M&R - 1 Homeric Hymn to Demeter

What is Persephone doing at the start of the hymn?

• Weaving a tapestry with Athena

• Picking flowers with the daughters of Oceanus

• Playing music with the Muses

• Dancing with the Graces

On whose orders does the earth make a specific flower grow to trap Persephone?

• Hades

• Earth

• Zeus

• Apollo

What is the flower grown to trap Persephone?

• A rose

• A lily

• A narcissus

• A lotus

How does Hades kidnap Persephone?

• He lures her with the flower

• He tricks her into entering a cave

• He leaps out of the ground and seizes her

• He sends a chariot to capture her

How does Persephone react?

• She faints

• She screams

• She tries to fight him off

• She runs away

What is Zeus doing while Persephone gets kidnapped?

• Watching from Olympus

• Sleeping

• Receiving sacrifices

• Talking with the other gods

How does Demeter find out that something has happened?

• She sees Persephone vanish

• She hears Persephone's screams

• A bird tells her

• She dreams about it

Who else heard Persephone's cries?

• Artemis and Apollo

• Hermes and Athena

• Helios and Hecate

• Hera and Ares

How long does Demeter search for Persephone?

• Nine days

• One week

• Three days

• Twelve days

Which god comes to help Demeter on the tenth day?

• Apollo

• Athena

• Hecate

• Artemis