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Hades/Dis/ Plouton--> differences? |
Hades- darker, earlier, unseen, Tartarus, Erubus Plouton- later concept- wealthy one Roman= Pluto, Dis |
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How much do we kno |
Not much, he doesnt really involve himself with the living |
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Demeter |
Daughter of Rhea and Cronos (Demeter= fertility of the land, summer) Persephone = her daughter with Zeus? probabbly |
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Persephone |
abducted when picking flowers by Hades, taken down to the underworld Zeus gave her as a gift to hadesm she is very sad to be taken away Demeter searches for her daughter, cant find her Demeter wanders the earth, will not return to Olympus |
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Demeter and Demophoön |
Demeter places the infant son of Queen Elusis in the fire, strengthens him (Demo) She brings famine upon the world, no gods can get their sacrifices |
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Persephinie released |
Z orders Hades to relase her after Demeter refuses to return to Olympus, stop the famine. Hermes retrieves her bu Hades gives her a pomegranite which she eats (rep fertiltiy) |
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Reunion |
bc she ate the food of the dead she must return to the underworld for 1/3 of the year and be the queen of the underworld Demeter returns food to the world, spring begins Demeter visits Elusis and teaches them her rites " happy is he among men who has seen these mysteries" |
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Themes od Hymn |
Death and rebirth- baby put in the fire, made immortal, plants Love of mother godesses- Aphro and Adonis The two goddesses: Demeter amd Kore
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Triptolemus |
Taught agriculture by Demeter at Elusis Prophet, messenger of Demeter Assd with the underworld Judge of the underworld Immortal, |
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Elusinian mysteries |
elusis= close to Athens Mystery religion, all welcome to join Massive 8 day athenian festival two levels, lesser and greater
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Telesterion |
Initiation hall finl day of festival fast, vigil, drinking of communal wine dramatic reinactment revealing of sacred objects uttering of sacred words katabasis |
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Social implication of Elusinian Mysteries |
All could join Focus on female goddesses and earthly fertility devotion btwn female dieties, mother and daughter NOT earth mother and sky god
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Elusinian Mysteries v Dionysiian |
cnxn w Athenian civil festivals- E Chief Athenian priest in charge- E Not socail outcsts- E Sense of teh afterlife- B |
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What do people think of these mysteries |
THey liked them, gave a sence of the afterlife |
