other siblings.He was mad at Zeus because‚ Zeus had more power. Hades was the god of the underworld‚the dead‚and all riches under the Earth.Hades symbol was a helmet.The myth was that Hades abducted Persephones.He disliked Demeter and Asclepius. Hera is the wife of Jupiter.She is the goddess of marriage and family.The peacock and cow was
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Persephone is the queen of the Underworld and is known for the creation of the seasons. She was a radiant goddess who enjoyed picking flowers which made her the goddess of springtime as well. Persephone lived in the Underworld 4 months out of the year with Hades‚ her husband. That left her parents‚ Demeter and Zeus lonely‚ without her. Her mother spends those months sad‚ which caused the start of winter. Persephone‚ who was known for the creation of the seasons and her ruling in the Underworld‚ is a significant
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the gates of Hades‚ the world of the dead. He would let souls in but would not allow them to leave Hades. Cerberus had three heads (some accounts gave him many more) and was so vicious that he was feared even by the gods. Cerberus is most famous for his role as one of the 12 labors of Hercules‚ the strong man who ventured to Hades and wrestled Cerberus into submission. Cerberus also appears in the story of Orpheus‚ who lulled the dog to sleep with music on his way into Hades to search for
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The only known myth of Dionysus in Hades is when he retrieved the soul of his mother as a child. There are several key indicators proving that the horror-vacui painting is depicting Dionysus in Hades. There are speculations made that this scene was meant to show that both Hades and Dionysus were two kindred spirits categorized between the Olympic gods and the (starts with a c) Underworld gods (source in
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