Hades & Persephone

Demeter is the goddess of

• the underworld.

• spring.

• agriculture.

• love.

Persephone's father is

• Zeus

• Hades

• Hermes

• Apollo

Why did Hades capture Persephone?

• He thought she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.

• She saw him kill someone, and he took her to the Underworld so she wouldn't tell.

• Zeus gave Hades permission to marry Persephone without telling her or her mother.

• He was crazy and needed a wife.

What action of Persephone's causes her to have to remain in the Underworld?

• Zeus made a promise to Hades, so she had to be his wife.

• Persephone fell in love with Hades and wanted to stay in the Underworld.

• Persephone ate pomegranate seeds, and was doomed to remain in Hades one month for each seed.

• Demeter didn't want her daughter back after she'd been in the Underworld.

What portion of the year does Persephone spend in the World of the Living?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 3/4

When Persephone was in the Underworld, what happened in the World of the Living? Select all that apply.

• Everyone died.

• The crops withered.

• Winter came.

• Nothing.

Which god reveals to Demeter what he witnessed that led to Persephone's disappearance?

• Helios

• Apollo

• Zeus

• Hades

What makes the story of Hades and Persephone a myth?

• It has royalty and magic.

• It is based on a true story but has some fictionalized parts.

• It contains a moral or lesson.

• It explains something about the world and/or natural phenomenon.

Hades was disappointed with Persephone because

• she refused to act as a wife and queen to him.

• she acted like she was too good for him.

• she hid from him.

• she became cold, skinny, and ugly in the Underworld..

What natural occurrence is this story attempting to explain?