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Who are the main characters in the myth and what are their roles?

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Who are the main characters in the myth and what are their roles?

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The main characters in this myth are Demeter, Persephone, and Hades. As the conflict revolves around them and their actions, so while other characters are important. These are the main ones, the main characters.

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What event triggers Demeter’s grief, and how does it impact the natural world?

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What event triggers Demeter’s grief, and how does it impact the natural world?

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The thing that triggered Demeters grief was the kidnapping and rape of her daughter. Which brings turmoil and hunger to the natural world.

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How does Zues intervene in the conflict between Demeter and Hades?

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How does Zues intervene in the conflict between Demeter and Hades?

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Zues decides to make a pact, because he is going to lose humans, who give offerings. He made a pact for Persephone to go back to Demeter for 2/3s of the year.

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What agreement is made regarding Persephone’s time in the underworld and on Earth?

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What agreement is made regarding Persephone’s time in the underworld and on Earth?

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The agreement made regarding Persephone’s time in the underworld and on Earth, is that for 2/3s of the year, Persephone spends time on Earth, but the rest is forced to the underworld.

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How does the myth explain the changing of the seasons?

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How does the myth explain the changing of the seasons?

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The myth explains the changing of the seasons, because during the pact it states that Demeter weeps when her daughter is in the underworld. For 1/3ed of the year, which is around the same time when crops don’t grow and the weather is frigid. While the other seasons represent the fertility coming back.

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What does Demeter’s reaction to Persephone’s abduction reveal about her character?

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What does Demeter’s reaction to Persephone’s abduction reveal about her character?

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Demeter’s reaction to Persephone’s abduction reveals her care and love for Persephone. In which she starves while searching for her, not stopping enjoyment like the nectar and grains.

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How does Persephone’s dual role as the goddess of spring and queen of the underworld symbolize life and death?

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How does Persephone’s dual role as the goddess of spring and queen of the underworld symbolize life and death?

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Persephone has a dual role of both life and death for a very unique reason. Being the queen of the underworld is to manage the dead, but to manage spring is to manage life. For with spring comes plants, and with the garden, it refers to life.

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How might the myth of Demeter reflect the importance of agriculture in Ancient Greek society?

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How might the myth of Demeter reflect the importance of agriculture in Ancient Greek society?

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The myth of Demeter reflects the importance of agriculture in Ancient Greek society for one reason. It was their primary source of survival, without it they couldn’t feed live stock which were their secondary source of food. When Demeter ignored the crops in the myth, humanity was almost wiped out. Showing that agriculture was literally a necessity for their survival.