The Abduction of Persephone

What was Persephone doing when she was abducted?

• organize a search party

• picking flowers

• interview her neighbors

• visiting Demeter

This god was brother to Demeter, and he sent help to find Persephone.

• Hephaestus

• Ares

• Zeus

• Apollo

The god of the underworld that sprung from hole in the earth.

• Hades

• Ares

• Apollo

• Poseidon

Based on passage, you can conclude that

• Demeter was not a good mother.

• Zeus only sent his son after he saw the people in famine.

• Hades takes Persephone to get back at Demeter.

• Persephone chose to be taken to the underworld.

Which words best describes Persephone's mother?

• crazy

• nosy

• caring

• honest

The messenger god. Fastest of the gods, he often traveled long distances to deliver messages.

• Hermes

• Poseidon

• Hades

• Poseidon

The god of light, knowledge, music, and poetry.

• Zeus

• Hermes

• Ares

• Apollo

In this passage, abduction means

• taken by force

• stolen

• removed

• dissapeared

How were Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades related?

• They were cousins.

• They were brothers.

• They weren't related.

• They were just friends.