Demeter & Persephone
Demeter is the goddess of what?
Agriculture, fertility
Who captures Persephone
Hades
Who are the parents of Dionysus?
Zeus and Semele
Where do the Bacchae/Maenads preform their worship of Dionysus?
The mountains/the wilderness
"Many are the shapes the gods will take,
many are the surprises they preform.
What was thought likely did not transpire,
and what was unlikely the god made easy.
That is how this matter ended."
The Chorus
Persephone is the goddess of what?
Spring; queen of the Underworld
Who helps Demeter look for Persephone?
Hekate
Dionysus is the god of what?
How does Pentheus sneak into the gathering of the Bacchae/Maenads?
He is dressed up like a woman
"The god himself will set me free, whenever I want"
Dionysus
Another name for Persephone
Kore
After failing to find Persephone, Demeter does what?
Disguises self as an old woman, goes to a well, becomes a nurse for the king and queen
Another name for Dionysus
Bacchus
What animal did Agave mistake Pentheus for?
Lion/lion cub
"You, on the other hand, have a tongue that runs on smoothly and sounds intelligent. But what is says is pointless. True boldness can help a man speak powerfully, but he'll turn out bad for the city because he'll have no sense"
Tiresias
Demeter and Persephone are associated with what religious festival/rites?
Cult of Eleusis / Eleusinian Mysteries
Demeter wanders looking for Persephone for how many days?
Nine
What is the name of the staff he carries?
The thyrsus
Name 2 characters, other than Dionysus and the Bacchae/Maenads.
Pentheus, Agave, the Chorus, Tiresias, Cadmus, Messenger, Guard
"You may release his hands. He's in my net; he won't escape me now, no matter how quick he is"
Pentheus
What is an epithet used for Demeter?
Golden-haired/fair-haired, giver of gifts, giver of seasons, of the golden rod/of the golden sword
What is the name of the baby boy that Demeter looks after while disguised as a human?
Demaphoon
Pirates
How was Pentheus killed?
The tree he was hiding in was knocked down and the Maenads/Bacchae ripped him to pieces
"They got to the beast after I did, after me. Oh we had such luck in our hunting"
Agave