Gods & Goddesses
Mortals
The Kidnap
Vocabulary
Cause and Effect
100
Farmers call Demeter “the great mother” because ….
she is generous to them/ she gives them good advice about the crops
100
Demeter was done with the Gods so she decided to transform herself into an
a homeless old lady
100
How did Persephone get kidnap? Elaborate
Persephone tries to pick up a beautiful flower and the earth under get opens wide and Hades grabs her and takes her with her to the underworld.
100
Cutting or gathering the grain from a field
reaping
100
Effect: Hades felt in love with Persephone
Cause: Hades kidnapped Persephone
200
Persephone is characterized (character traits) as
beautiful and innocent
200
Why did Demeter agreed to be Demophoon's nurse?
because she longed to hold a baby / because she missed her daughter terribly
200
Demeter asks Apollo for information about her daughter because
Apollo can see everything from his chariot on the sky
200
Round, red fruit containing many seeds that can be eaten
pomegranate
200
Effect: Demeter finds out that her daughter is with Hades in the underworld
Cause: she neglects her duties as goddess of the Harvest
300
In this myth, who is the most powerful of the Gods?
Zeus
300
What did Demeter planned to do with baby Demophoon?
She wanted to transformed him into an immortal God.
300
Why did Hades kidnap Persephone?
because he wanted to marry her / he was in love with her.
300
The food and drink of the gods
ambrosia
300
Effect: Demeter lets Iris know that until her daughter Persephone is back with her nothing will grow
Cause: Zeus sent Hermes to bring Persephone back
400
Who did Zeus sent down to earth to convince Demeter to let the crops grow?
Iris the rainbow
400
What did Demeter do to transform Demophoon into an immortal? Mention at least two things.
She annointed him with ambrosia/ she breath on him / she place him on top of the fire.
400
Persephone agrees to eat something before she leaves Hades because
She doesn't want to upset Hades/ She doesn't want to delay her departure
400
The cutting blade of a plow, tool used for farming.
plowshare
400
Effect: Persephone eats seven pomegranate seeds
Cause: Persephone must return to the underworld seven months of the year
500
Who did Zeus sent to the underworld to bring Persephone back to her mother.
Hermes the messenger God.
500
As a result of Metaneira’s interference. Demeter is forced to …….
reveal her identity as a goddess / Demeter cannot make Demophoon an immortal.
500
Why did Zeus decided that Persephone must return to her mother?
because the crops were dying / humans were starving/ there was a famine on earth.
500
Separating the grain from the husks.
threshing
500
Effect: Demeter is extremely happy when her daughter returns to her and stays for five months
Cause: Everything grows back , spring and summer
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