Demeter

Throughout time each civilization has spread its folklore about their gods. Many of the stories still hold an impact on the world today. Maybe not in the sense of worship but people are intrigued to figure out the state of mind of the ancient people that once worshipped these gods. Civilzations worshipped these gods in hope that they would help them in their daily lives. Most civilzations had gods for everything. They had gods that controled the weather, the harvest, or if a woman would have…

While Persephone was gathers these flowers, Hades took her with him down to the underworld. Zeus agreed with this arrangement of matrimony. However, Demeter, Persephone’s mother, did not know of this arrangement and casts the earth, inhabited by humans, barren (Thorburn). As the world grew unfruitful, flowers that Persephone did not pick were dead, indicating loss and mourning. These depict Demeter’s…

Roman and Greek Mythology What is mythology? According to Merriam-Webster, mythology is: “The myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). The Roman and Greek religions were a central part of the lives of the Roman and Greek peoples. These two vastly different cultures were unified through their similarities in the religions. Both cultures considered themselves as highly religious and thought being highly religious would…

renown ruler like Arsinoë II made her name known in other countries by aiding their policies. Her cult promoted Egyptian deities such as Mendes and Hathor, while also assimilating these roles into goddesses in Greece such as Aphrodite, Hera, and Demeter. This source shows the admiration of the Ptolemaic queen in Greece, therefore suggesting that it was not difficult for the Grecian people to follow her…

Athens and Sparta Ancient Greek rivals, the city-states of Sparta and Athens, were separated geographically by the Aegean Sea and a swath of land on the Peloponnese peninsula. Their respective locations on the map-landlocked Sparta and seaside Athens- influenced these two poleis in many ways and their differences are a result of this geography. The mountainous terrain made traveling and correspondence troublesome. As a result, each city-state developed independently and different from one…

Greek and Roman societies were polytheistic communities who worshiped multiple gods at the same time. In ancient Greece stories about gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters were an important part of everyday life. These figures helped explain everything from religious rituals to climate change. These figures and beliefs gave meaning of the world to the citizens in the Greek Culture. In part the Roman Culture often emulated the myths and legends that had originated in Greek culture. Through…

When Zeus grew up, he consulted Metis on how to defeat Cronus. Metis prepared a drink for Cronus to make him vomit all of his other children up. These children were the gods and goddesses; Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. With the help of Rhea, Zeus was allowed to return to Mount Olympus as Cronus’s cupbearer. This gave Zeus the opportunity to give Cronus the potion from Mentis. The plan worked and the other five children emerged from Cronus. Since the…

The Greek tragedy Antigone, Sophocles has a cast of characters whose beliefs, outcomes, and emotions are breached and compromised due to one person, Antigone, which is why the play is named after her. It must be pointed out that Creon, while he strives to be a powerful and wise ruler, this sometimes goes over his head. He truly believes in law, and this belief that he believes others share, the dedication that civilians have due to obedience, is his downfall. So when Antigone crosses that line,…

These divine myths provided explanations, reassured life, encouraged people to live on and inspired great achievements. The creation of the universe and also humans are the same in the myths of the Greeks and the Romans. The gods and goddesses were the same for both these cultures but the Romans gave those gods Roman names. Ultimately, creation myths are popular because they allow questions about the origin of the universe and mankind to be answered. Moreover, these myths explain the very…

the god of war, and decided who would win the wars of man. Artemis was the goddess of hunt, and helped man when they were hunting for food. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, was also the goddess of weaving, and taught the women of Earth her trade. Demeter was the goddess of harvest, and decided which farmers would have the best crops, as well as those who would have the worst. Dionysus was the god of wine and fertility, and was actually mortal before he became a god. Gaia was the goddess of the…