Demeter In Greek Mythology

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In Greek Mythology, Demeter, the goddess of harvest, faces the struggle of losing her daughter, Persephone, for one third of the year.Due to her loss, she soon seeks vengeance by affecting the other gods and mortals.This conflict influences the theme by conveying a message that whenever a person loses a loved one, the person in sorrow can make everyone else’s a living hell as well. As the story progresses, Hades kidnaps Persephone;furthermore, Demeter acknowledges Hades’s plan and agrees to have Persephone for two thirds of the year.When that one time of the year where Persephone is back with Hades, demeter goes into a depression which ultimately leads to the environment to die out;thus, creating winter.Demeter represents the theme because

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