The Myth of Hades and Persephone

Demeter loved her daughter.....

• as much as she loved the earth

• less than plant and flowers on the field

• because she named Persephone

• as she made them grow all year

What event in nature does this myth try to explain?

• The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

• The Water Cycle

• The Changing of the Seasons

What happens to Persephone at the beginning of the story?

• She was taken away by Hades

• She went to Mount Olympus

• She went to the Underworld

What is Hades the god of?

• Mount Olympus

• The Underworld

• The Ocean

• Death

Why does Hades spirit away Persephone away?

• He wanted her away from her mother

• He wanted to take care of her

• He hates Demeter

• He saw how beautiful she was and wanted to make her his queen.

Hades returns Persephone to her mother, but only for part of the year. Why?

• Hades did not want to make Zeus angry

• Persephone ate 6 pomegranate seeds so she had to stay in the Underworld for 6 months.

• Hades felt bad for Demeter

What was Hades' condition to let Persephone goes home?

• If Demeter didn't go underground.

• If she didn't eat any of his food.

• If Demeter went underground.

• If Demeter ate some of his food.

Who is Persephone's mother?

• Hera
• Demeter
• Hades
• Zeus

Demeter is the Goddess of the _________

• underworld

• harvest

• sky

• earth

What did Demeter do when she lost her daughter? 

• Cried and cried
• Killed people 
• Wouldn't let anything grow
• Wouldn't let it rain