Demeter

no matter where he is. In the 5th story of Greek Myth for Children, there came a woman who was called Demeter, the kind Earth-mother helping care of all the plants, and grains in the world. People loved her very much and obeyed her faithfully. Demeter had a beautiful daughter, Persephone, taken by Hades to the underground when she was wandered in the meadow among the flowers. No sooner had Demeter known the bad news than she became desperate. Immediately, she became a wrinkled old woman. As a…

his dealing with [Demeter].” It is clear to see based off this quotation that the myth of Demeter directly affected the ancient Greeks. When preforming simple tasks such as farming Demeter is constantly in the farmers mind. The farmer believes as he he needs to listen to the Goddess Demeter in order to perform his tasks correctly. Therefore myth is very much a part of the social life in ancient Greece because when a farmer is carrying out his action he is doing it to appease Demeter. In…

Homer’s hymn To Demeter, the goddess attempts to assuage her grief over the abduction of her daughter by In relation to Homer’s…

The Princess Who Stopped the Harvest Why does the harvest only grow six months out of the year? According to ancient Greeks, there is always a myth for that. Demeter is the goddess of harvest and her daughter, Persephone, had lived life the most blissfully. With not a care in the world nor responsibilities to worry about, she truly lived freely. Her mother had sheltered Persephone from all the men who wanted to pursue her in marriage. So Persephone spent her days frolicking in flower fields.…

found herself almost lost in them. “It’s fine… My names Aphrodite!” She exclaimed. “Nice meeting you Aphrodite. I’m Demeter.” After a while the two sat together in the shade talking and laughing together about stories shared with each other. They stayed together until midnight, “I really enjoyed our time together Demeter. We should do this more often.” Aphrodite spoke in awe. Demeter sighed…

mother Demeter. Demeter was so happy that Persephone had a child, but feared for what her life would be like in the underworld. After a great deal of reckoning, Persephone agreed to let Willowthaus stay on Earth to be raised by Demeter. As Willowthaus got older, she became more and more curious about what life was like in the underworld. Her mother would come visit her and share stories of great battles and wild tales. This made Willowthaus want to do some exploring of her own. However,…

In the information given by Apollodorus, he refers to Demeter as Demeter, whereas Ovid refers to her as Ceres. Ovid says “Ceres first turned the earth with the curved plough; she first gave corn and crops to bless the land; she first gave laws; all things are Ceres’ gift” (Ovid, 109). In Ovid’s account of the Rape…

his daughter by making her marrying a total stranger. Demeter, Persephone’s mother, was “wroth with Cronion (Zeus)” (171) and went on her journey searching for her daughter. Demeter was so furious that she stopped the growth of fruits and crops “by hiding the seed under the earth” (176), and she would not stop until she sees “her fair-faced daughter” (175). Eventually, Zeus relented and told Persephone to return to the surface of Earth. Demeter and Persephone “ceased from sorrow” and united. As…

themselves. Peresephone, the daughter of Demeter decied she wanted…

oddly enough, a marriage story. Once Demeter had a daughter named Persephone. Persephone was graced with happiness and great beauty. She was so beautiful that she caught the eye of Hades. Hades was so enamored with her he decided to court and marry her. Sadly it was less dating and more Hades splitting the earth riding up in a chariot and kidnapping her to the underworld. Because of the loss of her child Demeter began to weep in mourning. In her mourning Demeter, goddess of the harvest and…