Hades and Persephone

What was Demeter goddess of?

• The underworld

• The harvest

• All the gods

• The moon

Persephone was...

• Demeter's sister

• Zeus' daughter

• Demeter's daughter

• Hades' sister

What did Hades do to Persephone?

• He took her to Zeus on Mount Olympus.

• He rescued her from Demeter.

• He rescued her from Zeus.

• He kidnapped her and took her to the Underworld.

What happened when Demeter couldn't find her daughter?

• The world carried on as normal.

• All the plants began to die.

• The flowers and plants grew more than they ever had before.

• Zeus became angry.

What did Hades give Persephone?

• an apple

• a flower

• a pomegranate

• a peach

What did eating the pomegranate seeds mean for Persephone?

• It meant that she must return to the Underworld.

• It meant that she must return to her mother.

• It meant that she must live forever in the Underworld.

• It meant that she was set free.

What agreement did Zeus make with Demeter?

• He decided that instead of living forever in the Underworld, Persephone would stay there for only four months of the year.

• He decided that Demeter would take the place of Persephone.

• He decided that Hades would have to give up Persephone.

• He decided that instead of living forever in the Underworld, Persephone would stay there for only eight months of the year.

What was the purpose of this myth for the ancient Greeks?

• It explained the love life of the gods.

• It explained about the dangers of the Underworld.

• It explained why there are the seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

• It explained how the people should treat each other with kindness.