Demeter by Sofia Flores

Fun Facts

18sflores — 2015-02-04 21:30:51 UTC

One of Demeter's strengths was being a loving mother, persistent and empathetic. However her weaknesses included depression and living through her daughter.

Extended Family Tree

2015-02-04 21:36:56 UTC

Legend goes that Demeter's father was Cronus, the god of time. Her mother was Rhea, the goddess of fertility and the mother of gods. Demeter's siblings include Hestia, Zeus, Hades, Hera, and Poseidon.

Demeter's Temple

18sflores — 2015-02-04 21:49:40 UTC

The temple was founded at Eleusis which was believed to be a stop where she rested in search for Persephone. They celebrated the cycle of life and death, in her cult known as the Eleusinian mysteries.

Demeter's Family Tree

18ckheang — 2015-02-05 02:25:52 UTC

Demeter had several sons and daughters with many lovers. Persephone was the loving daughter of Demeter and Zeus. The god and goddess mated in the form of serpents. Demeter also had 2 children with her other brother, Poseidon. The myth states that when Demeter was crying over her loss of Persephone, she took form of a horse and hid from her brother. When Poseidon found her in the form of a stallion, he raped the goddess. This resulted in the birth of the horse Arion and the goddess Despoina. Demeter also had more offsprings including Eubulus, Philomelus, and more.

Demeter: Who is she?

18ckheang — 2015-02-05 02:44:54 UTC

Demeter is the goddess of corn, grain, and the harvest. It is understood that she made the crops grow each year. Demeter symbolizes the source of bread, which was vital in a Greek's diet. She is also associated with the seasons.

Symbols

18ckheang — 2015-02-05 02:53:32 UTC

Demeter is the goddess of harvest, therefore she was symbolized with a cornucopia or wheat.

Personality and Characteristics

18ckheang — 2015-02-05 03:09:36 UTC

Demeter is very generous, respectful, and understanding. Her character traits earned her the sympathy and favor of the other gods. But when Demeter is angry, she does become more fierce.

The Torch

18ckheang — 2015-02-05 03:24:37 UTC

This a statue of Demeter with a torch. The torch was used to help guide her to find Persephone, her daughter.

Serpents, Grains, and Poppies

18ckheang — 2015-02-05 03:29:27 UTC

In this statue, there is Demeter holding grains and poppies along with serpents around her wrists. The grains resembled herself as a goddess of harvest. The poppies were her most sacred flowers, which grew among the grain-fields. Demeter's most beloved animal was the serpent. A pair of winged-serpents drew her chariot.

Demeter's importance

18sflores — 2015-02-05 04:44:15 UTC

Demeter was associated with the seasons. She contributed spring and winter. Since she was the goddess of agriculture and earth she made crops grow. Due to her daughter's 4 month absence she grew into depression and laid a curse on the world where the plants would wither and die which was the season of winter.

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18sflores — 2015-02-05 05:21:31 UTC

Demeter's Infamous Myth: Her Lost Daughter, Persephone

2015-02-05 05:47:25 UTC

Persephone was the offspring of Zeus and Demeter. Graced with her mother's beauty and compassion, she had grown up into a beautiful, young goddess. However, this attracted the attention of Hades, God of the Underworld. One day, Persephone had been entranced by the sight of the most beautiful flower she had ever seen. As she tried to pluck it from the earth, the ground beneath her feet split in two. Hades had abducted Persephone and Demeter had been completely unaware, except for a pain in her heart that alerted her that something horrible had occurred. Upon realization of her daughter's disappearance, Demeter abandoned her duties of the Goddess of Harvest as all the plants on earth began to wither and die. Demeter traveled the earth, disguised as different mortals, in search of Persephone. Due to Demeter's demands, Zeus sent Hermes to the Underworld to retrieve Persephone. However, Hermes was greeted by a changed Persephone who was now the Queen of the Dead. Although Persephone had adapted well to her new life, she also knew the importance of her role as a daughter. Persephone reunited with her mother, Demeter and once again, the earth's harvest radiated with joy and life. Each spring, Persephone returns to the earth to reunite her mother and each winter, Persephone leaves to go to the Underworld and the crops die due to Demeter's mourning.

