Characters
The protagonist of the myth, angers the fair-haired goddess and meets his brutal end through her retrubution
Erysichthon
Excessive pride
Hybris
Protagonist
Protagonist or Antagonist?
Antagonist
Who does Demeter send to Famine?
Her nymph
The main antagonist of the myth, she severely punishes the protagonist
The Great Goddess Demeter
Intense desire for things such as money, power, etc
What is Erysichthon's title?
He's a prince
What is Demeter the goddess of?
Harvest, agriculture, etc
Why does Erysichton eat himself?
Wehn he had no food left, Posiden allowed him to consume himself
A sickly creature, used as a tool to deliver revenge to Erysichthon
Famine
Causing harm to another due to the harm caused onto you by them
Revenge
Self cannibalism
Why does Demeter curse Erysichton?
Disturbing her tree grove and being arrogant
Why does Erysichthon want to cut down Demeter's grove?
To build a palace for him and his friends to feast and party
Lives in the giant oak tree Erysichthon cut down
The dryad
Excess eating
Gluttony
What is Erysichthon's greatest flaw?
His arrogance
Who are Demeter's two followers in the myth?
A dryad and a nymph
How does Famine infect Erysichton?
Breathing on his body
Erysicthon's grandfather, the Earthshaker
The Great God Poseidon
Temporary madness
Ate
What other characters is he one similar to? (Name 2)
Niobe and Arachne
Where is Demeter's grove of trees located?
Thessaly
Where does the nymph find Famine? (Be specific)
In a barren wasteland near Mount Caucasus in the glacial land of Scythia