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11. Queen Of The Under World Flashcards

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How was Demeter related to Zeus?

A

Sister

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Who was the God of the harvest?

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Demeter

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What happened whenever she walked on the earth?

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Trees would burst with fruit, corn ripened to burning gold and nature was at its finest

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What was the name of Demeter’s daughter?

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Kore

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What season was it where ever Kore was?

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Summer

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What was Kore doing when she was seen by Hades?

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Picking flowers

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How was Hades related to Demeter?

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Sister/Brother

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Why did Hades decide to kidnap Kore?

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He knew he would never get perimssion to to marry her

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How did Hades manage to kidnap Kore?

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On his chariot he emerged from the underworld and snatched her

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Where did Hades bring Kore?

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Tartarus

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Who witnessed the kidnapping?

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A shepherd boy and his brother.

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For how long did Demeter search for her daughter?

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A whole year

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In what way did the earth suffer?

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It was an eternal winter. Cold and dark. Fruit and flowers didn’t grow.

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Which God had seen what Hades had done?

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Helios

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Why did Zeus do nothing at first?

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He didn’t want to get involved with his dark brother

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What made Zeus finally decide to solve the problem?

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He saw how sad the mortals were and there were no more “nice smelling sacrifices”

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How did Hermes find out where Kore was?

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He talked to the shepherd boy

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Why had Kore not eaten or drunk anything in the underworld?

A

Is she did she could never return to Earth

18
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What had she done when she thought no one was looking?

A

Eaten 3 pomegranate seeds

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Who saw her eat the seeds?

A

A skeleton gardener

20
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Why did Kore burst into tears?

A

She could never go back to earth.

21
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How did Hermes persuade Hades to let Kore go?

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He said how the mortals were starving and lots of people were going to die.

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For how long does Kore stay in the underworld each year?

A

3 months

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Why 3 months?

A

A month for every seed she ate

24
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What is Kore’s name when she’s in the underworld ?

A

Persephone

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