Good facts and pictures but could use paragraph spacing in the much longer columns. Nice job

18tcrow — 2015-02-05 22:05:04 UTC

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Olivia Ernst

18oernst — 2015-02-06 00:06:33 UTC

There is lots of great information, and the myth is really interesting.

I do think that it would be better to have paragraph spaces in the myth, as it is lengthy.

Amanda

2015-02-06 00:53:45 UTC

This padlet has lots of great detail and it becomes very interesting as I read more.

Some of the longer sections should have paragraphs so they don't seem so long.

Tanner Desrosiers

2015-02-06 01:59:37 UTC

There is good detail and pictures, but one thing that is unclear is what is the importance of the temple.

Katelyn Nguyen

18knguyen2 — 2015-02-06 02:24:06 UTC

Each post is extremely well written with an abundance of information. I especially enjoyed reading the myth.

If you could enlarge Demeter's family tree, that would be great.

Sandra Zavala

18szavala — 2015-02-06 02:29:00 UTC

The padlet has great visuals and descriptive information that intrigue the readers. But, one improvement that can be done is to have the longer posts changed into paragraphs.

Christina

2015-02-06 03:48:23 UTC

The detailed information and vivid visuals are really nice, although it would be better if the picture of the family tree was bigger

Jessica Fry

18jfry — 2015-02-06 04:43:55 UTC

I really enjoyed your myth, but it could use some paragraph spacing. Besides that, I really enjoyed it!

Joanna Hwang

2015-02-06 04:48:37 UTC

The pad let is packed with good information. They can be presented better with some paragraphs, though. Overall awesome job! The images here are great too!

Yoon Jeong

18yjeong — 2015-02-06 05:12:57 UTC

I love how informative this padlet was and the visuals were beautiful! The only suggestion would be more spacing so it is easier to read. Great job!

Gamboa

2015-02-06 05:13:28 UTC

~I like the ammount of imformation given and the difference between each paragragh

~ The background is very pretty and the mix of colors really is appealing to the eye

~Refraising certain sentences could help parts of the articles become less Repetative and flow better

Kevin Dang

18kdang2 — 2015-02-06 05:17:48 UTC

Very detailed and well written. I enjoy reading all your posts but the myth is kind of lengthy

Bradley Clinton

2015-02-06 05:27:23 UTC

Great pictures and information to go with them.

Jackson Wozniak

2015-02-06 05:28:21 UTC

Fantastic page!

Jack Vander Hill

2015-02-06 05:45:21 UTC

Good page could use a few more visuals. Also one family tree is better than two.

Keagan Nguyen

18knguyen15 — 2015-02-06 06:03:34 UTC

This is great!! It is very well organized. The myth section is a pain to read due to its length.

Hannah King

2015-02-06 06:11:46 UTC

This is well organized and has good details and pictures

Stone Williams

18swilliams — 2015-02-06 08:07:24 UTC

This whole padlet is very organized and its also very descriptive in terms of information. The paragraphs, however, need to be approved in the information.

Anthony Martinez

2015-02-06 16:22:03 UTC

Great information only thing that could be better is getting rid of the two family trees and changing it to one big one.

Kimberly Marquez

2015-02-09 04:45:28 UTC

I love the myth and the information but i suggest getting rid of one of the two family trees.

Kayla Turay

2015-02-09 07:19:04 UTC

Very.nice text and organization. Amazing details, more family specifics would be good and more pictures.

Diana Dinh

18ddinh2 — 2015-02-11 02:35:16 UTC

Everything is good. The info and pictures are well organized. Just a little bit more detailed on the family tree.

Alyssa Berry

2015-02-11 02:36:42 UTC

I like how this padlet in organized and the visuals but you could have used more specifics on the family tree.

Alex Brady

18abrady — 2015-02-11 03:39:40 UTC

Wonderful job! I love how organized your padlet is and how much information you provided us with. I do believe that the text can be a little overwhelming and should be put in paragraphs.